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Roman Candle - F97
Roman Candle
A 266 hydroplane designed by Jack Colcock.
I am looking for information on Roman Candle, a 266 hydro. It is a Jack Colcock design and was probably built in the Seattle area. It was owned by Lou Nuta Jr. of Miami, Florida from the early 60's through the mid 70's and raced in the Southeast, Division 5. She ran a 265 fuel injected Chevy and later a 302 Chevy. She may have been raced by David Irwin during the 70's. He leased it from Nuta. It's possible that the Roman Candle is connected to "Chris III" or "Kelp Kutta", both raced in the Seattle area. Any information would be appreciated, please contact:
Gerry Davidson
603-524-1440
On 5/17/2008 the crew form our Saturday Morning Gathering trekked over to help Gerry move 'Roman Candle" from it's trailer into his basement shop, where he will complete the restoration. He had to remove part of the basement wall/foundation
to get the boat inside, but Gerry did a nice job and the wall was already removed when all the child labors arrived. We managed to successfully lift the hydro off the Jeff Magnuson show trailer, carry it to the hole, slide the hydro down the rigging, and finally place the hydro on dollies - ready for for Gerry to complete the restoration of Roman Candle.
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Many thanks to Gerry Davidson for sharing this very special project, and watch for "Roman Candle" next summer on the APBA Vintage Race Boat Circuit.
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