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[OLDSALT]

In the late 1960s and early 1970s sha marine produced a series of racing boats named the Gemini, Apollo and possibly Saturn, now try as i might i cannot find any pictures or information about  these boats.
Even our friend and the boats designer Mr Grainger cannot help, and although he remembers them he sold the moulds a long time ago.
I remeMber looking at them advertised in dads model boat mags of that era when i was a lad and wishing i could have one.
If anyone has any information about these old boats it would be very gratefully recieved.
Many thanks
Mark

[Del-boy1958]

HI Oldsalt
The boats were Mercury 20" for 0.15 -0.19 engines cost (£22.00)
 
Gemini 25" for .29 - .40 engines Cost £25.95

Apollo 30" for .40 engines or larger (cost £30.00)

They were supplied by Ripmax I have them listed in a Ripmax hand book RMH4 (Circa 1974-79)  and were a hull and deck mouldings and classed as circuit racers and were in 6 colours red, white, yellow, blue, orange and black.


Hope this helps

Derek

[slug]

a couple on e/bay at the moment umder model boats radio control   slug