I run my boat in a couple poker runs each year they are around 100 miles and they have 2 classes, over 100 mph and under 100 mph and there are some very beautiful boats there and I would say the average price is around 275K per boat. Tons of speed huge HP everywhere and its fun! THESE BOATS take all of that to another level, when you look at these boats and what it actually took to build them its darned hard to even imagine today! Like was already said these boats are truly pieces of functional art in every way!!!
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS!!!!! This video is a GREAT documentation of the sights and sounds of these historic boats. These race boats originated back in the "Bootlegger" days of running illegal liquor, ala NASCARS.
You do know there are laws that don't allow you go above idle in a no wake zone? it makes sense they aren't breaking the law. These guys did race them, even blowing an engine once in a while. Probably not anymore. Cannot be replaced. Many of the engines are valued at a half million dollars. Some are more expensive than that, and one of a kind. Most people would put the engine on a display in a museum. The Smithsonian would bend over backwards to have one of these boats. WHY BOTHER HANGING UP THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS IF YOUR NOT GOING TO FLY IT? You would be silly to ask that question. It hangs on a ceiling. It's good we still keep these things from our past. You have to go the the Smithsonian Museum to see the Wright Brothers plane...they don't start the engine for you. (Plus, nobody died, flying that plane, it changed history, but did not require the balls of a winning Gold Cup boat pilot). I get to watch the Wright Brothers' boat go by, hear the engine they transformed into a marine engine. All or Alexander Graham Bell's items are in museums. I get to touch the boat he designed in his lab, and hear it run. I see all these boats crashing through waves on the lake often. What an incredible thing, that anybody would even drive a museum piece on the water. There are many idiots on the lake, it's dangerous. Thank you to the boat owners and skippers that share with the rest of us!
It could be that these guys want to show thier boats and make it home with thier boats intact. The price of custom machined parts for some of those old v12's would shutdown any chance of me getting happy with the throttle If owned one of those beauties. Not to mention the hours of labor crammed into the bilge doing the repair.
I consider it a privilege to see them, and hear them. It takes a team, and a lot of time. The engines need to be thoroughly wiped down after they are driven at higher speeds. These guys do take them out and go fast quit often.
Yes, that's true. I could have gone along with one boat, to film it on the big lake, but would have missed the other 99. You're right, we wouldn't hear them run, without adding in the audio later. You are a lot smarter than the average viewer. Thank you, I was beginning to worry about people. You picked up a lot of the slack for them.
Good day Gulllakeful, hope all is well, I am bit curious to know……… How come you have not posted any “new” videos ? I must share with you, that I believe your Antique Boats videos are the absolute BEST out there……by far The videography, music, tempo, movie dialogues……absolutely top notch editing Visual and listening pleasure Plus the boats are gorgeous, the Lake beautiful and the stories likable I really hope all is well with you, and that this hiatus will soon have an end I play your videos multiple times a week, almost every week God speed…….
When the one boat with the appeared to be a V12 or 16 gave it some revs the narrow beam boat twisted about 30 degrees about its fore/aft center line. That’s a lot of engine momentum transfer . Narrow beam made it a little easier to twist compared to later designed 3 point hydros.
Out of all the race boats, that one probably creates the most adrenaline. I had a buddy who built one from the blueprints in a Popular Mechanics magazine. He borrowed a 25hp two stroke motor, and took it out on a river. He returned the motor, with the boat for free. It was way too scary, and too fast, even with a 25 horse. It literally rides on the prop, and requires skill.
@@gulllakeful yes my uncle bob built mine in ths 50s from a popular science or mechanics mag also. Its 10 feet long with a 92 merc 9.9 on it. It literally does 35 mph with a speed prop on it lol. But its really nice, it's got a base clear red paint job and matches the feathercraft it sits ontop of the feathercraft while towing lol. It's a pain to get it in the water but looks great on my garage ceiling. 👌
@@Shornandkenny I remember now, it wasn’t only the motor that was too big, it was the untested pulley system for the steering and the throttle. It throttles up well, but didn’t do well on the throttling down. The steering cables were also loose and sticky. For anyone who builds a hydroplane, it’s a good idea to test all those connections, blocks and pulleys. You might end up going on a John Glenn test flight. On a side note, my brother rebuilt an E boat. It now hangs on the ceiling at the Gull Lake Yacht Club. A wood hydroplane would make a really good bar. The outboard motor could hold the mini fridge.
