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Old 24-12-2008, 01:38 AM   #1
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Dry Martini

A little something I found this evening, thought it would be of interest...

http://www.kurtsmarine.com/drymartini.html
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Old 24-12-2008, 08:37 AM   #2
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Cool! If only someone would restored the CTC winning boat of the mid 70s thats here in the UK!
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Old 24-12-2008, 09:23 AM   #3
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Very authentic! Even has a bilge full of 'Engine in distress fluid'.

Roger Severy always likes to run with that.
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Old 24-12-2008, 09:40 AM   #4
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whats the dry martini down at hamble point?
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Old 24-12-2008, 10:00 AM   #5
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I think there were at least 3 'Dry Martinis' the south cost one is an early Cig (wider beam one) but it's been 'basterdised' into a faux pleasure boat, so far from authentic. Mind you, I dunno how you prove it was actually ever one of the real Dry Martini boats.
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Old 24-12-2008, 02:43 PM   #6
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I thought it made good reading last night and was nice to see someone taking the time and care to restore a boat like that as close to the historic orginal spec as possible.
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Old 24-12-2008, 04:44 PM   #7
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The one in the article you posted is up for sale at Lake Cumberland Marine at the moment.
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Thanks for the link. Slighty off subject, Jon what was the make of the seats you used on the RB boat?
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Thanks for the link. Slighty off subject, Jon what was the make of the seats you used on the RB boat?
fekkin comfy ones
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haha yeah, they were. Far better than the bolsters on our RIB...
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Old 26-12-2008, 02:06 PM   #11
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Dry Martini`s

3 Dry Martini`s eh Jon.Ummmm!

Dry Martini(1973) - ex Aeromarine IX

Dry Martini (1973) 2 - ex Red Vengence,ex Fino

Dry Martini (1974) 2 - became Yellowdarama III,Crown of Crucis,Colt Sapporo
This is the cowl type canopy which I think was for sale
on south coast.

Dry Martini IV (1974) - ciggy 35 as in thread.David Hagan drove it in U.S. to
gain points for Harmsworth Trophy.

Dry Martini (1979) - cobra 38 (G.Niccolai)

Dry Martini 2 (1979) - picchiotti 38 ex-Alitalia Due,went on to become Ego,
Rothmans Ego,Ouragon,Trussardi.

Dry Martini (1982) - picchiotti 38 ex-Martini Racing,went on to become Ideal
Standard,Cafferel.


I expect `Black Tornado` will be gunning for me if I`ve screwed it up somewhere.
By the way you have a bug in your system Mr.F.Literally! It keeps crawling across JF post 5 and can`t escape.A lifetime spent on a JF post!

The original post was scooped by `Little Nige` 3 yrs ago. What a downer.
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Old 26-12-2008, 02:11 PM   #13
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Well I did say "at least 3"! Anyway, how would I know, I was still in short trousers, weighed about 8 stone, and had a full head of hair back then.
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Old 26-12-2008, 04:58 PM   #14
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Yes,well,er,I should make allowances,but you came good in the end.

That bug is breeding and only on JF posts.You need a man in l`d say,but l won`t even go there.
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3 Dry Martini`s eh Jon.Ummmm!



Dry Martini (1974) 2 - became Yellowdarama III,

The original post was scooped by `Little Nige` 3 yrs ago. What a downer.
Sorry Flying Fish, you're wrong about Yellowdrama III considering that was the cougar cat! I'm pretty sure you meant Yellowdrama II which indeed was the boats that you listed.
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Sorry Flying Fish, you're wrong about Yellowdrama III

Kinnell!! You'll have poor old Graham 'Bah Mumbug-ing' like a good'n now!

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Old 27-12-2008, 07:40 AM   #17
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Yellowdrama Iii

Bah Mumbug!

Just goes to prove some historical posts actually get read,and I can compete with the UK`s premier powerboat websites. (White Seatek and all that).
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Wanst there an offshore Cat in the mid 80s driven by a certain R.Molinari ?
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Old 27-12-2008, 10:28 AM   #19
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Molinari Cat

There certainly was a Molinari cat but it was called Martini Bianco ,as was his monos.I only went for the Dry Martini named craft as that was probably enough for JF to digest.Can I ask what triggered the young JF to decide he was hooked on powerboat racing.I think the world should be told when this momentous occurrence unfolded,and don`t tell us it wasn`t a flippin phantom at full chat that did it.
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Bah Mumbug

Anyone would think I was a right piss head with the amount of typo's I seem to be performing these days!

Graham, I was born in a wee house on the river Thames at Hamhaugh Island, Shepperton and have played on the water with anything motorized that I could get my hands on since my very earliest memories. Moving on to the salty stuff (stop it!) from the fresh water of the Thames was a natural progression to make 'as soon as one could'.
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