Cig hires Ben Robertson
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10-12-2005, 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Fanatic
Oh, yes " the good old days argument"...Son did I ever tell you about the time...
Remember the model T was a great car once as well. They all get knocked out of their place if they don't keep up.
Ford Model T vs Bugatti Vehyron
Fokker tri-wing vs F-22 Raptor
Remember the model T was a great car once as well. They all get knocked out of their place if they don't keep up.
Ford Model T vs Bugatti Vehyron
Fokker tri-wing vs F-22 Raptor
And comparing Cigarette to Harley Davidson is a very valid argument as both are brands that depict a certain lifestyle and sense of taste.
Perhaps you might rethink your statement?
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10-12-2005, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by pm203
Cigarette hant been knocked out yet and likely will never be knocked out. Does Fountain build a good hull? You bet.Does their rigging and quality match Cigarette? No way.You cant blame Fountain,they build a great production boat .But that is what it is,a production boat. I like Fountains and admire them for what they are,a fast, excellent quality,great looking performance boat.
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10-12-2005, 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Fanatic
. I guess you are missing the smiles after everyones posts? Take a deep breath and relax, we are all joking.
Welcome to OSO....... but don't get in over your head without a life jacket.
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10-12-2005, 09:24 AM
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Anyway, all Reggie did was take Howard Pipkorn's Hydrostream design (of which Reggie raced many) and stretch it to 42 feet.
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To my knowledge Reggie never raced a Hydrostream......He was racing tunnels before Hydrostreams hit the race course..... and certainly didn't step down to the vee bottom classes after that.
Benny, on the other hand, did race in the vee bottom classes...in Allisons.... the pad bottom hull that influenced the original Fountain Executioner....
Hydrostreams , while, unique in many ways, haven't really influenced anything in the Offshore marketplace.
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Anyway, all Reggie did was take Howard Pipkorn's Hydrostream design (of which Reggie raced many) and stretch it to 42 feet.
[/QUOTE]To my knowledge Reggie never raced a Hydrostream......He was racing tunnels before Hydrostreams hit the race course..... and certainly didn't step down to the vee bottom classes after that.
Benny, on the other hand, did race in the vee bottom classes...in Allisons.... the pad bottom hull that influenced the original Fountain Executioner....
Hydrostreams , while, unique in many ways, haven't really influenced anything in the Offshore marketplace.
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10-12-2005, 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by GLH
. I have met and boated with hundreds of them and they all know that I'm an idiot...
You're not an idiot...
You're a soft, cuddly, pointed headed Canadian transplant.......
But not an idiot.
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10-12-2005, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by BROWNIE
Just had a mental picture..... John Wayne on a Suzuki, wearing a Timex, smoking a cardboard cigar.
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