picked up a 6-71 blower today it will need conversion but looks like a good core what it came out of, fresh off the boat, at home on a spare '56
just recently John Deer donated a new engine to the Sea Scouts for the Odyssey so they pulled the Grey Marine and a local guy posted it to craigslist and there ya have it
I love it that the blower has some real history of it's own I have seen this boat up close and on the water from my brother's 47' wood hulled s****er the guy I bought it from does volunteer work for the Sea Scouts and will be putting the $250.00 I paid for it back into the cause here is a bit of off topic but somehow related history History The Odyssey was designed by Olin Stephens and built in 1938 by the Henry Nevins Yard of New York for Mrs. Barklie Henry, a member of the Vanderbilt family. She was to be a wedding gift for Mrs. Henry’s husband. As a pleasure vessel, Odyssey quickly proved herself as a winning member of the racing community of Long Island Sound. The family also sailed her down to the Caribbean, with visits to Ernest Hemingway in the mix. I suppose you’d expect a boat of this provenance to be well-connected socially. By 1942 it was clear that our country needed the help of all able-bodied people, and boats, in order to counter the growing threat of the Nazi regime. The U.S. Navy acquired Odyssey and renamed her USS Saluda. She was painted the ubiquitous “haze” grey, converted to diesel auxiliary power and put into service in October 1942 at Port Everglades, Florida. The Navy ***igned her as a research vessel for its underwater sound laboratory. I believe that is code for, “Figure out how to locate those enemy subs!”. She was used for radar and sonar testing during a time when our very shores and ships were at high risk of attack from the German U-boats. The Odyssey (SSS Saluda) during her time as a ship of war. By 1948 Saluda was ***igned to go to the West Coast to be a part of the underwater warfare research funded by the Naval Electronics Laboratory, in conjunction with Scripps Ins***ute. This ship has been through the Panama C****, a**** her many other adventures. She spent the remainder of her career as a research vessel. By 1978 she was retired, declared surplus and sold for the amazing sum of $1 to the Sea Scouts. They restored her original name and she is now SSS Odyssey, a name that is reflective of her many adventures and experiences
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