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At least the bottom didn't fall out....

Did I type that out loud ?



Dean, I wish you the best.
Hope to see you in Ocean City.

If we don't, then I am sure many OSO'ers will be glad to thank RF for you at the next boat show....

I am not sure if you did this, but as it has been repeated many times here on OSO, "SURVEY SURVEY SURVEY" prior to signing the deal.

One again, good luck and sorry for your loss...

heater63

This all sounds way to familiar.I just climbed out of my cockpit after replacing my fuel tank.Original was aluminum 1/8" and poorly constructed.Baffels were welded on the end only which allowed the center to move back and forth until welds cracked and created leaks.Of coarse the boat was built around the tank. so the entire interior of my boat was cut to pieces.of coarse the hatch is too small to fit seats and other stuff through so it all had to go through the fire wall.I built a new 3/16 tank with perpindicular and parrallel baffels,welded top bottom and sides.you could drive a truck over this thing.Weighs only 25lbs more than original.Painted it with epoxy and dropped it in.Foaming it in was alot easier than I thought it would be.Got the aluminum floor panels all fitted and ready for powder coat tommarow.Saved 50lbs going with aluminum instead of plywood and glass.well needless to say I will be busting my azz til the day before leaving for OC.Nothing new for the Adrenaline Rush team.Test time will be on the coarse as usual.Why aluminum instead of glass? Thats what I do for a living!Ever need anything fabricated give me a call.

glassdave

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Hey Doug you keep that up an you'll put us glass guys out'a business

Actually sounds like you made a pretty good trade off. Beef up the tank and lighten up the floor. Good deal there.

Glad she's coming back together. See ya in OC

glassdave

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That stung a bit but yea . . . the bottom is OK.

Sharkey it wasnt a matter of getting a survey. There we're some known issues with the boat and Dean and I sat in Wyatts office at Fountain and made a list that was supposed to have been taken care of. That list was largely ignored and the boat was delivered with only superficial items tended to. I am not posting this info to stir the pot further it is just simply what happened and its truly a shame that they felt this was the way to make the deal on that boat.

At any rate Dean if ya need anything (except your damn green boat) lemmie know.

JCPERF

Sent the "On the Chip" boat to Fountain for some cosmetic work that they "Would take care of" and like Dean said "Dont get us started"

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RF really shows the love when it comes to the OPA Race teams huh ?

Hope to see both boats in Ocean City...

Wahoo ATV

in fairness I never had an opportunity to disscuss anything with Reggie. But like Dave said, all these items were to be corrected prior to deliverly by contract. I have been trying to remain polite but as the list keeps growing and Wyatt's help is non exsistant I had to spill the beans.

Hey Sharky, you think Mike would mind if I put a Huge Outerlimits sticker accross the deck?

2 Trick Rick

Dean,
Put some Bayliner stickers on it.

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Would that be any different than this ?

heater63

Hey believe me Dave,If you werent so far away,you would have been here redoing it all in fiberglass.I have over a hundred fifty man hours in it allready and I'm just starting to put it back together.The boat was allredy one of a kind but will be even more so now!