Early Batboat

[FLYING FISH]

Taken from a U.S. website.1959 model.

[Jon Holmes]

I sure their used to be a pink one of those at the boat museum in Newport Isle of Wight.

[olli]

Originally Posted by Jon Holmes

I sure their used to be a pink one of those at the boat museum in Newport Isle of Wight.

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[olli]

And the car to pull it in style:

[Jon Holmes]

Thats the Girl.

[Bus Pass]

Earliest Bat Boat I remember was this one, seen at the 1971 London Boat show. Can't remember if it worked!

[Jon Fuller]

That car has Lawrence Philp's name all over it! (Captain Chaos)

In fact, is that his cute little boat race peering out of that heart window?

[Jon Fuller]

Originally Posted by Bus Pass

Earliest Bat Boat I remember was this one, seen at the 1971 London Boat show. Can't remember if it worked!

There's very little that's really 'new' eh.

There's a line drawing in Sonny Levis book, Dhows to Delta's, (70's) that is a canopied, winged, stepped single sterndrive mono, so much like a V24 that one has to ask ones self where Ocke got the idea from!

I'm away at the moment, but when I get home, I'll post a pic of the Levi V24 drawing.

[Adam]

Also remember the Oldenburg (I think) circuit racing monohulls that were winged - have a photo or two somewhere....

[Ben]

...

[Captain Chaos]

now thats a "bit of me"

[Ciao]

Originally Posted by Jon Fuller

There's very little that's really 'new' eh.

There's a line drawing in Sonny Levis book, Dhows to Delta's, (70's) that is a canopied, winged, stepped single sterndrive mono, so much like a V24 that one has to ask ones self where Ocke got the idea from!

I'm away at the moment, but when I get home, I'll post a pic of the Levi V24 drawing.

Ocke rang Sonny and asked if OK -

Sony said yes and the rest is history -

If the Levi team get the commission they deserve for a new Marathon boat -

I suspect we will all be in awe!

[boatnut]

Originally Posted by Ben

...

pretty sure the original bat boat was a glastron looks fab

[Ben]

Originally Posted by boatnut

pretty sure the original bat boat was a glastron

Got it in one.

http://1966batfan.com/batboat1.htm

[FLYING FISH]

I`ll save you the bother Jonny.It will leave you free to tackle your `in tray `from last January! How is batch 2 coming along,or is that a trick question?

[Jon Fuller]

Thanks. films slowly travelling from tape to drive (using spare time here in Chantilly to do that)

3 films from 1990 already encoded and in Gallery (Bournemouth, Southampton & Guernsey)

http://boatmad.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=30378

http://boatmad.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=30384

http://boatmad.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=30381

So you can call the dogs off And put the sniper rifle away.

[FLYING FISH]

Good to know your still in good shape on that treadmill,Jonny,and in frog land to boot.I`ll say no more,but that snipers rifle is damn good.

[Jon Fuller]

Originally Posted by FLYING FISH

...and in frog land to boot.

Stayin at this shabby gaff in Chantilly.

Bulletproof windows!

[Jon Fuller]

In the Gallery.

From the Graham Stevens / Flying Fish collection.

I haven't added the thumbnails yet, but will blitz that in a bit.

Cougar / Curtis / Polli documentory (My fave):

http://boatmad.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=30390

And from the 1990 Euro's set (more to come, actually, there's 20 odd more hours to come!)

Cowes 1990:

http://boatmad.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=30393

Jesolo 1990:

http://boatmad.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=30396

Viareggio 1990:

http://boatmad.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=30399

[Jon Fuller]

OK, here comes a few more.

Monaco 1990, a tragic event for class 1.

http://boatmad.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=30412

more to follow shortly