Originally Posted by jhiguy377

Just having a peaceful morning over here in Oregon and along comes t2x talking about the demise of critical thinking. Look at the public/political landscape and its clear that we need to insert facts and accurate thinking into our private and and community discourse. I'll step down off my soapbox with the comment that while Fountain and Reggie aren't my cup(s) of tea I have no animus toward either; let's just me wise in who we elevevate to sainthood in the pop culture. -Jeff

Originally Posted by bidpro

Tx2

I am not impressed with the financial performance of the Company. I do admire that Reggie has found a way to pay for his racing affinity with stockholder money.

Gregg Reichman

Originally Posted by yahoo

TX2,
Have you put the wing in the water yet ? Cant wait to hear how it runs with 300hp a side.

Your a braver/dumber man than I to run that bad boy wide open.

Curtis

Originally Posted by Audiofn

T2X Why do you care if these guys worship Fountain? Go ahead let people worship whoe they want. The cig guys worship the Don yada yada yada. You did post some stuff however that is somewhat taken out of context don't ya think. This is the entire report for anyone that cares to read it.

-- Increased sales by 11.3 percent
-- Finished year with strong $43 million backlog
-- Drove up net income 218 percent
-- Reported fourth quarter sales of $23.3 million -- highest in Fountain
Powerboats' history
-- Expanded international sales by 54 percent
-- Added new dealers in Florida, Canada, Italy and England
-- Added depth to management team with appointment of David Knight to
President and Betty Smith to Vice President of Administration
-- Launched 'Lean Manufacturing' program (Toyota Production System)
company-wide
-- Introduced three new boat models: The Fountain 38 Open center console
fish boat, the 38 Lightning offshore high performance sport boat, and the
42 Lightning with redesigned cockpit
-- Maintained dealer inventory at approximately 3.3 boats per dealer
Sales up 11.3 percent for fiscal 2006

-- Net Sales for the year ended June 30, 2006 was $79,226,224, an
increase of approximately 11.3 percent, compared to net sales of
$71,182,069 for fiscal 2005.
Profit: Gross profit up 20 percent for the year

Originally Posted by T2x

Yep it sure beats the heck out of using up his family's assets.

T2x

Originally Posted by T2x

Geez....Reggie joined Team Mercury in the early 70's...

Apology accepted.

T2x

Originally Posted by T2x

No speeds yet...we're still trying to get the aeleron geometry correct......
T2x