@@gulllakeful lol, the feathercraft has a rather strange throttle setup. Merc motor evinrude controls. I set it up kinda custom. It worx though. Old stuffs the most fun. Docking it's a bugger lol
I remember when I was about 5 or 6 , mid 1950's, There was a "wooden cruiser" that had that throaty sound and all I could do is stand there on the dock and listen . What a great sound, very captivating . It was at Oshawa, Ontario.
Back in the 60's I've had the opportunity to ride in a similar style craft called the Wings beautiful black hull owned at the time by Happ Olivier from Wilmington DE; any info?
I have a better view of that boat docking that day. It's "U-17" I cannot remember the name of the boat. I'm sure it was a Gold Cup Race boat, that won. Most of them in the video have won first place. Here is the video... U-17 is at the beginning, 20 seconds. th-cam.com/video/5kL41ycGONA/w-d-xo.html
Yes, like watching someone drive a Le Mans winning Ferrari (before Italy was crushed by the U.S.) out the door of a car museum, and into the parking lot. I would be so happy and lucky to be there to film that too. Although there would probably be some idiot standing in the parking lot complaining that it’s not racing.
Nope, in fact they don’t really exist, it's just a computer generated illusion I put together on my laptop. I do that just to get people with short attention spans to waste their time. They don’t move on the cover of Classic Boating magazine either, we’re all in on it. Don’t tell anybody the big lie.
There are several Liberty engines, they are very rare. There are many by Vetnor Boat Works, and Allison engines. Famous Gold Cup winners. Even an engine by the Wright Brothers.
Do you have any footage of the U-17 John Francis My Sweetie? I saw it at the Gull launch a few years ago and found an old vid on TH-cam of it idling, but I’d love to see some more recent footage if that exists. If not, hopefully they’ll fire it up at the show this year :)
5 MPH/No wake zone anybody that has a boat knows the rule. It's etiquette, boats don't have brakes and nobody appreciates having their hard earned investment banging into the dock because of some idiot that doesn't get the gist of a no wake zone.
The cops would take your boat away from you, rightfully so. It is fun to watch the bass pros come out of the no wake zone, during a tournament. It's like pit row. Then, yes very cool to watch a boat with a 350 on the back leave no wake, not even a ripple. The antique boats have a fixed propeller and steer with rudders. I believe it was the addition of sponsons on the 'later' boats, that allows them to plane out of the water.
I think it’s time to ask these guys for a ride out on the lake. They do get together and race them. The last big event was in New York a few years ago. I’ve watched from a pontoon as they go by on the lake in Minnesota. A unique sound.
These boats are the ultimate in style and class and sheer dollars. But if you closed your eyes and listened they sounded like Vietnamese river boats. Only one hit the throttle for a microsecond and then it sounded like a race boat. Open it up boys for Gods sake.
There hasn’t been a sound like that in Vietnam since the Higgins. If one of these were to idle up the Mekong, it would stop everyone in their tracks. It could also spark PTSD for many of the grandparents along the shore. In person they create a sound pressure level that you feel in your gut. It sounds better with stereo speakers, not a laptop. I used a good microphone, and spent some time mixing the audio. I'm standing on the shore in a 'no wake zone', the only way to capture all the boats at a boat show. I will ask for a ride this summer. They go fast all the time. Now I have a reason... "Let's open this thing up for gods's sake". I hope they don't mind me knocking on their doors, with camera equipment, once the ice melts on the lake.
I suppose anything that had a big engine that made a lot of noise on the water was considered as speed back in the day. I bet these oldies complain about jet ski's and have forgotten what hoons they were themselves once upon a time.
The real Upton Sinclair would have taken time to read the description. . Is it possible Grandpa was so good at raking the muck, while the grandson is so bad at critiquing amateur videos?
The boats are very beautiful but I’m a bit disappointed in a speedboat show without speed come on just half throttle please! If you can afford the boat you can afford to run it!🤷🏻♂️
I will have the same email, when you get a new account. . Also, not the video to chat in. Maybe a video with 100 views instead? I responded a long time ago, but it was to everyone, not to your message. Not a good communication platform.
