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1 Bolam’s Express Restoration The Dream is Alive – the dream begins AGAIN, April 2007 For More Information: http://bolamfamily.0catch.com/BEP_Express_Progress.html

2 “The Love Affair Started in 1955” Coeur d’ Alene Diamond Cup Regularly Attended As A Teenager “Miss Spokane” U 25 Another Early Favorite “Hawaii Kai” U 8 Early Favorite “Buccaneer” J 101 First Boat I Crewed On “My Rose” E/N 620 An Owner For The First Time “Running Bare” L 31 Crew Member “Ole Blue” A 68 Crew Chief “Ole Blue” A 68 A Chew Chief For The First Time “My Rose” E/N 620 Rob, Frankie, Bob Linda, Kathy @ Soap Lake “Miss Thriftway” U 60 Early Favorite

3 “N-22 ‘s History Started in 1982” May 1982 1981 1983 1982 1984 1985 1984 1982

4 “A New History Begins’’ April 2007 @ Don Kelson’s Shop Waiting For her Original Owners to arrive and take her HOME Loaded Back onto Original Trailer, Ready to go home

5 “The Fun Starts” April 2007 Ready for a Restoration Ready for a Second Life The Fun Begins From Above

6 “Taking The Express Apart” April 2007 Hole in SponsonOld Deck Removed Original Cowlings Before Being Re-paintedTransom Area

7 “Rolling Over” Aug 2007 Warren Helping Roll the BoatBrian, Warren and Jim Helping Roll the Boat Almost Upside Down Bob & Jim Inspecting

8 “Bottom Repair” Page 1 Aug/Sept 2007 Removing Old Wood Repairing Frames Bottom Area Needing Repair More Frames Being Repaired

9 “Bottom Repair” Page 2 Aug/Sept 2007 New Sponson Battens 4’ Of Bottom Removed New Battens on Both Sponsons New Air Trap

10 “Bottom Repair” Page 3 Aug/Sept 2007 New Bottom PieceNew Airtrap and Sponson Skin Applying SealerSealed and Ready for Varnish

11 “Bottom Repair” Page 4 Aug/Sept 2007 Varnish Applied Polished SkidfinNew Strut and Rudder Finished Bottom

12 “New Hardware” New (to us) Rudder New Fuel Tank New Propeller New Skidfin (or turn fin) New Shaft Log

13 “Engine Build” April 2008 Ready for Rebuild, Chevy 262 CI V6 New Engine Parts Assembled Race EngineInstalled in Boat

14 “Trailer” June 2008 New (to us) TrailerNew Paint, New Home Looking SpiffyAt Car Show, First Place

15 “Rolling Back Over” May 2008 Ron, Jen, Del, Bob, RussDick and Bob Rolling the Boat Almost OverRight Side Up, Again

16 “Interior Preparation” May 2008 Steering Cable QuadrantSteering Pulleys New Floatation New Engine Rail Skin

17 First Show July 2008 Testing Boat & Trailer Hayden Eagles, First Place, Off Road Let’s Go Racin’ Business End

18 “New Deck” Page 1 Aug 2008 Laying Epoxy on the Bottom Side, Jeff and Bob Working From the Back Port Side Almost Done Jeff and Bob Starting on the Starboard Side Almost Finished

19 “New Deck” Page 2 Aug 2008 Congratulations Looking down on the New Deck Very Nice Finally Done

20 “Fiberglassing Deck” Page 1 Aug 2008 Bob & Del Appling Resin Sanded Resin Fresh Fiberglass Appling Resin to the Cloth

21 “Fiberglassing Deck” Page 2 Aug 2008 Sanded and Ready for the Next Step Primed Lookin’ Racey Sanded and Waiting for the Next

22 Cowling Repair Aug 2008 Inlet Hole RepairCockpit Repair Exhaust Repair Repairs & New Dash

23 Cowling Paint Dec 2008 NEW Cowling Paint Front Cowl Engine Cowl

24 Cowling Lettering Jan 2009 Windshield Rear Cowling New Dash Front Cowl Engine Cowl Don Kelson Hydros

25 Deck Paint Feb, 2009 Ready for PaintBack Home, Safe and Sound Idaho Snow At The Paint Shop Ready To Go Home Paint All Finished

26 Team Gear, pg 1 Team Banner Booster Button Team Shirt Prop Cover Team Hat Team Poster Board

27 Team Gear, pg 2 Bring The Bling Hydroplane Ring N-22 Helmet Life Jacket Team Jackets and Driving SuitDriving Gloves Signed by Rick Mears Start Watch

28 Pictures Of The Year 2007/2008

29 Team Pride 1 Owner/Crew Chief Owner/Team Manager Mokie, Team Mascot Scott Harger, Driver Bob Bolam, Owner, Driver Jane & Alan JohnsonJeff & Randy Holmdeldt

30 Team Pride 2 Del Corey, Best Man Dave & Shirl Hanke Fans Extraordinaire Marcus Bolam & Grandpa Brian Bolam Driver, Wannabe Harold Mills Fan & Team Consultant The Harger Clan #1 Supporter and all around Great Family

31 Final Preparations Front Cowlings installed Rear Cowling Installed First Engine Test Almost Ready to Go Racing!!

32 YouTube Video’s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2YzosZXrtohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2YzosZXrto Green Lake 1982 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpwpjuvGpe8http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpwpjuvGpe8 First Engine Test, 03/18/09 Note: To make this work you may have to cut and paste the URL below onto your Internet Explorer Brower http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udQt06tIJqMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udQt06tIJqM Next Engine Test 04/06/09 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9xO80u7NE4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9xO80u7NE4 First Crane lift, 04/18/09 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOOdxolxG4Qhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOOdxolxG4Q First Heat, 04/18/09 http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jEQ7Cyxa8k http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jEQ7Cyxa8k Pateros, Heat 1 Aug. 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIkMLygxccQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIkMLygxccQ Pateros, Heat 2 Aug 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23tuaH-vjgkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23tuaH-vjgk Moses Lake Heat 3, April 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EakN44lyA-4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EakN44lyA-4 Moses Lake after accident http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIOHHhq2sVshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIOHHhq2sVs Engine Warm Up Moses Lake

33 Pateros Heat 1, 2009

34 Pateros Heat 2, 2009

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36 First 2009 Event, Moses Lake Scott Harger “Ready To Go” OOPS !!!Side By Side, 1984 - 2009 She Floats, She Starts, She Scores !!! One Pretty Lady on the water again !!!

37 Second 2009 Event, Pateros Express & Buccaneer Scott Harger John Leach Bob Bolam & Jim Waddle On The Crane Scott Harger Boats Refueling For Another Heat Kathy Bolam & Mokie Scott Heading Out For Action

38 First Event, 2010 Moses Lake Scott Harger & Rob Harger Bob Bolam & Rob Harger Del Corey & Bob Bolam Timing The Engine Battle Action From Heat 3 We Hit Some Debris From Saturday’s Winds Start of Heat 3


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