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*************News Flash*************

A sneak peek right out the Cigarette factory. Cigs new 50 ft. Ruff
rider just before being shiped to TOAD for a fancy paint job.
Complete with a "cover girl" cabin :D :D :D

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Get back to me...

*Rough water domination. We've notched more race wins than the world's largest 100 boat builders combined.

*Smooth water domination. We've broken our own world V-bottom speed record seven times and we currently own every twin-engine V-bottom world record.

V-Bottom World Record
Fountain Powerboats builds the fastest boats in the world. Period. Our absolute stranglehold lock on the V-bottom World Speed Record proves the point. Our most recent assault was a phenomenal 171.883 mph clocking by our 42' Lightning. Fountain's performance superiority is so dominant, the competition has given up even trying to keep pace. All rivals can talk about is tired, worn-out records from the '60s and '70s. :D


You also have to wonder about a boat builder that has a

"38 T/G w/extended Cover girl Cabin" :evilb:

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News Flash - I just heard that the Cigarette company is going to be sold and theres going to be a new owner next week!!!!!

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Oh sorry Cig guys.......thats happened so many times its not news any more........its news when it doesnt happen. :D :D

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what did I do? :evilb: eepeek has the big vacation home on the water. :eek:

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Looked at the cigs for sale and the last time I saw that many colors I was at the circus! Man those things are "pimpin" ! Is Ice cube the new spoksmen for cigarette?

http://www.lipship.com/news/3-20-02/Cube3.jpg


http://www.lipship.com/news/3-20-02/Cube1.jpg

:D

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[QUOTE=T2x]Yes I remember it well.....

Brownie was wearing a beautiful faux mink collared evening ensemble...and was squiring Mister Rickey into the gala party at Saugatuck, Michigan.......

What a dashing couple they made....... Brownie talking about Mister Rickey's beautiful eyes...... Mister Rickey talking about Mister Rickey's beautiful eyes.........

Hey! Is that Gay-bashing?

Not very acceptable these days.

Sort of like Rich! :D :D

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Best quote so far!!! :evilb: :D
Dan

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Looks like I started chit here....sorry.
It's all in good fun, remember its known that Fountains love big water and Cigs are fast.

:argue:

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I am not up to speed on who Ben is, what is his background and what will Cig gain by employing him? Gesign? Engineering? Good Racer?Sales? WHAT????
:rolleyes:

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You Fountain guys kill me .I cant stop laughing !Too funny! Just remember, We didnt start it.By the way,I owned a 40 Fountain with 700 horse Zuls.I loved that boat but decided it was time to get a Cig. Also,at the Fort Lauderdale boat show in 03,at the Cig booth,Reggie came by and could not take his eyes off the Gladiator.Skip was showing him the new Stealth 46 and Reggie was not interested.He was more into that Gladiator. Anyhow,Fountain or Cigarette,either way, you cant go wrong.

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Absolutely! :drink:
Dan

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What about Pier 57 dropping Fountain and picking up Cig, any relation to these other goings on?

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Hey guys........ Not to change the subject or anything...... but.....has anyone heard anything from the OL boys? They've sure been quiter than a church mouse since Reggie kicked their azz last spring. Oh....... I forgot...... that's right....... did'nt they have a GPS that someone dropped out of an airplane that showed 161 or something like that? :rolleyes:

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There are people on this board that would criticize Noah's boat building skill. :rolleyes:

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T2x, you sonofab***ch. I will not have you writing crap like that about me! I was never there with Mister Rickey. It was Little Richard!

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Another thing: I don't know how this got to be a Cig bashing thread, but I'm gonna say this once more. Ferrari, Rolex, Harley, Cigarette, Rolls, etc..... There is only one of each of them. The honor is not of their own doings. You can try as hard as you wish, but you will never bump them out of their place. Example: Suzuki GSXR vs. Harley Soft Tail. 171 mph vs 116 (ring a bell?) Ever visualize General Patton on a GSXR? I don't think so, Tim!

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This is almost as classic as Ford vs. Chevy, Mercury vs. OMC etc. I will say this, when a particular style of boat is recognized by one name (A Cigarette Boat, much like when someone asks for a Coke, when they're just referring to a soda) that speaks volumes. I was really partial to Ben's following quote;

“This is a big move for me!” said Robertson, “Reggie and I have known each other for 35 years, but I was ready for a change. It’s exciting to be leaving an industry leader and going to an industry giant.”

No BS - Straight from the man himself! :D

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Fountain Owner Quote:

Thread HE started:

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...light=flatdeck

Fountain owners converting are a dime a dozen. New task for you eager young reggie lovers: find a cig owner converting to fountain. Have fun. :D :D :D

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If Cig goes racing again then time will tell. They make a great boat

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I don't think so...

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WHEN f 2 racing started I thought a cig won some races in key west, ???

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It was the Virgin boat...... aka "tilt o whirl"!!!!

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You're killing me , man !!

I quote you on this when you were describing the roll "As Bruce is flying over my head, I remember thinking- where in the hell is HE going ?" :D :eek:

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Cigarette had Several race boats before Virgin. The boat that CB won the first F2 SBI worlds with that had Havoline on it. Then Philly won the champions ship with. Miccosukee found alot of sucess with the same boat the following year. Tres and Todd ran very well with th TG for a season and a half especially in rough water. Then they got there Gladiator and did very well with it. That particular gladiator has pitched quite a few people as well as many other gladiators from what I hear.

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Remember... Cig has won more offshore races... The key here is" offshore" not "along the shore" I'm not knocking it but it is a lot different than it was ,this modern style of racing shouldn't be compared to races of the past...

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The man is Reggie, not benny.

I haven't seen a Robertson yet is he building 1 or 2?? :p

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Pier57 has not dropped Fountain. Sold a 42 this morning. Recheck our inventory on the website in early spring.

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Reggie's wedding picture.

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Obviously the honor be of somebody else's doings.............

What the H*ll are you talking about??????

T2x :D

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A 42 Fountain is a very smooth riding boat........ ;) also has a large sunpad for the ladies :evilb:

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Very true. BTW, it was nice meeting you at GL's Milk Run.

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They are nice 38 footers !...... :evilb:


{Just had to get a piece of this }.... :D :drink: :D

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wasn't me :eek: thats a long pull from Texas :D

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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


:D

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Oh, it wasn't you?

Guess your outdated (definition: old stuff, worn out, goddamn it man move on) avatar made me think you were there. Wouldn’t have thought of you as a “Cheese Ball” kind of guy that gives someone sh!t for something they weren’t actually there to witness…. :D :D :D :D :drink:

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:evilb: :evilb: it is time to change the avatar........... :D :evilb: :D

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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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[QUOTE=birdog]They are nice 38 footers !...... :evilb:


:D Thanks Paul, I just couldn't do it. :D

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You'd think he went to work for Apache!