These boats are pieces of functional art in my opinion. Just beautiful.
Man these old boats are not only beautiful but they just sound wicked…I they aren’t the fastest but I would to see them get on plane.. Great job..
I run my boat in a couple poker runs each year they are around 100 miles and they have 2 classes, over 100 mph and under 100 mph and there are some very beautiful boats there and I would say the average price is around 275K per boat. Tons of speed huge HP everywhere and its fun! THESE BOATS take all of that to another level, when you look at these boats and what it actually took to build them its darned hard to even imagine today! Like was already said these boats are truly pieces of functional art in every way!!!
There is a subtle elegance to a wooden boat with a bit of rumble.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS!!!!! This video is a GREAT documentation of the sights and sounds of these historic boats. These race boats originated back in the "Bootlegger" days of running illegal liquor, ala NASCARS.
@gulllakeful, Don't listen to the losers posting their bitches about not being up to speed!!!! These boats sound plenty good passing at an idle!!!!!
What is the point of owning such classics and never taking them above idle?
You do know there are laws that don't allow you go above idle in a no wake zone? it makes sense they aren't breaking the law. These guys did race them, even blowing an engine once in a while. Probably not anymore. Cannot be replaced. Many of the engines are valued at a half million dollars. Some are more expensive than that, and one of a kind. Most people would put the engine on a display in a museum. The Smithsonian would bend over backwards to have one of these boats.
WHY BOTHER HANGING UP THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS IF YOUR NOT GOING TO FLY IT? You would be silly to ask that question.
It hangs on a ceiling. It's good we still keep these things from our past.
You have to go the the Smithsonian Museum to see the Wright Brothers plane...they don't start the engine for you.
(Plus, nobody died, flying that plane, it changed history, but did not require the balls of a winning Gold Cup boat pilot).
I get to watch the Wright Brothers' boat go by, hear the engine they transformed into a marine engine.
All or Alexander Graham Bell's items are in museums. I get to touch the boat he designed in his lab, and hear it run. I see all these boats crashing through waves on the lake often.
What an incredible thing, that anybody would even drive a museum piece on the water. There are many idiots on the lake, it's dangerous.
Thank you to the boat owners and skippers that share with the rest of us!
pretty sure the uploader was just sharing some priceless sounds and brightwork.
One would hope they open them up once in a while!
@@gulllakeful what a d bag.
It could be that these guys want to show thier boats and make it home with thier boats intact. The price of custom machined parts for some of those old v12's would shutdown any chance of me getting happy with the throttle If owned one of those beauties. Not to mention the hours of labor crammed into the bilge doing the repair.
Those are works of art, absolutely beautiful, and wonderfully cared for.
I consider it a privilege to see them, and hear them. It takes a team, and a lot of time.
The engines need to be thoroughly wiped down after they are driven at higher speeds.
These guys do take them out and go fast quit often.
Love it. Idling around is the only way for viewers to get a good eyeful. And earful 👍
Yes, that's true. I could have gone along with one boat, to film it on the big lake, but would have missed the other 99. You're right, we wouldn't hear them run, without adding in the audio later. You are a lot smarter than the average viewer. Thank you, I was beginning to worry about people. You picked up a lot of the slack for them.
Old wood, iron, stainless and a little brass makes for a gorgeous boat.
Good day Gulllakeful, hope all is well, I am bit curious to know………
How come you have not posted any “new” videos ?
I must share with you, that I believe your Antique Boats videos are the absolute BEST out there……by far
The videography, music, tempo, movie dialogues……absolutely top notch editing
Visual and listening pleasure
Plus the boats are gorgeous, the Lake beautiful and the stories likable
I really hope all is well with you, and that this hiatus will soon have an end
I play your videos multiple times a week, almost every week
God speed…….
WOW, The Lockpat II looked more like a sub than a boat, lol that thing is looonnnggg(TWSS).
Right sweet video! 🚤 ☀️
Awesome boats and engines, I'd like to see at least one of them get up onto the plane, just a little bit.
i love it. Old style with big engines The wood crafted boats with zillion layers of special clearcoat $$$
Spectacular----Thank you!
