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does anyone have any information about Octavian? My understanding is it's a 89 that had the hull replaced in 98, is this true and why? Any information would be greatly appreciated.
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Somewhere on here is the story of why the deck is missing. I wouldn't even know where to start looking but I do recall reading the story.
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It was just up for sale in April. The owner is a member, perhaps he'll chime in on what became of it.
edit- did you buy it?
edit- did you buy it?
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The big deal to me given how much money will have to be put into it is that since it has a new / different hin its technically not an apache.
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I THINK and could be wrong but the deck for a 47 was started with a 41 deck and cut , theres no 2 same 47s out there -there was a filler piece that was used to fill in from the deck to the raised area wind screen area
as for the vin number i think that was due to it coming out of the auction it was at "assembled title " ??, does saber who has a 47 mold have a deck ?? having a couple of these projects tells me
BUY SOMETHING THAT ALL TOGETHER when you do the math you never come out on top, i live by the phrase " i dont buy green bananas"
as for the vin number i think that was due to it coming out of the auction it was at "assembled title " ??, does saber who has a 47 mold have a deck ?? having a couple of these projects tells me
BUY SOMETHING THAT ALL TOGETHER when you do the math you never come out on top, i live by the phrase " i dont buy green bananas"
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Years ago while in florida i looked at it for a customer of mine and we found this 47 in Hollywood and crawled in her. I was knee deep in water in the cabin so that would be my guess as to why the deck was removed. Saber does have a deck mold.
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My my interest in the hull, do you recall its construction? Was it cored, glass or carbon/ Kevlar, why has it sat so long and not been restored? I guess the biggest red flag to me is it was stripped for a reason. My understanding is was dropped and that's why they had to build a new hull. I'm not going to waist my time flying out to see it without knowing more history.
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Run some numbers through your head and I'll bet you can figure out why it hasn't been restored. A stripped but otherwise intact 47 Apache isn't for the faint of heart or wallet. You're looking at restoring one that doesn't even have a deck anymore. Don't forget at the end of the day no matter how much you put into it it's still not even an Apache anymore with that hin #. So you can say its like an Apache or better than or built by the same guy etc but it's a Komanche with a K, not even a C.
Apache, what's in a name?
Apache, what's in a name?
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