Interesting thread guys .... Pete .... I was reading your posts ... and knowing what was coming next .... I don't know too much about the Formula's except that my wife really want's a 400SS :rolleyes: ... Did the SeaRay thing for a couple years when our first boy came along ... thought it would be a cool way to get the whole "family" and friends out on the water ... YAWWWN :drool: ... They are the sum of too many parts ... Drove me nuts !!!
Got caught up in the whole "Apache" thing in a round about sorta way .... the builder whom I was "in bed" with so to speak (had baught a few of their boats already) Saber , purchased the 41 molds and It was just the next "logical" (yeah right) step up in their line ... That was 1997... since then I've been in a handfull of the 41 "Apache" hulls along with the Cigs, Scarabs, Formulas, ect... The 41 hull seems to have the right "sweet spot' for most of the rough water running we encounter here in the Great Lakes ... and you and MM had the right idea about the pleasure/race version ... and WickedWon is a perfect example ... LESS IS MORE ... Unless your talking bulkheads and stringers ... Thanks for sharing ... I really enjoy watching your AllezVite running on the Freezeframe videos !!!

JM

Leo
 

Thanks. Great memories.

From what I've heard, your Saber is better than the original!

They seem to work pretty good !!!

BTW ... Mines for sale in the "Classifieds" and "For Sale"
sections ... (Thanks for the lead in :D )

Gonna build ANOTHER one !!!!

:eureka: :rolleyes:

Call 440-352-1357 ext.141 !!!
 

Couldn't pass up a cheap plug !!!:D

LEOPAJM,

... and you definately want to keep her happy! Just don't tell her about the Sterlings below the hatches!:D

Ya know ... I think the folks at Ivancic are still trying to figure out how to order one like that !?!?!?!:D

Re: allez vite
 

THANKS APACHEPETE FOR THAT GREAT PIECE OF HISTORY THAT'S ONE BADA$$ BOY. ONE QUESTION FOR YA PETE DO YA MISS IT ? DO YA LIKE IT MORE THEN YOUR SEARAY? :rolleyes:

DONZ JR MIKE

Re: allez vite
 

And Then Your Formula All In General. If Ya Could Have Any Of The Boats Ya Have Had Whih One Would Ya Take And Why

Donz Jrmike

Re: allez vite
 

Hey Donz, Post 50 Was Totally Understandable.
Is It Me Or Are You Speaking Chinese In Post 51

Re: allez vite
 

Apache race boat, for sure!

For all of the obvious reasons.

And I can only wonder what Allez Vite would do today with dry-sump 6's and 1500 HP Sterlings. If she went 104 with 1000's and wet-sump drives, I'd think she'd see 130 today, even without steps. Probably not a wise thing to do, without canopies, however!

If that power were available 13 years ago, we could probably have beaten the 40 Skaters, even when it wasn't rough. Wouldn't that have been something?