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Got a call from my friend Jay Castaline that my old Gun was in his shop getting repowered....said I should come and look at it.....the new owner blew the starboard engine.....I could not believe what I found........First...here are a couple of pics of what this boat looked like not one year ago......

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And this is what I saw today..... :( :rolleyes:

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More.....this is really sad.......

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............really sad..........

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Did it sink????

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No......guy just doesnt know how to take care of it.......How do you hit a swim platform that hard to bend it like that....?? Makes me sick...

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:cool: i guess some people just don't get it...thats sad...this is my new to me 1993 tg with 190 original hrs., all stock and well taken care of...not bad? grimmy :drink: :drink: :drink:

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There is just no excuse for that. I fell sick and it's not even mine. :rolleyes:

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See, this is a classic example of someone who doesn't need to be on the water, much less in a performance boat. I'm sure his driving and safety skills are non existent judging by the condition of the boat. I can only imagine what those motors would say if they could talk.

Sorry to see that. I know it has to absolutely infuriate you to see your former pride and joy being abused and neglected.

On a positive note. The hit he will take if and when he sells it will be tremendous compared to what he probably paid. So big that he probably will not be able to get another one, thank god. :mad:

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Guy must have more money than brains with no appreciation for upkeep. Your right, this would be a good time to see if you could make a deal and get it back to what a boat should look like. Looks like it was a great boat before he tried to destroy it.

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By the looks of all the grease on the steering wheel and seats it looks like he's been fighting mechanical problems for some time. The handle on my grease gun doesn't have that much grease on it! :eek:

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:eek: :eek:

That is unbelieveable!!!! That guy needs an azz whoopin' :mad: :mad:

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Looking closer, it definitely has been sitting for sometime without a cover of any kind. It almost looks like it has been used as a service boat for a marina. The steering wheel and everything are covered in dirt and grease.

That boat is completely trashed irreversibly. It would have to be 100% redone inside and out. I guarantee you that none of the electronics or gauges work anymore from rain etc. As it sits it's not worth $20k. :mad:

What burns me is that alot of people would kill to own a boat like that.

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that's what happens when you leave a boat at jay's shop... :D :D :D

jes kiddin...jay may or not remember me from when i looked at mongo's cafe before he bought it...

seriously though...that is a shame...

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I put a lot of TLC into that boat....when I got it...it needed a little work....mostly cosmetic....I put all new gauges and panels in it...new swim platform...had all the embroidery work done....totally detailed the paint and had all the dock rash taken off....redid the rear seat upholstery....new carpet.....new steering wheel...had the blowers redone....uncountable coats of wax....new drive showers....new bravo one props....front bolsters and all grab handles powdercoated....I mean I put some time into this boat....it was like new when I let her go.......and now look at it.....what a waste.......and it only took a year.....

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You wouldnt recognize the shop today......he has really cleaned it up.....I remember that boat....how ya doin Sean?

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Disgusting. Sad to see. :mad: :mad:

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That' s right...you took the pics for me prior to my visit. Thanks agian for doing that!

I've been doing good Rich... The boat is sitting in my yard sans motors...doubt I'll use it this year...need to buy new power and pretty sure i'm gonna stay simple with 496HO/Bravo drive packages, now i just need to figure out how to pay for it all. :)

Hope all is well with you...I see you're selling the gladiator...got your eyes on a 47 Apache? :) Any idea what they want for that old resin bucket?

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No.....no 47 resin bucket for me......I dont know what they are going to be asking for that thing......I am going to find out though.....

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Is this the picture of the owner? I passed him going to work this morning.

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well then...what? spill it man! :)

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I tell you... those guys hauling those bails don't respect sh!t...

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wow, what a shame...... :( :mad:

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I think im going to hurl, that boat was in like new condition when you had it Rich.

Looks like and LOTO rental boat.

Wild

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I remember when you were selling that thing....If I had the cash back then I would've bought it! I loved that boat....That is very sad.

Grimmy, you're freakin funny man. You're more excited than I was when I got my boat! :drink:

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I don't understand how you could get a boat that dirty. There are not enough of these boats made to have one go down like that. Where's the bat???

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What the FOOK? I don't even treat my company car like that!!!!

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That will teach you to blow me off. :cool: No really that sucks!

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wow, I've been known to leave mine for a few hours to sleep and get up in the morning to clean it but that is bad!! bet he did the swim platform backing it into something...

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That's a damn shame. I'm getting ready to deal with the same thing with my 311. Put many hours of blood, sweat and tears into this thing to get it in the shape it is. I know it won't be maintained like I would do it. To top it all off, it's going to stay right here on the same river we boat on. Oh well, C'est la Vie. It won't bother me as bad once I get the TG in the stable! :evilb: :evilb:

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Damn Rich, that`s a shame. I had never seen your boat in person but I know someone who had and they said that it was immaculate.
I know how you feel though. The person that I sold my jet boat to a few years ago trashed it in about the same amount of time. Bastids! :mad:

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makes you sick to your stomach to see that.
Should have pulled the OSO sticker off while you were there. (Don't want to have any connection with this owner )

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I looked at Rich's boat when he had it for sale and it was the nicest Top Gun I looked at. Betty and I have talked about it several times. What a shame.

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Florida has gone way over our quota for "people with more money than brains" There is a certain group of people out there that aren't as obsessed as us with offshore boats and don't care about the boat. It's just a throwaway toy to them. Or they're just stupid.

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What is the yellowish stuff on the hull sides ? Never seen a hull stained like that.

ed

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My guess is, that it sat out by a sprinkler with well water.....I have seen sides of houses look like that......but its just a guess.....

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Salt will do that to the bottom over time. It happens much quicker when you don't wash it off, especially on the sides. Clearly the boat hasn't seen soap since you last washed it. :mad: