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Old 02-29-2012, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by TxHawk
Maybe something for the "common man"?

I think, if done right, it will have its place in the market.
The boat looks like a winner! Great hull design, beautiful paint work and I'm sure that McLeod will do a great job on the interior... but I'm not so sure that the "common man" could afford this boat... (!) The article states that it will be equipped with a pair of 700SCi's. The last time I checked, a pair of 700/NXT's cost approx. $180,000.00, and that's before you even factor in the price of the rest of the boat!

I'm sure it will come into the market priced below some of the more established custom boat builders, but even then, I doubt that middle-class America has a fat enough wallet to be able to afford one!
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Old 02-29-2012, 08:57 PM
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Good for Checkmate! I hope the model does well.
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Old 02-29-2012, 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by panther
quite the contrary. The chief was 10 mph faster than a similarly powered 41' apache "pleasure" boat with full cabin.

So with a boat that's laid up more than a decade later with newer materials it'll be interesting to see what kind of numbers it makes.

If the boat runs a good number and all works out it should be a great boat!

I'm staying tuned!
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Old 02-29-2012, 10:19 PM
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Pepe and Jo have a real nice boat they build,I would look at that first,They know offshore.
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Looks nice from the limited pics.
Price wise, I'm guessing it will cost about the same as a similarly equipped 37 Active Thunder.
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Originally Posted by Steve 1
Pepe and Jo have a real nice boat they build,I would look at that first,They know offshore.
Didn't the 41 pantera suffer "catastrophic" structural damage? No thanks.
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Originally Posted by Mastercraft240
Didn't the 41 pantera suffer "catastrophic" structural damage? No thanks.
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Originally Posted by Mastercraft240
Didn't the 41 pantera suffer "catastrophic" structural damage? No thanks.
hmmm did not hear that What happend?
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Didn't the 41 pantera suffer "catastrophic" structural damage? No thanks.
I don't know about catastrophic, but I also heard they had some issues.
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Old 03-01-2012, 06:28 AM
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That's too bad. I guess everyone can have issues...
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