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Originally Posted by Jeffrey (Post 2090548)

Oh NO ... you did not just go there now did you Nort?? I seem to recall a TWO HOUR episode down in your cabin with some NAILS and SCREWS putting that thing Formula calls a headliner back up into place after it completely fell apart (and was laying in pieces on the cabin floor) after our FLAT WATER trip from Newport to San Diego a couple of years ago!

Listen up fellow Cig owners ... FORMULA uses STAPLES to hold their headliner in place! YES ... staples!! Who the heck uses staples in an OFFSHORE powerboat. Oh ... that's right .. Formula uses those fancy indoor tanks to water test their boats. I guess they simulate lake boating so they figure staples will suffice! Ha ha. I kid you not ... STAPLES ... I laughed my a** off when I saw that.

Bring it on Formula boy! Tank and I will show you what it's all about! :)

Yep....the staples were disapointing to see....I'll give ya that! With that aside.....you Cig guys have nothing else to talk about! You know why....because Cig's don't have **** for a cabin! .....or maybe I should rephrase....they DO have **** for a cabin! :) Either there isn't one at all, or it is totally unusable. If you have ever seen Kelly's face in the morning after staying overnight on Schulte's boat, you would know what I mean! LOL!!! Of course your cabins don't fall apart....you have never had one! :D

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Originally Posted by PhantomChaos (Post 2091490)

There's enough sh!t in our cabin to keep us from lurking in the Formula forum!!!! :D:D:D

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Originally Posted by Jeffrey (Post 2091479)

I love my Gladiator! :D

And I can see why. Probably the brightest colored, cleanest scheme I've seen to date. Very Nice!

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Originally Posted by lucky strike (Post 2091447)

How fast would you say a 525 efi boat goes ?

LS

92.9mph is the fastest ours has gone. I wouldn't say it's the fastest boat with 525's. There are alot of other boats with 525's that run faster, but they just dont have that Gladiator look!!

With the 650 Carolina's a Gladiator will run over 100mph
(102.4 to be exact). With the staggered set-up the most righteous rooster tail is included :drink:

Phil L is the man to talk with on Gladiators...

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Originally Posted by thisistank (Post 2091421)

Thats Havasu Spings, Lake havasu...That's where the lunch run will be on Friday (04-27-07) during the Desert Storm Poker Run.

By the way, I've been in the boat Jeffrey posted...Bad azz. I never liked those either until I rode in that one. NICE!

Havasu Springs looks gorgeous. It must be a great place to boat..........And, the fastest 525 staggered Gladiator that I know of is a Lip-Ship 04 that ran 95 with 5 bladed Herings.

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Originally Posted by Cash Bar (Post 2091467)

Well, if we let Leon work on it just a little faster than yours......:eek: :cool: :D

I doubt it :D

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Originally Posted by ONESICKGLADIATOR (Post 2090442)

ZUL'S in a Glad. Look at these pic' and let me know.
I did hear that it is for sale again
The Glad w/Zul's is the way to go if you want something runs 100 + all day long :eek: with a ride to match

Rick OSG

Rick,

Spoke to Phil about this boat yesterday sounds nice. Got any more pics, interior, engines etc?

Michael

I can say about this boat had 84 hrs on it. When I took out the motors and had Zul do a rebuild them because I wanted more HP out of them. I also had the drives rebuilt the same time I did the motors. We did pick up a few MPH :eek: :D when we tested it was sick.

Out of the 45+ Gladiators Built it is the fastest one to date :evilb:

I know that the owner of this boat now used it only one or two time so the motors & drives are still like new

Rick OSG