Looking for 41'
07-24-2018 | 12:15 AM
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I spoke with Shelby at TKO several times last week, their next project will infact be Little Caesars followed by Lucky Strike. I guess the bottom of LC is a mess so their starting on the bottom knowing it needs a ton of love... I tried to confirm several elements that as and Apache fan are important to me and others I think. It will go back to the original tripple configuration which is good; the other most important element for me was them painting the boat exactly as it was in race trim. That they couldnt confirm or commit to which totally irritates me...I think its sacreligious to paint it any other way then original which coincidentally is how I feel about quite a few Apaches even though some have gone through many face lifts...
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07-24-2018 | 02:14 AM
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I spoke with Shelby at TKO several times last week, their next project will infact be Little Caesars followed by Lucky Strike. I guess the bottom of LC is a mess so their starting on the bottom knowing it needs a ton of love... I tried to confirm several elements that as and Apache fan are important to me and others I think. It will go back to the original tripple configuration which is good; the other most important element for me was them painting the boat exactly as it was in race trim. That they couldnt confirm or commit to which totally irritates me...I think its sacreligious to paint it any other way then original which coincidentally is how I feel about quite a few Apaches even though some have gone through many face lifts...
07-24-2018 | 11:56 AM
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I can tell you this - Dave took 7 years or so to finish Straight Arrow. LS is probably going to take at least that. Whatever he does it's going to be done right down to the micro level. I know his love for that boat and called him when I saw it pop up for sale after trying to track it down a few times. It'd been transformed to a stagger and had the dash cut in prep for a cabin. It was a bare hull and deck. He asked me a couple times what I thought about the direction he should go with a rebuild and I (like you) feel it shouldn't even be a question, it needs to go back to original with updated power. He has a soft spot for it in it's original form and I feel he will eventually get around to having it look like it did in its heyday, he (and TKO) just don't give a crap about that right now because it's so far out from where they're at with it. Doesn't really matter what the final plans are done when they are just starting with a project that could literally take half a decade or more. Like I said above, Can't wait to see how the project goes. It's gonna be bad azz when it's done.
07-24-2018 | 07:15 PM
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Totally understand Tank, glad we’re on the same page. I have a bunch of pics somewhere that Tony Sanmarco sent me of LC before she left fla in her delapitated state; no doubt that its going to take some blood sweat and tears. No doubt its in the right hands. Does Dave have Kid Apache as well?
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07-24-2018 | 07:40 PM
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07-24-2018 | 08:55 PM
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