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06-25-2008, 10:42 AM

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Oh yeah? Well I drove BZ's boat ALL the way back from Party Cove and didn't blow a drive even once!

Well, that sounds to me like he should have you as "designated" driver from now on.

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06-25-2008, 12:00 PM

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I just thought that every fountain leaving the factory had to have merc power just like at the cigarette factory

I really can't say about the Cig factory, cause I never asked them. What I did ask Reggie was, that if I bought a 42 Fountain from him, could he rig it with IV's, and install my own engines from my 10 meter? His response was, every boat they sell has to be sold with some kind of Mercury engine with it, that does'nt mean that the engine has to be installed in the boat, but it has to be sold with the boat. They will custom rig any boat for your engines if that's what you want. The drive hieghts are different from the 525 package, to an application for a pr. of 1000's or 1200's. You can have the boat built and rigged with VI's for BIG power, and they will install any engine you give them. But, you still need to purchase the 496 or a 525 engine combo. Then, you can sell the stock Merc engines, and the warrantees are transferable to the next owner. Sounds pretty good to me.
I would think that Cig would do the same, would'nt you? If they would'nt, then maybe they're just not that custom.

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06-25-2008, 12:06 PM

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If that's the case, Frankie...just let me know when I can buy those 525s from ya!

06-25-2008, 04:32 PM

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[QUOTE=sommerfliesby;2601939]

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Oh yeah? Well I drove BZ's boat ALL the way back from Party Cove and didn't blow a drive even once!

Now thats funny!

06-25-2008, 06:34 PM

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Oh yeah? Well I drove BZ's boat ALL the way back from Party Cove and didn't blow a drive even once!

06-26-2008, 09:53 AM

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If that's the case, Frankie...just let me know when I can buy those 525s from ya!

Mike, I've got a better pair of engines for ya than the 525's, and they don't have blowers, but, they ARE tall decks.

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06-26-2008, 12:46 PM

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Thats going to be a fun ride with tha combo

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06-26-2008, 01:19 PM

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Love the red and white, looks great. 120+ ! Awesome.

06-26-2008, 01:32 PM

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I just thought that every fountain leaving the factory had to have merc power just like at the cigarette factory

Cigarette's don't have to have Merc, but they strongly push them because your warranties for your drives are void if not mated with Merc engines. They are a T.E.A.M member: Total Engine Application Management (T.E.A.M.). Skater, MTI, OL, etc are all too, but do tons of custom power setups.

Lipship still orders a few Cigarettes with custom power if the buyer wants it.