Heres some pics of a 1978 26' Martini. Tell your friend to calm down, take a pill, and ebay the cigarette apparel and stickers.

That 8 in MP8 is actually a B, MPB is Corsa, and is sure looks like a Corsa. :eekdrop:

MIC: MPB Status: Inactive
Company: CORSA MARINE LTD Company Official: R. BOWER
Parent Company: Parent MIC:
Address: 2315 NW 150 STREET City: OPA LOCKA
State: FL Zip: 33054
Country: Phone: 3056814342
Fax: 3056814418 In Business: Monday, January 24, 1977
Out of Business: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 Date Modified: Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Type: Inboard/Outboard, Sterndrive, Inboard/Outdrive


Additional Address: Cell ph: 9544014328
Comments: OOB 030287 AT 3377 SW 2ND AVE/FT LAUDERDALE FL 33315. 081887 BACK. 12/12/2006 OOB PER PPG

I hope this friendship does not end up in the gutter over the old "I told you so". But on the other hand you always feel so good when your right.

Oh, he is heated :D I like the boat, cool classic ride....I was trying to tell him what I thought I knew, I'm no expert but...The martini is paint, the cig is a sticker.

A few actual quotes from him

"Came with thunderboat rowe key chain with Don's phone number on it"
"I checked and it was titled under Cig until 1979, just depended on who ordered them"
"Call Cig and check the numbers then"
"Don owned the hull and did a few under the Cig name is what they told me"
"First cig was a formula named cigarette"
"My hull was made for banana boat"
"it's a martini cigarette"
"Don and the banana boat guys were partners I read the books and know the whole story"
"This hull was hand laid by Don himself, not production crap like your fountain"

The last one just made me laugh out loud

Being right is way more important than maintaining a friendship :D

That's a sweet boat for sure. The martini boats were good boats too, and probably one of the best in 1978. Just tell him to relax, he's got a 1978 26'. No need to start bashing your 38 that runs nearly 100mph.

Is this Peanut?

Maybe its a 007 boat..shaken not stirred

Charlie McCarthy would know for sure, but iirc, cig never made a 26 and their 24 had 8ft beam.

The round fairing and windshield are a dead giveaway for a Martini S.

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...-ss-corsa.html
See post 4.

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...ni-owners.html
See post 5.

Make sure that even if he doesn't believe you, that you ALWAYS refer to it as the martini.

"Hey bud, takin the martini out this weekend?"

"Dammit it's a cigarette!!!!! And hand laid"

" nope. It's a 26ft Cosmo buddy"