Fountain Does 156.9 MPH
02-08-2004, 02:11 PM
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Originally posted by Lapse of Reason
No I asked who built the boat he is using. Him or Skater.
No I asked who built the boat he is using. Him or Skater.
So in regards to the question about a Baja ..... No
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02-08-2004, 02:12 PM
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I'am sorry I believe we are comparing power boat to power boat, They both compete in the same classes with the same rules, just because one cost more doesn't change a dam thing, just because more people can afford a Fountain doesn't change a dam thing. If it is the same we compare it. Just like we compare coffee I would never go to a Starbuck's and pay 3.50 for a cup when I can go to 7-11 and get the same thing for .50, but there are a lot of people that do because when they compare it they feel that one is better.
And if somebody else (Skater) built the Fountain we can't get it, What would you be saying about OL if they had somebody else build their boat?
And if somebody else (Skater) built the Fountain we can't get it, What would you be saying about OL if they had somebody else build their boat?
02-08-2004, 02:38 PM
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I am that is why I feel it's a big deal. I will be dropping around 400K in the next month or so then in 2-3 years closer to 700K. And I think it's a huge deal that the boat I read about or ride in is the same or better for what I am spending. I know I can buy the same boat that OL is going to use for the record run. If the boat Reggie is using can't be had no matter what it's just wrong. Unless he tells you that the boat you are buying has no chance at going as fast as this one because we built it .
02-08-2004, 03:03 PM
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Originally posted by Lapse of Reason
I am that is why I feel it's a big deal. I will be dropping around 400K in the next month or so then in 2-3 years closer to 700K. And I think it's a huge deal that the boat I read about or ride in is the same or better for what I am spending. I know I can buy the same boat that OL is going to use for the record run. If the boat Reggie is using can't be had no matter what it's just wrong. Unless he tells you that the boat you are buying has no chance at going as fast as this one because we built it .
I am that is why I feel it's a big deal. I will be dropping around 400K in the next month or so then in 2-3 years closer to 700K. And I think it's a huge deal that the boat I read about or ride in is the same or better for what I am spending. I know I can buy the same boat that OL is going to use for the record run. If the boat Reggie is using can't be had no matter what it's just wrong. Unless he tells you that the boat you are buying has no chance at going as fast as this one because we built it .
02-08-2004, 03:05 PM
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Why do you guys think Reggie can't lay up a good hull. I disagree. Randy Scism disagrees. Reggie laid up some good MTIs in his shop. Good materials, good process, good hulls.
It's not an issue of whether he "can" or not. If the record hull was laid up in Douglas' shop, if it was Reggie's mold, then it's Reggie's hull. If it was a "one off" from a filled and dammed mold with a lot of chopping and dramatic hand-work THEN it becomes an issue.
I think we are all comfortable with the idea that the OL and Fountain record hulls probably had a lot of sharpening and detailing after they popped out of the mold. BUT if either of the hulls is DIFFERENT than what you could duplicate from a production mold, then I care and it becomes a raceboat.
It's not an issue of whether he "can" or not. If the record hull was laid up in Douglas' shop, if it was Reggie's mold, then it's Reggie's hull. If it was a "one off" from a filled and dammed mold with a lot of chopping and dramatic hand-work THEN it becomes an issue.
I think we are all comfortable with the idea that the OL and Fountain record hulls probably had a lot of sharpening and detailing after they popped out of the mold. BUT if either of the hulls is DIFFERENT than what you could duplicate from a production mold, then I care and it becomes a raceboat.
