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Just want to thank Phil for spending a few days with me. Pending a sea trial, this deal is done. And I think the sea trial will be unreal. Started boating in 28AT with twin 350s, then a 32AT with 500hps, and now a

1999 F2-17 carbon fiber race boat
fresh 500 hps soon to be bumped up
78mph
Brand new paint - you have to see it in the sun, pictures dont do it justice, it has metal flake in it.

Phil took the carbon fiber theme to extreme, even the stitching looks like carbon fiber. The paint and interior are brand new

Flying down the first week in april for sea trial, the bolster were not in when i was there last weekend.

Wild

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some pics, will have more in a few weeks

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more

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and more

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few more

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couple more

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can you tell im pumped

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last few

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Congrats on the purchase!! It looks very nice. See you on the water.

Chad

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I just have to laugh sometimes at the level of work that Lip-Ship Performance acheives. That thing looks BETTER than when it was brand spankin new! It gets done right, or it doesn't get done at all. Awesome boat and awesome job by Lip-Ship. :cool:

P.S. Phil if you read this, when are you going to throw Mauricio and the boys at that staggered gun you have for sale? That has some killer potential. :cool:

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Phil does so many little things right to make the boat perfect, allot of things that cigarette does with plastic pieces he put on metal, or beefed them up.

With this boat he kept the race and carbon fiber theme with the pleasure amenities that my wife needs. This is just what i wanted.

Wild

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The staggared gun he had for sale sold, and was being started on when i was down last weekend

Wild

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Congrats Randy, and welcome to the family


Drew Z.

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Great looking boat Randy. Congrats!

I had actually considered this rig myself, but need the sunpad and my heart is set on a Tiger..... I've been dealing with some banks recently and am curious who you ended up financed with? Rate?

Best of luck....

Neil

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Congrats Randy!!!! Very nice...You did good!! :drink:

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Ya Bajaneil, After loosing Victors Tiger, everything else seemed small and overpriced, but this cig has to be seen to be appriciated. I never would have bought this boat by looking at the pictures. I am so glad I went to phil.

All my cigs in the future will be Lip Ship

Wild

PS, Security Financial at LOTO 6% for 240mo since i am a two boat owner

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I didn't figure it would last long. That would be a fun project. Congrats on the new boat. :cool:

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Congrats!! That thing is nice! I've been whoring on OSO what a stud Phil is lately so I don't think theres any doubt that I agree with you! :D We just took delivery of our boat Friday after wonderful dealings with Phil. :drink:

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Thisistank, they were putting the graphics on yours when i was down there, very nice rig you have there.

All i need is a trailer

Wild

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Thanks bro. Congrats again!

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Nice cig Randy!!! Looks great.

You still have the AT?

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Congrats! That boat is very nice!

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Is this the boat that the Martin's had for sale for a while? If so, it looked nice then, now it looks SICK. Congrats!!

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Was it the former hollywood boat?? Very nice Cig!! Congrats!!!

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Very nice! congratulations. :evilb:

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Can`t wait to see that one. It should be wild.

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Congrates, enjoy she looks awsome. Let me know if you want my trailer, I responded to your thread in the Trailer sectoin. Steve

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Wild, Saw your Cig at Phil's looks great. Mine is in the rack at Spinnaker(#24).

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That was my thought, sure looks like it. Could not remember the name on the side.

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Congrats, I know you were lookin hard, looks great!!!

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No fender holders and prop covers with Merc written on them....

That would of been a deal breaker for me.





Of course kidding... Conrats on graduating from a pro-shopper to a buyer!!!!! :D:D:D:D

Have fun with that bad boy.

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Very nice, hope to see ya out on the water. Good luck.

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Thank everyone, it is the old hollywood boat, 1998 Key West world champion.

Expresscat, nice talking with you at the dock, you cig is awsome, cant wait to see the cat some day.

GLH, shopping sucks, but its over for a while. The prop covers i want are for when we are anchored so no one cuts themselve (i hope they work) and i was thinking about butting the fender holders in the unfinished stern as the boat has very limited storage. what do you think.

Wild

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Beautiful boat Randy.....I guess it was worth the wait then huh??? :D

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Daaaaayuuuum, that is one awesome looking Cig. You are one lucky guy, and looks like Phil outdid himdlef. Wish I could make a move to a ride like that. Good luck.

John

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Congrats, Sweet ride

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hey wild nice ride you got there. i remmebr seeing that boat when he had it as hollywood. that boat needed lot of tlc, but seems to me it got it

donz jr mike

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Congrats. I always went hot-and-cold on the "boomerang" graphics, but yours looks sharp. Like it alot.

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Very Nice !!!!!! Best of Luck with it.

Mark

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As I mentioned I think in your other thread I keep mine under the rear seat with my anchor, spare fluids and cleaning rags. I like the look of my engine compartment looking like an operating room and would not put fenders back there for fear of any line or thing coming loose and getting caught in the pulleys. (plus fenders by the engines are gay!!!)

Keeping fenders up front seems...at least to me, far from the action... I can't see myself lugging fenders from the nose thru the cabin and to the cockpit and so forth.

I do a lot of boating by myself and dock by myself a lot... I like the convenience of the fenders being right behind me under the seat...Lift seat swing 3 fenders out with the 2 lines leav them on the back seat and hook everything.

It is also faster launching by yourself, not as much running thru the cabin.

Going under to fetch fenders will approaching a dock with traffic and all Tom,Dick&Harry's around in there boats last thing I want is be far from the helm. Just the way I do it.

Last, is those rigs are very weight sensitive and any weight in the nose slows them down, so when your going for speed keep the nose light. Of course on a normal week end we keep everything but the kitchen sink in the nose of ours...spare cooler, gear bags, towel bags, BBQ's... you name it!!!! All that gear you never need in a hurry unlike fenders, line and anchors.

Beer is in the cooler by the door!