Puzzler - Toby 13
Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2013 4:38 pm
Around 1964/5 my father raced speedboats in Ireland. He started off with a Toby 15 and then a Toby 13 Sportsman. His engine ended up being a tuned McCulloch of 75hp plus. The last boat I remember him racing was a Tremlett - of around 14ft.
Anyhow I have now become the heir to the family photos, so I got them scanned. In amongst them were these two. Definitely the 75 hp engine, but I have no recollection of this sort of deck layout. So over to you guys, I do not recall these surroundings so I wonder if these photos were taken outside the Toby works? It is possible he had some tie up with Toby for a period, but I'm not sure. FWIW my father was Glyn Morris and a little after the racing period he ran a boatyard in Dun Laoghaire.
I would welcome any information to fill in the gaps!
Anyhow I have now become the heir to the family photos, so I got them scanned. In amongst them were these two. Definitely the 75 hp engine, but I have no recollection of this sort of deck layout. So over to you guys, I do not recall these surroundings so I wonder if these photos were taken outside the Toby works? It is possible he had some tie up with Toby for a period, but I'm not sure. FWIW my father was Glyn Morris and a little after the racing period he ran a boatyard in Dun Laoghaire.
I would welcome any information to fill in the gaps!