It sounded like some had two speed transmissions, did any of them have multiple gearing? What a beautiful collection of rare boats.
When the one boat with the appeared to be a V12 or 16 gave it some revs the narrow beam boat twisted about 30 degrees about its fore/aft center line. That’s a lot of engine momentum transfer . Narrow beam made it a little easier to twist compared to later designed 3 point hydros.
WOW 😳 THAT FARST BOAT SOUNDED ABSOLUTELY AMAZING❗️👍
I have a 1955 feathercraft vagabond done right up and a 50s seaflea I restored as well. Like at 11:15 here.
Out of all the race boats, that one probably creates the most adrenaline.
I had a buddy who built one from the blueprints in a Popular Mechanics magazine.
He borrowed a 25hp two stroke motor, and took it out on a river.
He returned the motor, with the boat for free. It was way too scary, and too fast, even with a 25 horse.
It literally rides on the prop, and requires skill.
@@gulllakeful yes my uncle bob built mine in ths 50s from a popular science or mechanics mag also. Its 10 feet long with a 92 merc 9.9 on it. It literally does 35 mph with a speed prop on it lol. But its really nice, it's got a base clear red paint job and matches the feathercraft it sits ontop of the feathercraft while towing lol. It's a pain to get it in the water but looks great on my garage ceiling. 👌
@@Shornandkenny I remember now, it wasn’t only the motor that was too big, it was the untested pulley system for the steering and the throttle.
It throttles up well, but didn’t do well on the throttling down. The steering cables were also loose and sticky.
For anyone who builds a hydroplane, it’s a good idea to test all those connections, blocks and pulleys.
You might end up going on a John Glenn test flight.
On a side note, my brother rebuilt an E boat. It now hangs on the ceiling at the Gull Lake Yacht Club.
A wood hydroplane would make a really good bar. The outboard motor could hold the mini fridge.
@@gulllakeful lol, the feathercraft has a rather strange throttle setup. Merc motor evinrude controls. I set it up kinda custom. It worx though. Old stuffs the most fun.
Docking it's a bugger lol
I remember when I was about 5 or 6 , mid 1950's, There was a "wooden cruiser" that had that throaty sound and all I could do is stand there on the dock and listen . What a great sound, very captivating . It was at Oshawa, Ontario.
Back in the 60's I've had the opportunity to ride in a similar style craft called the Wings beautiful black hull owned at the time by Happ Olivier from Wilmington DE; any info?
that first one looked and sounded dope.
That is going to be the first guy that I ask for a ride. It also has many spots to clamp on a GoPro.
@@gulllakeful yeah dude!
Does anybody know what the red boat with the fin is in the background at 8:38 is?
I have a better view of that boat docking that day. It's "U-17" I cannot remember the name of the boat. I'm sure it was a Gold Cup Race boat, that won. Most of them in the video have won first place. Here is the video... U-17 is at the beginning, 20 seconds. th-cam.com/video/5kL41ycGONA/w-d-xo.html
@@gulllakeful thank you!
This was like watching someone driving a Ferrari round a parking lot!
Yes, like watching someone drive a Le Mans winning Ferrari (before Italy was crushed by the U.S.) out the door of a car museum, and into the parking lot. I would be so happy and lucky to be there to film that too. Although there would probably be some idiot standing in the parking lot complaining that it’s not racing.
Do these boat actually get up and go , or just putt around?
Nope, in fact they don’t really exist, it's just a computer generated illusion I put together on my laptop.
I do that just to get people with short attention spans to waste their time.
They don’t move on the cover of Classic Boating magazine either, we’re all in on it.
Don’t tell anybody the big lie.
Are we looking at mostly Liberty engines?
There are several Liberty engines, they are very rare. There are many by Vetnor Boat Works, and Allison engines. Famous Gold Cup winners. Even an engine by the Wright Brothers.
I'm picturing Herman Munster driving that thing
That baby dootleger that you have in the title is my dads racing boat but now it’s named babyface Nelson
Hey my dad owns the baby bootleger boat-G5-and he now named it baby face Nelson!
Where was this gathering filmed. Living in Scotland I can only dream of looking at such a wonderful collection ?Is it one of the regular meetings?
