I remember Denny Watkins as a very nice man who was always willing to answer my questions. Dad worked in experimental Engineering with Denny and "Irgie" Irgens from 1929 through 1931. Dad stayed in contact with Denny as long as he worked for Evinrude. He was a big help in our racing endeavor, digging through the dusty bins of the parts storage section to find what we thought would be helpful. Although Steve Briggs was dead set against racing, Jim Webb wasn’t’ and forwarded a copy of Dad’s weekly report on racing in Michigan to Ralph Evinrude. Ralph wanted to have Evinrude competitive, but was out voted on direct support by the OMC team. – – 🙂
