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I bought a 1971 Sanger flatbottom a few years ago. Amongst all the documents, I have the original transfer of title from Sanger to the original owner. The original owner's name is shown as Jack Cayer, living at 8222 De Palma, Downey, CA. The transfer of title was dated 4/22/75. The boat was built in 1971, but not sold by Sanger until 1975. I'm in search of the story behind the boat. I just recenty did an internet search on Jack Cayer and he comes up as an old boat racer that had a fatal crash at Lake Ming (I don't know all the old boat racers, so his name never rang any bells).
Basically, what I'm trying to figure out is if Jack Cayer, the boat racer, was the original owner of my boat. Anyone know if he lived in Downey, CA in 1975?
As a side note, there's I have a carbon copy of a cashier's check made out to Jack A. Cayer on 5/21/75 in the amount of $5,254.00. It appears he only owned the boat for one month.
Thanks for any insight!
Alan
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Jack used to drive for the Litchfield brothers on and off in the mid-seventy's.
Great guy and a pretty darned good driver as well. I was around him quite a bit, but was only a teenager at the time. I think, though, that Downey does seem to be where he lived. I would say it was his!! :cool: :cool:
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data...7-UFH-ming.jpg
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Jack used to drive for the Litchfield brothers on and off in the mid-seventy's.
Great guy and a pretty darned good driver as well. I was around him quite a bit, but was only a teenager at the time. I think, though, that Downey does seem to be where he lived. I would say it was his!! :cool: :cool:
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data...-UFH-ming.jpgI meet Jack as a kid (pre teen). I'm not as OLD as Dave :rollside: . Nice guy. I was also at Ming when that accident happened. Sad day. I believe it was in a fuel flat. Great find on the boat. Any pic's?.
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This is too cool! Thanks for posting the picture Dave. Sounds like Jack was a cool guy. I was probably only 2 or 2 1/2 yrs. old at the time of his accident. Would have been cool to hear why he bought the boat. Maybe he bought it to race and within a month figured out it wasn't going to cut it. I do have the contact information of the second owner (who lives in Huntington Beach), hopefully he can shed some light on the boat.
From what I was told by the third owner (who I bought it from), the boat was built for a racer, who died in an accident before the boat was finished being built. Sanger held onto the boat and finally sold it in 1975 sitting on a 1975 Competitive trailer. The bow is sealed shut (supposedly foam inside), there's a black epoxy on inside of the hull/floor area, and the bottom has SpeedCoat. But, it's the dash that is the strangest ever. I was told this hull was one of only six made. I have yet to talk to anyone that has seen another Sanger hull with this dash. Enough rambling, here's some pics (links directly to each pic in my Hot Boat Pic Gallery. Don't know how to link just to the pic itself without the gallery stuff).
1971 Sanger (http://www.***boat.com/image_center/...t=7&thecat=500)
Dash (http://www.***boat.com/image_center/...t=7&thecat=500)
Floor (http://www.***boat.com/image_center/...t=7&thecat=500)
Another Floor Shot (http://www.***boat.com/image_center/...t=7&thecat=500)
Pedal and Floor Damage (http://www.***boat.com/image_center/...t=7&thecat=500)
Prop and Rudder (http://www.***boat.com/image_center/...t=7&thecat=500)
1974 454 out of a Caprice (http://www.***boat.com/image_center/...t=7&thecat=500)
Another Engine Pic (http://www.***boat.com/image_center/...t=7&thecat=500)
Deck and Paint Scheme (http://www.***boat.com/image_center/...t=7&thecat=500)
1971 Chevelle and 1971 Sanger (this is not photoshopped!!) (http://www.***boat.com/image_center/...t=7&thecat=500)
