Sad photos of an old classic

[J Tangye]

Interesting to hear that Ultimatum is in Littlehampton.

I mentioned previously that I thought about fitting her with a sterndrive and regret not doing so. I think she would have been very quick. In the early seventies Billy Martin ran a class 2 Magnum called Bounty Hunter in the States with a single 496 + sterndrive and was some cases, I seem to remember, an overall winner. I think she was a 30 footer but may have been a 28.

I remember that in those days you had to shut down the engine to go from ahead to astern which made maneouvering taxing; in particular getting onto the trailer at Fairey Marine with the tide running - tick over was 10 knots so you were either in danger of assaulting the tractor driver or going astern at high speed. The gearbox was made by Daytona Marine.

James T

[FLYING FISH]

Originally Posted by J Tangye

Interesting to hear that Ultimatum is in Littlehampton.

In the early seventies Billy Martin ran a class 2 Magnum called Bounty Hunter in the States with a single 496 + sterndrive and was some cases, I seem to remember, an overall winner. I think she was a 30 footer but may have been a 28.



James T

Billy Martin`s boat was Hustler II a Magnum 27 (1 x Mercruiser 450hp)which was ex-Maltese Magnum as raced by Don Aronow.The boat won many races in the U.S.
I think `Ultimatum` was the only 23ft that ever raced .

[Delta28]

At the risk of boring everyone rigid...

I finally got around to getting some pictures of what's left of the deck.

Interesting to note the use of woven glass and what looks like balsa sandwich... bearing in mind that the deck is of winter 1966 vintage and is nearly as old as the Fordson Major...

I'll cut into it to see what's left, once I've decided if I'm going to use it as part of the formwork (for making the mould) or not... That might be a complication too many, but I'd like to incorporate it if possible.

I've been experimenting with ply to get the camber of the deck right, but those pictures didn't come out very well.

[FLYING FISH]

At the risk of Magnum man having a relapse,these pics have appeared on the U.S. websites of Maltese Magnum restored.

[Carl]

Originally Posted by Delta28

At the risk of boring everyone rigid...

I finally got around to getting some pictures of what's left of the deck.

Interesting to note the use of woven glass and what looks like balsa sandwich... bearing in mind that the deck is of winter 1966 vintage and is nearly as old as the Fordson Major...

I'll cut into it to see what's left, once I've decided if I'm going to use it as part of the formwork (for making the mould) or not... That might be a complication too many, but I'd like to incorporate it if possible.

I've been experimenting with ply to get the camber of the deck right, but those pictures didn't come out very well.

is that a fordson major i can see in pic one