Hydro Sport Marine Sport 40 Molds?

[missbudpilot55]

Hey gang,

About 8 to 9 years ago a firm out of the Dallas area was building a really nice sport 40 a futuristic design for it's time, very low profile. The boat was designed by the owner of Hydro Sport Marine Products, Bill Gahgan. I was the production manager for Bill in the model division of the business after his partner and my good friend Gary fell to a heart attack and could no longer function in the business.

After I left the business Bill evidently fell on hard times and just up and disappeared one day, no one knows to where he went. I lost tract of the molds for this hull as the last person I was told that had them was Brian Nelson of Hydro Water Sports up north somewhere. Does anyone know of the where abouts of these molds?

Thanks,

Bill Diedrich

Ventress, Loiuisiana

 

[jeff baham]

bill may i ask, where is ventress. i'm from madisonville, La.

 

[missbudpilot55]

Hi Jeff,

Ventress is the island side of False River, New Roads, which is about 30 miles north east of Baton Rouge on the west side of the Mississippi River.

I am one of the former Presidents of the Nitro Burners of Baton Rouge, I remember you from the races there.

 

[Mike Stewart]

Don't know anything about the molds, but a friend of mine has one of the hulls, he might sell it if interested. As long as he knew it was going to a good home. B)

 

[missbudpilot55]

OK MIke,

Tell me more or give me your friends e-mail so I can get in touch with him, maybe a pic of boat if possible. Is it the last Sport 40 (don't remember off hand what Bill named the design) that HSMP made or the earlier "Evil Ways" Sport 40 ?

Thanks,

Bill Diedrich

 

[Mike Stewart]

This one is the "Breaking Point" sp40 #0001. I will post picture of it today. Also has the blueprints just have to find those.

 

[Mike Stewart]

Her are some pics

 

[Mike Stewart]

Ok try these.

 

[missbudpilot55]

Ok try these.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

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Hi Mike,

Really good looking boat, how much you asking for it and is this a re-paint from the original paint sceme, that the boat had. Is the base color of the hull metal flake blue & silver?

 

[Mike Stewart]

boat is repainted. looks like it was orig. lime green metal flake? My friend will get back to me with a price this evening. I'll pm you after he gets in touch with me

 

[missbudpilot55]

OK Mike,

Thanks for the pics and by the way we used to call that lime green color "Chartruse w/Lime Flake", I remember now Gary's boat was the blue flake boat.

 

[jeff baham]

are you going to start racing again

 

[Mike Stewart]

Bill ????

 

[missbudpilot55]

Bill ????

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Hey thanks Mike for the Pm I will be passing on your offer, I have two other possiblities, Try selling in the For Sale Board.

Thanks to all that responded.

Bill Diedrich

Ventress LA

 

[norm j]

hey bill brian is up in the minnisota area i believe he is part of the twin cities model boat club try to contact him off that site

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norm B)