MY APBA rides 1956 - 1972

[SS 201]

These were my APBA boats driven

[grayson]

[QUOTE=SS 201;49762]These were my APBA boats driven[/QUOTE

Do you mean you raced in these boats?

[SS 201]

Yes I did,still have the 1931 Chris Craft

[younger662]

nice pictures!! we're buying a house in sebastian, fl. soon. i'd like to go to a nostalgia event! i'm 54, so i'm 'kinda nostalgic', haha! hey, put some more pics up, never get tired of em'!!

[SS 201]

Hey I'm 77 still active we have 4 events here in in Fla, brings out 50 or so Vintage & Historical. Actually the Sleeper is the oldest and Historical active F Service boat in the APBA V&H events. I drove and with the owner made all the changes to the hull. The boat ran F- Service class 1956 - 1966.
In 1961 Broke a marathon race around Grand Island N.Y 29 miles averaged 73 MPH. The boat sat upside down for 38 years and was purchased by Thomas Frauenheim boat sales and restoration, I was asked to drive the boat in the Buffalo Launch club centennial and after two years I bought the boat back. Now resides in my garage so I can work on it seems like every day. Boat i now powered by a 466 Ford and still runs 65 -70 on gas depending on wich prop I use. Oh, It also has Nitrous and can add a few more MPH. when applied.

[Florida Inboards]

Hi Bill,

Thanks for the photos. How are you doing? Do you still have that hot rod Ski Nautique?
If you have not figured it out this is Jody formally of Correct Craft.
Happy Holiday's.

Jody

[grayson]

Yes I did,still have the 1931 Chris Craft

wow ! you have not only driven, but raced some amazing boats

Thanks for posting the pictures, love to see more

Do you have videos of the Sleeper running that hard? Is it a handfull?

[RiverRacer]

Yes I did,still have the 1931 Chris Craft

You still have this one, how cool is that!...

[Tor]

Super cool boats!

Where's the Schiada now?

[SS 201]

I understand in Orillia, Canada. The boat was kept in the owners showroom since 1973 - 2004-5. I wanted to buy it back however it was gone. Still has one of the orignal motors I built for it. It was a wonderful boat as only Len Schiada built, a great friend and person as well as a boat builder, even today Lee Spindler has kept the boats a pristen boat to own.