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Old 10-03-2008 | 04:05 PM
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The deck was changed to allow passangers and the windsheild was ugly.
I'm agreed with you. That windshield was one of the ugliest togheter that of Vincentive of Fasano-James.
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Old 10-05-2008 | 09:44 PM
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I couldn't be happier with the job this guy is doing. Should be done in week or so.
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Old 10-15-2008 | 07:33 PM
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Joe, Look what I found in the back of a 1983 Powerboat mag.
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Old 10-17-2008 | 08:12 AM
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Joe, Look what I found in the back of a 1983 Powerboat mag.
Mark,
That is to cool. Mine is almost done check out the pics below.
I would feel like a real Idiot if this guy in Florida is still making these things for cheap.
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Old 10-17-2008 | 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by topprop
Mark,
That is to cool. Mine is almost done check out the pics below.
I would feel like a real Idiot if this guy in Florida is still making these things for cheap.
Joe
I dont think there still around, the # belongs to [Quick Awning Corporation] now. And your Bertram looks better.
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Old 10-20-2008 | 08:45 AM
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Just waiting on the props and a few detail item for the helm and it will be done.
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Old 10-20-2008 | 09:46 AM
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Great looking model.
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Old 10-21-2008 | 09:10 AM
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------Joe,,,Model is lookin good. Is the exhaust done now??? Are the pipes on the model out the side the way the boat was raced back in the day??? Just curious...........Bill S


------Just went back and looked at the original pic and answered my own question...DUH!!!

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Old 10-21-2008 | 01:14 PM
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------Joe,,,Model is lookin good. Is the exhaust done now??? Are the pipes on the model out the side the way the boat was raced back in the day??? Just curious...........Bill S


------Just went back and looked at the original pic and answered my own question...DUH!!!
The plan was to make the model look like the race boat......The original plan was to make the big boat with the same type of exhaust. However finding someone to build the headers and pipes to port it out the sides was brain damage money. Hence the big boat has transom exhaust.
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Old 10-21-2008 | 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by topprop
The plan was to make the model look like the race boat......The original plan was to make the big boat with the same type of exhaust. However finding someone to build the headers and pipes to port it out the sides was brain damage money. Hence the big boat has transom exhaust.
"Brain Damage Money"....now there's a name for a raceboat! Model looks great Joe. A while back here on OSO, I asked Richie Powers a general question re the side dumping exhaust...seem to recollect one major downside was that it was godawful loud in the cockpit....would've loved to hear it at full song with that set-up.
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