Cool thread :cool:

Yes Pete, I had the center position cut out of the bolster so you can walk thru. The grab handles had a section cut out too and powdercoated white, everything that is there now is original just modified.

Yup, he defiantly got a little grayer. That was a good 15 yrs ago. It was definitely an awesome experience buying that boat. Flew into Ft. Lauderdale. We landed and went straight to Martin Marine. We pulled in and quickly realized we were in cigarette heaven! Tried looking at them all but new it would have to wait till the next day. We quickly looked over the mistress the best we could. I tried not to get distracted knowingly the Ghost Runner was right next to us. Next day we did a full inspection and put in for a test ride. Ran out the cut int ocean. It was awesome experiencing those long big rollers. Totally different than the Great Lakes. We fell in love with the boat! Pops made the deal and we were off on the rest of our vacation. As proud new cigarette owners (of a 13 yr old boat) we hit 188th st. And our jaws hit the ground! We toured the cig factory with Neal as our guide. He really rolled out the red carpet and made it a special experience. Next we toured Bobby Moore's facility. To top the day off pops and I shared a two beers at Fort Apache. Had one at the bar and took the second to go. That led to a fun walk through the rack building. A lot has changed since then but I have always been grateful for being able to experience all that.... Especially with my Pops. We still talk about....

J-Bonz those days sure are missed.

No pics of factory?

Thanks for sharing the great stories and videos of the offshore boats! I lived in Boca Raton from 84 till recently.
HERE IS A FUNNY STORY....
........... in the early 1990's A friend of mine was a forklift operator at Everglades Marina. I remember him telling me that he was forking an APACHE off the rack , when suddenly it slipped off the forks at 15ft high, and torpedoed luckily right into the water!!!
Wholy crap! not a scratch on it.... It just hammered into the water and was fine. Maybe took on a little water but no big deal considering.

I had no idea back then, the APACHE boats were going to be so loved and admired today.

xxxxxxx1 lets see pics of your 38 Scorpion. Is yours the OceanMotion race boat?

Hi SkaterMike82,

Yes the boat is that which you speak of. I will load a pic or two as soon as I figure out " how to."

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I think the DEA has the best pictures of the old Marina's in South Fla. :nicethread: