Recent content by Raysonman

Greetings, The actual date of the Wood and Glory Antique and Classic Boat Society [ACBS] Boat Show and the No Name Car Club car show event at Clear Lake is Saturday, May 31st. There is no admission charge for spectators. The ACBS boat show is a members only show displaying classic boats...

I had Rodger [Finneys'] make a new windshield for our 24 Cuddy this past June. He did a beautiful job. I opted for a shorter version than original similar to the Spectra design. He also manufactures a machined aluminum bracket that replaces the original Taylor Made [?] chrome pot metal...

I have been looking Ace Champion gears for a while. From what I have found the origional gear sets were 04, 09, 15 and 28.5% overdrive. I just took the 28.5's out of our Spectra and put the 15's back in. It is my understanding that the Casale C-500 gears are the same except that the shaft...

I have Rudy's 1969 Orange Bowl 250 wining boat. It is a 20' "flat bottom" that Harlan knows well. According to what Rudy told me at the 2003 Boat Racers Reunion he had three people building wood decks for him at that time, Harlan, Al Ludwig, and one other who's name I do not know. Harlan told...

I am currently running the 28.5% gearing that was in the boat when we got it from our friend. He is still searching for the 15's that he took out when he put in the taller ratio. If you could see his shop you would understand why they are not with me....yet. They are in there somewhere. I...

Great story on the 71. It looks good in red. Here are a few photos of our 74. It is in original gel coat and still looks pretty good. We got it from a friend in 2005 who owned it for the previous 28 yrs and he got it from the original owner. It was delivered with a LS6 and 15% gears in the...

From 1990 to 2000 we owned what is referred to as a Howard 20' GN. The orange and white photos posted earlier are clear shots of this design. I have a "period" Howard brochure that features a wood decked 20' GN set up for ski racing. The name on the transom is "Phoenix" with the #112 on the...

B-rad...As the story goes...I am always looking for any info on our boat. I spoke with a guy in Monterey who says that he has the Can-Am engine in his garage. He is also a friend of Lannings. Reportedly, when Gene aquired the boat from Rudy it had a freshly blown up OHC Ford engine in it...

B-rad, You are correct. Gene Lanning bought this boat from Rudy on the ramp at Elsinor in 1972....so I am told. As Harlin stated, this is the boat Rudy won the 1969 Orange Bowl 250 Speed Classic in Miami. Some refer to it as the "Cammer Boat" due to the Holman & Moody installed OHC engine...

RD, Well, here goes....Files uploaded OK...I think. I know Harlan well and he is familiar with our boat. The deck was done by Al Ludwick. According to Rudy, Harlan and Al worked for him at the same time when this boat was built in 1969. On the trailer at the 08' Boat Fest at Bass Lake. I...

Dave, I have not uploaded any pictures on this site. Is there a tutorial to follow so I do not have to fumble around. Many refer to our boat as "Rudy's cammer boat" because of the 427 ohc engine that Holman and Moody brought to the race and installed in the boat. They yanked it out and took...

We own the 20' Rayson Craft that Rudy won the 1969 Orange Bowl 250 Speed Classic with. I am always looking for any photos etc. from back in the day. I learned last week talking with Jack McManus that Rudy pulled him in a Lake Mead 75 mile ski race in 69, 70, 71. The hull is blue with a yellow...