ay ith nn a 4 YS) BG ates ete te ART Ps gran BR SRD eA A RRR ~ » i e e ne ie Taking Pictures Putting Your | On W ater In Service 7 One of the pleasures of boat- faster shutter speed. The back- If you laid up your outboard ing is recording the fum om ground will be blurred, but the properly last Fall, very little film. beat will be sharp. The trick of time is necessary te put it back 4 Most people tend to over- panning is te pick up the moving in service. However, a complete é expose pictures made on water, object in the camera finder and Spring checkup prior to starting " because water surface follow it in a sweeping motion. your engine, only makes sense. so much more light than ground When the boat seems "frozen" If your motor is already in oper- surface. An opening as much asin the finder, squeeze the trip- ation this season, you may find two stops smaller can be used per. But be sure and continue the items listed below a valu- when sheoting ever water, both the sweeping motion even after able guide te servicing your in color and black-and-white. the shutter has been tri motor prior to storage next Fall. Gene speaking, Very often, the stop is made toe 1. Clean the entire external the sun "ever your shoulder" is quickly the benefit of pan- area of the motor. the best way te control exposure ning is lest. 2. Install new plugs of proper a in boating pictures. Mest "bad" Try te get high up and shoot a type, correctly gapped to boating pictures are the results "down" angle on the subject. the motor manufacturers' & of severe cress lighting which This will show more of the boat specifications. Check wiring : illuminates one side of the boat and the people in it. Shooting insulation for cracks. Check enly. from water level will only re- rubber plug caps etc. Back-lighting will often pre- veal heads above the gunwale. 3. Check magneto. Clean duce dramatic pictures in sil- High angles also keep the spray points by pulling a double houette. Don't place the boat di- from your beat from blecking thickness of 0@ sand paper rectly im the "sun streak" com- the subject. through the closed points. ing across the water, but let the MOTION PICTURES Re-gap peints according to boat slip te the left or right of A solid footing is the most im- specifications. If points are f the highlight te allow a clearly portant part ef technique in get- badly pitted or burned or defined outline of the beat while ting good motion pictures on have been cleaned a few not losing the beauty of water. A slight crouch is best so times, replace with new s the highlight. Exposure is regu- that as the beat goes down the ones. Install new con- lated in this case by the high- photographer can straighten densers. i light. The boat outline will be enough to offset the drop, keep- 4. Check gas tank. Look for 7 vivid but will not contain any ing his subject in the centre of dirt and gum inside tank by q detail. view: checking with a flashlight. 2 A "'light'* yellow filter (K1) is Increase the frames-per-sec- ps im clean pebbles or best for all-around good results. ond counter te 32 instead of 16 oom marbles and shake about to . It is helpful ever water te re- or 24 gives a slight slow-motion Some Helpful coacane. te loosen scale. If there is evi- j duce contrast and to darken the effect. This tends to nelp reduce ! . €\De semethine sheet the dence i - or gum. clean . sky to 'drimg out the clouds. Too the roughness and also helps ; ae = tee out with a lacquer thinner, + "heavy" a yellow filter will tend eliminate the "zip" of boats s uggestions -- that went wrong last Check gasket in cap. Look 4 to darken blue water tee much. across the living reom screen. , pea < : for cracked fuel lines and 3 The polaroid filter is often used Try te pick an angle so that Don't get caught short in an 7. See that the first-aid kit is loose connections. Drain and 4 by photographers to elimimate the boat being photographed ap- emergency. Keep - this helpfy! properly stocked and that it clean strainer bowl, clean ; the glare reflections from the proaches from the rear of the equipment check list handy. To contains a resuscitation carburetor. Fill tank and 4 water surface and at the same camera boat, comes along side, forget some of the items listed tube. : : pump mixture through the uf time bring out cloud effects. then passes. In this way the below could cost you your boat %. If you are travelling in line with a primer. | The polaroid filter is a great pher keeps the boat in and possibly your life. shipping lanes put the radar 5. Drain lower unit in gear + asset in water photography, but _his frame as it gets to him with- 1. Place your - binoculars reflector aboard. -- case. Check for loose seals. 3 must be used carefully. out panning with it. Contrary te aboard. $. Have all fire extinguishers Refill. | a Holding the camera steady is - still photo eee © tase the LP pas - system checked and place them -- Inspect propeller. File off a one of the most important tech- moving objects is not good tech- : "roe mead ready for use. small nicks and have propel- a" j A Se ; pressure tested. 1@. Check your spar rts F F se Da rey niques to master in boating nique in movie work. Hold the 3. Mak is ahak a fares : your spare parts. ler repitched if necessary. . photography. While holding the camera steady, let your action aa a Fe a onan as sane 11. Make sure your charts are Coat shaft with waterproof camera steady is important. no run through the frame. pens SAgNAIS are use- of the latest issue. grease before installing * matter what the conditiens, it is Be a safety-minded shutter- ane. - 12. Cheek all mooring lines and prop. Touchup all engine i absolutely imperative inza mov- bug. Don't "over-approach" the 4. Make sure there is an ap- docks lines. and lower unit and paint. 2 ing beat. Wait until the boat is subject boat. Twenty-five feet is proved life preserver aboard 13. Make sure all your foul 7. Lubricate ail controls. Uy on top of a beunce to sheot. close enough for normal shoot- for each member of the weather gear is all aboard Check starter cord. ; ' i ai Soa - ; When shooting stills of moving _ing. And never drive a boat and crew. and in good shape. 8. Replace zinc "trim tab". F : bacewtl ' cd i 3 beats, be sure to pan slightly take pictures at the same time. 3. Replace batteries in radio 14. See that there is a proper Check transom clamps and ; 4 : ; i with the meving boat, and use a» Each is a job itself. equipment and flashlights size washer for every nut. tilt pins. Lubricate. j ' F M O LSO N a NOSE 4 rs NAD! 4 6 ih | ay ' Suger Beev iS] An honest brew makes its own friends. q > a 4 12 EXPORT ALE 12 CANADIAN LAGER + 4 ' 4 ; ; 4 a iss 4 2 M + aid " 3 @ All connections for control eables and fuel hoses 1 are inside the capsule and the openings are sealed 4 New silence from SOUND engineering path Reoprene closures. The sound from the power- ' ¢ Mercury engineering has developed a new silencing ead is effectively trapped inside the cowling. : * : " system that makes the new Mercs sound like they're ™@ Mercury used a completely new principle... a wall wea * far away. The new four- and six-cylinder Meres are of water... to silence the exhaust. The engine's dis- i iad Fa actually 50° quieter. charged cooling water is used to surround Merc's new ; internal exhaust pipe and prevent exhaust noise from escaping through the drive shaft housing. ® This same wall of water, Pressing against the sides of the drive shaft housing, damps out the sound re- sulting from mechanical vibration. Anyone can silence a motor by wrapping enough fat padding around it but we didn't want to sacrifice ---- slim, trim lines ... or performance. Merc's silencing system required redesigning, new engineering .-. from top to bottom. Here's how we did it: ' oo ENDENT BREWERS SINCE 1786 ® Mercury's exclusive Jet-Prop was all-important te FROM MOLSON Ss IN DE P this new silencing system. Exhaust gases and sound are now carried directly from the Ppowerhead, down the internal exhaust pipe and out through the Jet- Prop . . . where they are unceremoniously buried deep underwater. @ New Meres have a sound capsule cowling (metal, not plastic) that is elastieally isolated from both the powerhead and the drive shaft housing. This fire- ' proof eewling does not "broadcast" the sound from pa the engine. Aaa Sa aa A: aici wR. {he Sahl ry anatri : :