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need2fish
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    My grandfather’s 1934 Johnson K-70. It still runs.

    Followed immediately by a 55′ Merc Mark 25, which prompted the building of my first hydro, which in turn fueled my lust for more speed which led to building a tunnel-hull for my “newly” acquired RD-17, and with input from Marc Guertin – a popular hydro racer in the 40s&50s.