More KW photos...
 

I didn't know where to post this but since it's mostly Cig owners and Cigs, figured I'd post 'em here.

50' Marauder (only one in the country).
Had to snap a pic of "Cakewalk" in the Lauderdale harbor.
Nice 42X in front of Gilberts on the way down
Jason and I enjoying my old gun...It's like I told him, "it's like both of ours now, we'll just keep it at your place!" HA!

American Muscle III at Gilberts
Vinny & Jason Cleffi's Lip-Ship / Zul powered Gun at Holiday Island
Partying with OSO members Dino and Darren at Dino's sick KW pad.
Dave Woods (Pier 57) Cig/MTI guest bar.
Tom Abraham and our girls right before we almost died on his golf cart!

Racers block party on Duvall.

Raft up for the FPC at Gilberts.

nice pics! cakewalk is BADA$$!!

Tank,

Great pics...That place is always alot of fun..

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At Island Dogs with Powerboat Mag Editor Jason Johnson, OSO members Lucky Strike/LSJR (Bobby and Stever) and family.
Getting ready to hit Duvall St. with the girls.
Partying at Ricks with Darren (Dnebo) and some others.
Partying with the Jersey Crew at Irish Kevins (Vinny, Jason, Paulie and Joe (not pictured) )
Hanging with Skip and Hector at Poker Run village.

cool info on Cakewalk.................
 

Cakewalk will be the largest yacht to be built in the US since the 1930s. The magnificent superyacht’s modern classic design echoes the timeless elegance of motor yachts from American yachting’s golden era.

No shortage of gangsta sh!t in Lauderdale! But Cakewalk def. took the cake!:drink:

Gotta thank Jason again for letting us run with him on his new boat (my old boat) in Lauderdale and down to Miami for the day before we drove down to KW. It was a def. treat and joy to hang with Jason.

Thanks for the pics Tank!!

Great stuff, Tank. Thanks.

Hey, there's even a couple OL in there:drink: Very nice stuff from OL was on hand for sure!;)

Thanks Jay...I really enjoyed your photo's this year - not that I haven't from other years but your pics this year really captured the human aspect and scene that is KW for the worlds & Poker Run

The 50 Marauder leaving Gilberts...Thing sounds freakin awesome!!!

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBxsPKk5PH0[/YOUTUBE]

Great stuff. Thanks for sharing!

Who owns cake walk or is it a charter?

I couldnt believe you posted a pic of an OL in the Cig section!!:D:D I see your comin around!:drink: Thanks for the coverage again! Im gonna have to make it down next year for sure.

HAHA, I've never had a problem with OL...I think it's you that's coming around:drink::grinser010::drink::grinser010:

You missed a great trip. A SH!TLOAD of spectacular boats. We ran into Haulover with this guy on Wed. Great looking ride. We were actually commenting with each other that it doesn't matter what boat you're on (we were on our old Cig), MOST appreciate the fact theres another performance boat and start snapping pictures and waving.

We also ran alongside (we were driving) a couple OL's and an MTI from Key Largo to the bridge, going back to Miami on Sunday afternoon (wish I had pics of the roosters). Awesome sight of the three boats running hard across the bay.

Thats what its all about!! Goin fast and running hard! Keep the pics comin.

By the way, here's a video of us running out of Haulover on Wed.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVG9j0nR4kM[/YOUTUBE]

We saw it at the Lauderdale Boat show and it was so large they couldn't dock it at Bahia Mar. It is just incredible looking!! I shot a bunch of photos of the toy garage, that was neat!

I think they were quoting a charter price of $1 million per week plus expenses.

Those 50's just scream "I am the ****...."

Got a good look at the 50 tied up. Very nice indeed.
Looked like water pump issue or something.
The Hustler owners mooring that he was using wasnt too happy tho.
Mumbeling sumthing bout his 50 w twins would take it. Suuurre

Not to rain on anyones Cigarette parade, but I am a huge Cig fan and I just cant help to think that they have "missed" on a few of their newer boats. The 50' Marauder looks horrible, it looked unfinished at the show and it already looks out dated today... and the AMG boat is also a miss. I know its only a color preference and design, but when looking at the Nor Techs its becoming very clear that Cig has not been keeping up !! Veery sad for Cig... but just my .02 :party-smiley-004:

Hi Tank great pictures. One question, did you sell your Cig or is that it in your pictures?
Rick G.

