Ratman72

Billy, I recently found this thread on Bounty Hunter, which I found very interesting, especially some of the photos of the 39'.

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/o...ck-dayz-3.html

I watched your father race in the Cowes Torquay in 1978 and loved his 35’ Cig. I was then on a family holiday in Florida in April ‘79 and my father took me to 188th Street. We went to the Magnum factory and the Cigarette factory – pretty cool to get a guided tour around both. Your Dads 39’ bubble deck was under construction there, as per the pics below. Later in 2010, I was fortunate enough to race on the boat a couple of times, she’s still in really good shape and I believe she has recently been sold to someone in the Middle East, where the boat now resides.

The reason for starting the thread is that I have always wondered what happened with the 39’. Your Dad must have had her commissioned and then sold the boat pretty much straight after it was completed??? I was at the factory in April ’79 and the boat was clearly being built for Billy Martin. However, in August of that same year, the boat arrived in Poole, UK to do the Needles Trophy, before racing in the Cowes Torquay, but now it was owned by Michel Maynard. Why was the boat sold so soon to Michel??

black thunder 46

Is that Glenns boat???
Brett

Kalaazar

IT was, but we are told that it has now been sold for big money.

Kalaazar

throttleman

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the other bubble deck is being totally restored by thunder boats in ft Myers fl before the journey across the pond to the UK for the venture cup race,
[email protected]

black thunder 46

Did he ever get the apache sold??
Brett

Ratman72

No, he still has FF.

LOTOWONTOPGUN

Did it make it to the UK.

lucky strike

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[QUOTE=Ratman72;3835487] Why was the boat sold so soon to Michel??[

Too slow?

Billy Martin

Hey Rat man, I am sorry I have not been on site for a while. If you are still inquiring about the 39 let me know. You can also send me an e-mail at [email protected]


Thanks
Jr.

Ratman72

Hey Billy, thanks for responding. We did actually speak at the time, I somehow got hold of your email address and wr had a few exchanges.. ....I'm the gut who lives on the south coast of the UK..........Here is a pic of the other 39' as it is today. Hope ypur keeping well, have you been racing at all?

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