That boat looks just plain bad...very classy lines. I want a ride!

I'm sure we'll see some good numbers once Philly dials it in.

Someone has to like it that's going to BUY it though....:evilb::ernaehrung004:



Did you close the deal on that other boat you talked about in Vegas?

WOW !!! Love it !

The Gladiator with the "snorkel" is here in Michigan... you interested???

That's a gorgeous boat..to bad their done. I would totally buy one next summer.

Start saving. The factory will build it for you.

i say 110

financing.... have already faxed over 100 pages of financials copy of passport, utility bill, SS card...... blood sample, stool sample

oh yeah snorkel boat sold a month or so ago....


the gladiator.... love that boat, but outta my range

You need another (honest) 75-100 horses per side to hit that reliably in a XR shorty boat. That would say a lot for the NXT if they get it.

why do you say its the only way to go???

Walkway around deck.
Keeps you more secure in sit down cockpit.
Looks killer:drink:

love it

I think 110 is totally attainable! The 39's run 104-105 and the Glads are 4-5 mph faster with the same power. It all depends on the setup.

A+

Now that the pics are released....
This is how it looked at our factory tour back in March.

That would be a strong testament to the NXT.

agreed

Not being facetious here but the Donzi 38 Comp. sees 115 with the 700 NXT so the Gladiator should easily see 110.

you better not start trouble again with my people... :evilb::evilb:

i do agree with you though, 110 should not be an unrealistic number...

new quad step bottom though

True, that is why I said 110ish. The Gladiator is supposedly lighter than the Comp too. My 2003 twin step Comp has seen 110 with 700 hp bravos. I know they are lighter than the NXT set up but overall the boat is still heavier.

Boat is a weapon!

Is this boat sold or Phil's new toy?

The whole thing about this boat that will be the HUGE difference, is it's ability to do big speeds in sloppier conditions. It's going to stay hooked up to the water SO much better.

Phil's new toy.

thats phils..... nice......

But it is for sale.....JS, call phil and you could actually buy a Cigarette and be an owner instead of just talking sh!t about how they're dropping in price all the time.:drink:

be nice tank, js has feelings too.....:evilb:

Yeah that will be the boat to get a deal on, being a one off by Phil!

Whoever buys that boat will pay all the money to have a boat they can never sell, should fit in well in the OSO classifieds! :ernaehrung004:

nice.... in the years i have been on this board, esp the cig section we have never had the drama that you have provided...

its funny on the rest of the board, just never had any down here... it was like our nice area... you have soiled my area...

im gonna have to ask you to leave......:evilb::evilb:

LOL! Stecz, you kill me man.

Well, I don't know about that (I'm no psychic)...But I know it'll be another boat that will be out of your price range that you can keep talking about to make yourself feel better in the hopes that some day maybe you'll be able to finally afford a Cigarette.:eek: cheers back at cha:ernaehrung004:

Tank,

Got to keep you and Stecz on your toes (gets you guys off your knees for a few minutes)!

Boat is cool but I would imagine it will cost more than a 39 TG/700 boat (500K+). I think you could buy a ragged out Gladiator and repaint/repower/re-upolster for significantly less and have the same cool result. I like all of Phil's stuff whether it is a 20 or a 46 RR. That guy is what Renntech is to Mercedes or RUF is to Porsches.

BadA$$ :cool: :ernaehrung004: Like to hear some #'s! and see in person :drink:

So they mount and assemble all the transom hardware, motors, drives, etc before painting, then guess they pull it all off again to paint it??

This thread is about the last Gladiator, not about resale values, not about what you could buy for the same money, not what you could rebuild for less money. Its about Phil deciding to build one more Gladiator which probably happens to be the last Gladiator. It is being built because he thought it would be fun and also cool.(Isn't that why we are here?) He could have sold the boat several times during the build, but passed at the time. Please enjoy this thread for what it was intended for and leave any negativity out of it.

pm203, I tried to get back on track!! :evilb:

Answer my question on build/paint process. I have not had the pleasure of going thru a new hull boat build rig process with Cig factory yet :)

Most boats are painted after all the transom hardware has been installed.

Any more pictures, info, performance data.......

Really?!? :eek: I would never have guessed that. That's a lot of taping and cover up, WOW :confused:

hmmm, not sure I'm with ya on that bro. Most are painted with the boat as "naked" as possible.


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