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Old 10-02-2006, 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Lucididee
I'd want a few.

Luci.....you were the person I thought of in case we needed a model for the ......"Betty Line".
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Old 10-02-2006, 02:15 PM
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Great idea with the vintage clothing!

You could do something similar to what Merto does for classic bikes

http://www.metroracing.com/

If you make it I'll spend $$ on it!

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Old 10-02-2006, 05:12 PM
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If HORBA made up a version of what you suggest, what kind of demand for that do you thnk there may be?
Damn, I guess the response is even better than I thought!

Very Cool
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We are taking a look at combining a lot of these excellent suggestions into a new T-shirt line.....the vendor is pricing them up for us as we write this....will be back to everyone as soon as we settle with designs and prices...thanks for the input ......it is a way to help offset the cost of keeping the free website open.

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Just my opinion, but I hope you keep them authentic to something (for example) the KAAMA sweater Ms. Cook is wearing.
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Old 10-02-2006, 05:42 PM
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....and be given the chance to explain what it means when I'm asked the question "What's a KAAMA"
A "Kaama" is kinda like an African deer so to speak....part of the heartabeast family. I thought Betty Cook was quite a woman. I watched her race at the Coral Gables races in Saugatuck, Michigan back in the early 1980's. Some of my recollections of Betty is that she had a high respect for the rough waters of Lake Michigan and that she was proactive in trying to make racing routes more visable for spectators.
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A "Kaama" is kinda like an African deer so to speak....part of the heartabeast family. I thought Betty Cook was quite a woman. I watched her race at the Coral Gables races in Saugatuck, Michigan back in the early 1980's. Some of my recollections of Betty is that she had a high respect for the rough waters of Lake Michigan and that she was proactive in trying to make racing routes more visable for spectators.
I just got educated.

I would have instead explained the history of the race boats

At least that's what it means to me - just an old-school Offshore junkie.

As a kid, I always tagged along with Dad to the boat show's, and I grabbed every brochure I could from every vendor there (I'm sure the sales rep's loved me for eating up all thier literature, a non-customer taking brochures - but I was 10, I could get away with it).
I always liked the production KAAMA scarabs over all the other Scarabs - there was just something cool about the flat deck, and race style hatches vs. the sun pad. My Dad always said it was "impractical" on a boat. I guess it just depends on your intended use for the boat
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Old 10-02-2006, 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Top Banana
Luci.....you were the person I thought of in case we needed a model for the ......"Betty Line".
I doubt about it ..... I'm in!
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Old 10-04-2006, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by bouyhunter
I just got educated.

I would have instead explained the history of the race boats

At least that's what it means to me - just an old-school Offshore junkie.

As a kid, I always tagged along with Dad to the boat show's, and I grabbed every brochure I could from every vendor there (I'm sure the sales rep's loved me for eating up all thier literature, a non-customer taking brochures - but I was 10, I could get away with it).
I always liked the production KAAMA scarabs over all the other Scarabs - there was just something cool about the flat deck, and race style hatches vs. the sun pad. My Dad always said it was "impractical" on a boat. I guess it just depends on your intended use for the boat


i can remember meeting betty with my dad too, it was rite after my old man finished the old swap shop boat, even back then he was restoring old offshores....I can remeber her patting me on the head and sayong how cute i was........................She probably had no idea how ugly i was going to turn out to be..................lol,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,n o really i am ugly......................


old school tee please mr mcarthy you are the man
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Old 10-08-2006, 03:32 AM
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Anyone have a good or bad picture of Eddie Trotta's OSMOSIS,former Dante's II/Kaama Cigarette 36'?
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Old 10-09-2006, 05:35 AM
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Thank you for the reply. My guess is that a racer realises the hit on the spine/neck bones frequently.
The sale of new-vintage-t-shirts might be a good idea. Good luck.
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