I was on it a few times back in the day when Bill Proctor and Harry Judge had it built for their dealership in Maryland. It's a bad Mama Jama. They moved the controls around a few times when it was new as the ergonomics just were not right. Last time I saw it down in Key West it looked spectacular.

Comparing it to an Apache, the main difference is you are sitting in the boat vs. standing. That's a lot of personal preference on how you like it in rough water. I've never been out on it in the rough. Due to the relatively low freeboard, compared to an Apache or other, you will have more wind in your face on this Maximus. The other couple of 45 Maximus boats have had more "Gladiator-like" cockpits. This one here is one-of-a-kind.
Picture of the 2nd version of the interior, back when it was new. This was after they moved the controls once:




This one used to be Rio Roses.
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http://www.lipship.com/used_boats/view/34

This one is kin to both of them:
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Plenty of other threads on these boats:
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...e-maximus.html

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/a...-cigrio_ti.jpg

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...louisiana.html

Rio Roses became the boat below, not "big max"

Correct. Tom Abraham had Phil build it out of rio roses (the roof of rio roses is hanging from the roof at Lipship), It was the first Maximus. Then Phil built a second one for himself but Rick bought it (big max). Then the center streer then performance group then the white one with flames. That's all that were built.

My friend up here in the great white north now owns the old Rio Roses Maixmus I've crawled around it a number of times . What an amazing boat.
RG.

Mah bad, and thanks for the correction.

Couple more pictures:



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Other threads:

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/c...nterdrive.html
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...e-maximus.html

And just because it might get confused in with the Maximus boats: the Kilo boat, then Strength and Honor, now redone in flat black and often seen in Ft. Lauderdale:




Do I have that right Tank?
I've always liked the sit down Cigarettes.

That thing is just pure sex! Love the seating.
Had no idea it had a cuddy, any pics?

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/c...ml#post3264358

Aren't those last two skaterettes. They have more normal cockpit layouts. Is that the only difference on those boats?

"Skaterette" primarily refers to this boat: http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o55749-en.html

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...which was the Skater V-bottom (at 39-ish feet) with that was finished/rigged with a Cigarette interior and amenities.

Don't confuse the issue! (kidding)

I am certain Tank can confirm, but all the pictures in post 16 are the SAME boat with 3 makeovers. And it was laid up by Skater originally when Cigarette made the kilo run. Last I saw/knew, it was being maintained by Pat Sullivan for one of his customers at www.outdrives.com.