Look what followed me home again

[norm]

Now I have two boats. Another super rare Tollycraft. This time a 1955 14 foot Rompas. I now need a tow hitch so I can I have this boat in tow by Marion's Touring at the next Palo Alto show.

Norm

[Ray_73Turkis_OH]

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[Harv]

Cool boat Norm.

I'm in Chicago airlining to Sac today.

I'll be at the airport at 5:30. Do you think Brew it up will be open by the time I get to my hotel?

John

[THE1ST3]

Wooden boats are so classic! You are living my dream...awesome!

[norm]

John

Call me

916-995-0425

Norm

[ahlem]

Cool RHD conversion. It's the latest rage for all the drift cars too.

[nevadainMN]

Cool!!!!

I have been coveting old wooden boats for a few years now. All the ones I have looked at are of a similar design, but inboards (I love the cool burbling idle of the flat head V8 with the exhaust just at the water line)

But your outboard is awesome. Better seating arrangement without the motor in the middle of it. (What's the HP rating on the boat?)

I have been hesitant to pull the trigger because everyone keeps warning me about the maintenance. But I know eventually I will weaken to the call.

Congrats.

- Tony

[norm]

The motor is a 25 horse Evinrude "Aguasonic" that should push the boat up to 30-32 mph. Check out these cool boats:

http://www.fiberglassics.com/galleries/bitb/default.htm

Norm

[norm]

Yes everything fits inside for the winter:

Two 1955 Tollycraft boats

1969 Porsche 1912

Two 1960's Vespas and one Lambretta

1971 Touring

1966 2000cs

Norm

[jerry]

should you ever troll within the San Francisco Bay drop by. i've a sandy beach to float up on. i'd love to find a vintage Boston Whaler someday. nice looking boat.

[dubois]

Cool boat, and cool color for that garage!

[Mike Self]

1956...I had a 14' AristoCraft "Torpedo" with a 10 hp Johnson--even with that small motor I could pull a water skiier...very cool looking boat. When I was a bit older I had a 16' Carter Craft with a 40 horse Evinrude--used to go thru the Port Everglades inlet with small craft warnings up...it was a great sea boat. In high school a couple of friends and I took our boats on a three day trip up the coast to Cape Canaveral...great time.

Can you imaging parents turning their jr hi/high schoolers loose on a trip like that today?

Ah...reminiscing... now I have a 12' aluminum skiff with a 9.5 hp Evinrude to float around the Pamlico Sound when we're on Ocracoke Island (NC Outer Banks).

mike

[mtriple]

Very nice collection. I like your garage.

hamada