Hey Rick, yes we did sell the Cig a couple months back to a member (Jason) in Ft. Lauderdale. He was kind enough to invite us out for the day on Wed. So we got to put the 'ol girl through the ropes once again. Jason has actually put more hours on it since having it than we did in the past two years (thus the reason we sold). I told him it's like both ours but we'll keep it at his place! :drink:

Tank, as always, great pictures. I hope you're in Lauderdale sometime when I'm using my parents place; you seem like a fun guy to party with.

Is Jason on OSO? We have a little local group that does local fun runs, but then again if he is putting that many hours on it, he has no shortage of places to visit. I havent been out locally much, trips to the keys and sanibel(more fuel used in the truck than in the boat), havent seen it around yet.

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THAS MY BIKE PUNK!!

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Hey Tank thanks for sharing all the pix, they look great! Looks like you guys had a blast in KW...you know I was having a hard time with not going down this year :angry-smiley-038: starting to count the days until next year now :lolhit:

It was great hanging with you, Kelly and the girls on Wednesday, had a blast! And love the shots of the boat! Let me know if/when you're coming back out in Dec...

Hey rchevelle71 this is Jason. You're up in Boca? I'm usually out and around FTL...Shooters :drink: and Haulover mostly so far...we'll have to try and get together sometime

Jason, I see your boat at Thunderboat all the time, We have the little scarab sport on a trailerthat is in the yard... I'll say Hi if I see you, we go to Haulover all the time... Hope to see you out !!

Don't be a hater; even Sarah Palin knows you can put lipstick on a pig.

LOL ... I am not a hater.... just hatin the paint lately !!

Tanner, varying opinions are what makes this place great. And I don't take it as you're hating at all. I know your dedication and love for the brand. Believe it or not, Cigarette listens to feed back, reads these boards and does everything possible to please their customers and that is exactly why the two boats you mentioned above were painted the way they were painted. The silver/orange 50 was painted that way to meet the original buyers specific desires and requests. He wanted it brushed silver with the orange accent (just like the twin 20 that went along with it). When that buyer backed out at the last minute, the boat was quickly sold to its current (very pleased) owner. Furthermore, I think you’ll be pleased at what Cigarette has in store for the 50 Marauder in the future…stand by.

In regards to the AMG boat, it was a specialty built boat (as we all know) with those at AMG. I think the goal was subtlety, refinement and class with an underlying ferociousness (1350 Turbos). It’s common opinion that the AMG boat “missed its target” but I would beg to argue that the boat hit its market dead on. The boat (in my opinion) was built to show case Cigarette as the dominant offshore performance boat builder, completely custom and world-class - specifically focusing on the latter. The boat was designed to showcase Cigarette over seas and in the higher end market (The Robb Report, Du Pont Registry, Concours d’elegance, etc). This can be argued to death but I’m fairly certain Skip, the Cigarette team and those at AMG are happy with the outcome of the boat, thus we (as Cigarette supporters) should be happy for them. It may not be your taste, my taste or others tastes around here, but I can assure you it hit its intended market dead on.

With that said, as you know, paint schemes go through phases and fads just like everything else and it appears (much to many a happy shi-grin), paint schemes are revolving back to the basics. Solid colors, subtle fades and even some retro schemes. Smooth, attention to detail is in – loud, multi-colors are out.

That’s just my opinion on the subject. You of course, are welcome to yours. :drink:

If that's your parents place in your avatar I'll be sure to be there when you are...It obviously has room for us!!:drink::grinser010:

Stay tuned, have a new one in paint shop....

Hey tanner say hello for sure if you see me and I will keep an eye out for you also. I'll probably be cleaning or working on the boat :lolhit:

If that's your parents place in your avatar I'll be sure to be there when you are...It obviously has room for us!!

-They've got enough room for guests, lol. I try and squat there whenever I can get out of the office. Hopefully I'll see you around FTL sometime. I'd love to meet Jason and see your old boat over the Christmas holidays; I'll be there for a week or so...