We made it!!! 
To Jack Hines house that is.....
Lisa and I posing for a quick snap shot.
 
 
 
 
 

Everyone said the inside is WAY to shiny and we need to scuff it up a little.........this sent chills up and down my spine..................do you 
mean I can't race with socks on?

A young man and this very boat were the beginning of an OUTSTANDING professional hydroplane racing career.  Here stands Ron Snyder with his 'very first' hydroplane......a reunion after 30+ years.
 
 
 
 
 

Another unbelievable picture.  Ted Williams, a former owner of the hull Scruluce E-39 in the early to mid seventies, sits in his old office. Ted asked me 'Can I sit in it'?  What is amazing to me is you can actually leap from a standing position outside the hull into the cockpit - I wouldn't have thought this was possible but Ted proved me wrong one second after I said 'Sure'!  What great memories that must have brought back.....hard to imagine.
 
 
 

The Hines' hydroplane party Friday night was fantastic!!! Great food and great times and we owe it all to Jack and Nancy. We had 3 vintage hydro's at his place not including Jack's boats. Shown are the Agitator, Opeechee and Dinomytes. If you look real close in this photo you can actually see as the sun goes down the hydroplane B.S. is increasing!
 
 
 

For the 10 seconds, The Johnson clan checks out the new Agitator bottom.  Travis on the left.....Papa Joe in the middle and Brian on the right.  You can tell by Joe's face he is wondering who that good looking guy is in the reflection that is looking right at him??!!
 
 
 
 
 
 

Lisa directing the crane operator.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Last minute advice............go slow.....turn left!

Here we go!!  Childhood dream in progress!!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  

Vintage action!

The 'THRILL OF VICTORY Coming in and pulling the plug on the 'magic carpet ride'.

Now I bet there are not too many ladies who would carry the lifting straps out to your incoming hydroplane in waders..........so you better treat those ones 'extra special'!!!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The Father & Son team..........a special picture for me.   My sincere thanks to Brian Johnson, Bill Fisk, Wally Hinman and Ted Williams who took the time to send me photo’s of this special day.  Of course…..you are ALL hired to take pictures of me at ANY vintage event – again, thanks for the memories!!!”  Alan's Restoration of Agitator Agitator's History Home