Do you have any footage of the U-17 John Francis My Sweetie? I saw it at the Gull launch a few years ago and found an old vid on TH-cam of it idling, but I’d love to see some more recent footage if that exists. If not, hopefully they’ll fire it up at the show this year :)
th-cam.com/video/OlwlIEGKgfo/w-d-xo.html
No wake zones are no wake not necessarily no speed. Ever notice a fast boat on plane and the same boat going slower?
5 MPH/No wake zone anybody that has a boat knows the rule. It's etiquette, boats don't have brakes and nobody appreciates having their hard earned investment banging into the dock because of some idiot that doesn't get the gist of a no wake zone.
The cops would take your boat away from you, rightfully so. It is fun to watch the bass pros come out of the no wake zone, during a tournament. It's like pit row. Then, yes very cool to watch a boat with a 350 on the back leave no wake, not even a ripple. The antique boats have a fixed propeller and steer with rudders. I believe it was the addition of sponsons on the 'later' boats, that allows them to plane out of the water.
NICE, NICE, NICE WOW!
Be nice to see some at speed...
I think it’s time to ask these guys for a ride out on the lake.
They do get together and race them. The last big event was in New York a few years ago.
I’ve watched from a pontoon as they go by on the lake in Minnesota.
A unique sound.
They are so cooooool.
Millionnaires race boats idling at 3 knots. Extraordinary indeed.
These boats are the ultimate in style and class and sheer dollars. But if you closed your eyes and listened they sounded like Vietnamese river boats. Only one hit the throttle for a microsecond and then it sounded like a race boat. Open it up boys for Gods sake.
There hasn’t been a sound like that in Vietnam since the Higgins. If one of these were to idle up the Mekong, it would stop everyone in their tracks. It could also spark PTSD for many of the grandparents along the shore. In person they create a sound pressure level that you feel in your gut. It sounds better with stereo speakers, not a laptop.
I used a good microphone, and spent some time mixing the audio. I'm standing on the shore in a 'no wake zone', the only way to capture all the boats at a boat show. I will ask for a ride this summer. They go fast all the time.
Now I have a reason... "Let's open this thing up for gods's sake".
I hope they don't mind me knocking on their doors, with camera equipment, once the ice melts on the lake.
SO many cubic inches!!!
I suppose anything that had a big engine that made a lot of noise on the water was considered as speed back in the day. I bet these oldies complain about jet ski's and have forgotten what hoons they were themselves once upon a time.
Cylinder 11 teen was running just a tad bit Lean 😂😂 power in numbers
:36 LOL, LOL 😆😂🤣😭😭🛶🚂
Good people
One big tease.
The real Upton Sinclair would have taken time to read the description. .
Is it possible Grandpa was so good at raking the muck, while the grandson is so bad at critiquing amateur videos?
@@gulllakeful ...burn...
Most of those were made for bootlegging...and/or racing in the '20's...'30's ..now driven by guys with walkers!!!
Those boats just want to go fast
Lots and lots of $ out on the lake today....
The boats are very beautiful but I’m a bit disappointed in a speedboat show without speed come on just half throttle please! If you can afford the boat you can afford to run it!🤷🏻♂️
I'll spend a bitcoin on one of those when its worth a million! I hope.
Apache 1 was a complete failure.
I haven't seen that much old wood floating around the water since I was teenager at Jeffrey Epstein Island
Yes, I heard that Bill Clinton brought his woody there. (27 times).
all these beautiful old boats at idle...........not one of these guys seems married....or not one wife gives a damn
My son thinks Camaros sound good.
Alllleeezzz l'OM DADDY
Not impressed at all. If you can't get on the throttle. Forget about it!!!
Can't het go any faster-boring to watch
Boring slow old anchors. Who cares about the piece of wood with shine. China has this century with fast sleek machines
No hearing protection anywhere.
Hey R, Its Bev.😀 I accidently removed my email account. There is no other way to contact you, so sending you a message on here to keep in touch.
I will have the same email, when you get a new account. . Also, not the video to chat in. Maybe a video with 100 views instead? I responded a long time ago, but it was to everyone, not to your message. Not a good communication platform.