What would Don Aronow do today?
09-28-2011, 09:04 AM
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09-28-2011, 09:23 AM
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Thanks for all the great feedback. Michael was saying that his dad always used the same "Formula" with his boat companies.
He would find the very best minds and hands in the industry and bring them together, into one focused project. Usually it was the design and build of the best offshore race boat of it's day.
Next he would race it in the toughest offshore races in the world.....and usually win.
Next step, would be to bring it to the public. To actually make available to everyone, what only the best racers in the world could get before.
As we all know, the public appreciated it and bought those boats by the dozens. The nice thing about Don's boats, most of them anyway, is they were then and still are, revered today.
He would find the very best minds and hands in the industry and bring them together, into one focused project. Usually it was the design and build of the best offshore race boat of it's day.
Next he would race it in the toughest offshore races in the world.....and usually win.
Next step, would be to bring it to the public. To actually make available to everyone, what only the best racers in the world could get before.
As we all know, the public appreciated it and bought those boats by the dozens. The nice thing about Don's boats, most of them anyway, is they were then and still are, revered today.
THANKS for the 24 Pics!! Got any more?? As you know they are few and far between.
BTW, that one looks REALLY familiar, is it yellow (hull sides) with a "pale yellow" deck?
First pic I have seen of a 24 that has the deck hardware installed exactly like mine...and if it is yellow the colors look the same too...hmmmm.
Would love to see more of this one if you have any, but any 24 pics would help with my resto project.
Thanks again,
Dave
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09-28-2011, 09:40 AM
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With all due respect to perhaps the most influential person in this history of high-performance powerboats, he would be fighting to stay alive in this economy like every other go-fast boat builder.
That said, I'm relatively certain he would survive the purge.
That said, I'm relatively certain he would survive the purge.
09-28-2011, 10:06 AM
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Don was running Cigarette then and he called in all the workers in and said...."No layoffs, we will keep building boats and when they are done we will park them in the yard. When this passes as it will, people will be coming back and buying again. So, no overtime, but no layoffs for anyone."
09-28-2011, 05:57 PM
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Hi Charlie,
THANKS for the 24 Pics!! Got any more?? As you know they are few and far between.
BTW, that one looks REALLY familiar, is it yellow (hull sides) with a "pale yellow" deck?
First pic I have seen of a 24 that has the deck hardware installed exactly like mine...and if it is yellow the colors look the same too...hmmmm.
Would love to see more of this one if you have any, but any 24 pics would help with my resto project.
Thanks again,
Dave
THANKS for the 24 Pics!! Got any more?? As you know they are few and far between.
BTW, that one looks REALLY familiar, is it yellow (hull sides) with a "pale yellow" deck?
First pic I have seen of a 24 that has the deck hardware installed exactly like mine...and if it is yellow the colors look the same too...hmmmm.
Would love to see more of this one if you have any, but any 24 pics would help with my resto project.
Thanks again,
Dave
09-28-2011, 07:43 PM
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No problem Charlie, I am very appreciative of the one you posted!
It actually helped me a lot. That one must have been made around same time as mine, and it could even be mine from some of the small details I see.
From what few photos I have seen they all seem to be a little different as far as deck hardware etc, understandable since there are so few across a bunch of years.
I have a growing collection of original 24 pics...about 10 so far...Ha, Ha!!
Thanks again for adding to my collection!
Cheers,
Dave
It actually helped me a lot. That one must have been made around same time as mine, and it could even be mine from some of the small details I see.
From what few photos I have seen they all seem to be a little different as far as deck hardware etc, understandable since there are so few across a bunch of years.
I have a growing collection of original 24 pics...about 10 so far...Ha, Ha!!
Thanks again for adding to my collection!
Cheers,
Dave
09-28-2011, 10:49 PM
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I think he'd be anywhere he felt the money was.....steps? he'd be all over them, short course racing? will the cash registers ring?......I mean this guy built boats for known criminals then built some for the cops.....wouldnt say no to anyone with $$$.....cats became popular, so he cheeped out and simply cut his vee bottom in half to make a buck and capitalize on a trend....creating then selling company after company....it was all about $$$
09-28-2011, 11:54 PM
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I think he'd be anywhere he felt the money was.....steps? he'd be all over them, short course racing? will the cash registers ring?......I mean this guy built boats for known criminals then built some for the cops.....wouldnt say no to anyone with $$$.....cats became popular, so he cheeped out and simply cut his vee bottom in half to make a buck and capitalize on a trend....creating then selling company after company....it was all about $$$
He certainly had a knack for assembling the right team of talented individuals to make things happen.
I have an awful soft spot for those old Mistresses.
Always envisioned one stretched to 40 feet and covered in teak.
