27 Squadron or Imperial?
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According to the hull number, that boat is # 11, built in June 1981. I have # 12, built in July of 1981. I've heard/seen of up to # 18 from 1983 as being the newest, and the last one I know of.
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Non compete went into effect mid 80's = Mine was a XEX, in 1987 = Got $17,500 in a trade from National, then they gave it back to me to offset the cost of a blown engine in my Cafe first time out - GREAT BOAT = http://www.ameriserv.net/boat/
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No experience with the hull above 80mph.......but now that I have a Konrad on it, that may change after this winter......
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Sorry I have to challenge your 'mid-80's- non - compete'.
Non-Compete in the mid 80's had nothing to do with Squadron XXII – Directly from Cigarette website:
1980 Aronow opens Squadron XXII – only permitted to build12 boats per year.
1981 Halter offers Aronow the opportunity to buy back into Cigarette. Aronow accepts and merges Squadron XXII into Cigarette.
1982 Aronow sells Cigarette for the last time to Jerry Jacoby of Hawk Engines.
Hence the no - compete really didn't mean much as related to Squadron since they stopped building them. When Aronow rolled Squadron back into Cigarette, a number of the later 'Squadrons' were titled as Cigarettes. I still have a photocopy of the title of my 27 Cigarette.
I do agree with you that they are great boats.
Barry
Non-Compete in the mid 80's had nothing to do with Squadron XXII – Directly from Cigarette website:
1980 Aronow opens Squadron XXII – only permitted to build12 boats per year.
1981 Halter offers Aronow the opportunity to buy back into Cigarette. Aronow accepts and merges Squadron XXII into Cigarette.
1982 Aronow sells Cigarette for the last time to Jerry Jacoby of Hawk Engines.
Hence the no - compete really didn't mean much as related to Squadron since they stopped building them. When Aronow rolled Squadron back into Cigarette, a number of the later 'Squadrons' were titled as Cigarettes. I still have a photocopy of the title of my 27 Cigarette.
I do agree with you that they are great boats.
Barry
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Now, if someone would just take it and shrink those large strakes back down, and add a step or two, and use the same bulkheading with a modern vacuum bagged layup, and .............
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Knowledge of the 1986 27 Imperial?
I purchased a 1986 27 Imperial seems to be the exact same boat as they cigarette Squadron 27 but the helm is on the starboard side. Was wondering if anybody has any more information regarding the 27 Imperials where they were manufactured if the mold did come from cigarette or if they made their own mold from a 27 Squadron? Any information would be helpful.
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