Father and Son by bmac62

Photography • Sea/Undersea • posted on May 25, 2018

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Description

When I had a boat (1957), Mercury's largest outboard motor was a 50 HP model. I could only afford a 20 HP model but you could still waterski behind the boat with that motor. The other day as we walked through the Friday Harbor Marina, I saw this huge 250 HP model (and there are still bigger ones). Since this is a fishing boat the smaller motor is used for slow, quiet trolling. Topaz: Cracked Fresco (just for fun)

Comments (14)

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durleybeachbum

2:32PM | Fri, 25 May 2018

Noisy things nowadays!

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TomDart

2:44PM | Fri, 25 May 2018

We skied behind 25 hp...not like today with bass boats boasting outboards like skyscrapers on the rear! Nice shot and memory jogger!

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FredNunes

3:14PM | Fri, 25 May 2018

Cool shot Bill!

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kgb224

2:14AM | Sat, 26 May 2018

Superb capture Bill. God bless.

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blinkings

9:05AM | Sat, 26 May 2018

And if the big one dies the little one can limp you home!

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jendellas

10:26AM | Sat, 26 May 2018

Made me chuckle. Great capture.

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RodS Online Now!

2:04PM | Sat, 26 May 2018

A fun shot, Bill. Great comparison of the two motors. The little one looks like a toy next to that behemoth.

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Richardphotos

4:47PM | Sat, 26 May 2018

I have never skied or even had a boat. even now, my garage is a two car, but with a boat inside it would be a tight squeeze to get and out of the 4Runner

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Adobe_One_Kenobi

6:45PM | Sat, 26 May 2018

Good title, that's a lot of horses for an outboard.

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anahata.c

6:20AM | Sun, 27 May 2018

thanks for explaining the 2 motors, I've never boated so I wouldn't have known. As for the pic, I love it as a visual as well as as a boat photo. I love the contrast of that heaveeee motor section, like a big monster glued to the back who's gonna take over the boat once it's out to sea. (Like, "Jack---you wanna go back there and kill that thing before it eats us all???") And how it contrasts with all that white. And I love your cracked paint texture---topaz? (are you becoming a topaz addict too? I'm warning you, it takes months and lots of rehabilitation to get off that stuff!) And the water is almost like metal, as a result: I really like your visuals here. And the crop, which cuts off the boat and makes this seem even more of an abstract. Love the image...and I can't help but think (naivete warning!): Wouldn't those engines sink this thing? Shows you what I know, but they really do look like they're preying on the poor boat...

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