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:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

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Did you land on your head , when you fell out of that tree?
Just kidding

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:p

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1) Do you think my user name is fanatic based on the history of offshore ?

2) Why don't you tell me what exactly I know about "offshore" and it's "history" to make such a comment?

3) I made the remark "I could care less" because I could care less. It had nothing to do with the points I was making. Don't try and make something out of it that wasn't said.


Your comment was nothing more than an attempt at a personal attack and that's why you got no answer...some of you guys need to lighten up.

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Easy now guys. It's all in fun.











It's just more fun out in front. :evilb:

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=4582034013

:D

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heard mel riggs is coming out of retirement and racing for mercury!!!!!!

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Fountains are very diversified. Lets not forget the amphibious model... :D :D

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In all fairness that boat had a malfunction, the patented steering wheel broke off which was later recovered.

http://us.st7.yimg.com/store1.yimg.c...1864_519779940

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Thats a ridiculous statement. The first Fountain page has
a 90,93,93,95,96 on it out of 9 boats. C'mon you can
do better than that!
Sinking????...those new Cig stepped hulls are rollin
over and spinnin out all over the place.
Also please explain the "cover girl" cabin will ya.
Word is that the hulls porpoised so badly that they had
to remove half the cabins. (that could be total B.S.)
Just somthing I heard.
Last but not least,I'm just pissed off because I can't
afford one!!!!!!! :D

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Now that's a good looking boat! :D

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photoshopped. ;)

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Don't think a Cig could go fast enough to get that far up into the trees :D

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Would have knocked the frickin' trees down!

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thank god it was a fountain.......






that tree could have gotten hurt!!!!! :drink:

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"1982 Don Aronow creates the Apache 41 (Never gets a good night's sleep again)."

LOL ain't that the truth.

T2x is right on the money. This fact that gets lost in the "Apache Wars (tm)". The 41 Apache mold was designed and built by Don Aronow's crew shortly after starting USA racing at the old Signature building. A 41 Apache is basically a stretched version of the Ajac Hawk race boat. Look at an old 38 cig hull and a 41 Apache hull, other than length, not much different. The straight bottom cigs were, and still are, righteous boats. Todays Cigs with the new Nasa designed and patented "Flip Over" technology are a different story.

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:D

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1) No, but with a name like that, on an offshore boating site, you would assume that you enjoy the sport moreso than the average Joe. Just my .02.

2) Not much, since you dont care to converse with and didnt recognize some of the prominent figures of the sport that are here in this thread.

3 ) No worries here. If I was any lighter, Id be a Fountain :D

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LOL! :D

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Too much freeboard, I wouldn't be able to see over the fairing :drink:

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yeah with his magnifying glass looking out for fisherman :drink: :drink: :drink:

ck your p/m

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FYI...The Team Virgin Cigs won the Worlds & The Nationals in 2002.....Not quite 30 years ago......For Whatever reasons Cigarette has chosen not to back racing since......
May have something to do with how FUBARed Racing is ? I dont know.

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there's your answer.

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Racing costs lots of money....
Skip knows nothing about racing and dosen't want to...he is a bussiness man and bought Cig to make money for himself.
Thats not saying he never will and maybe this Ben Robertson his part of that but he spent a big nut on the new factory.

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That must of been a slippery mess!! :D :D

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Among others.........:eek::drink::D. 1000 posts are in range...

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Would that be the new "option" hull? You have the option of running either side up. :)



Just kidding Cig guys! :D

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Thats OK Cuda.....We can Take Care of you Formula/Donzi guys to !! :D

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Come to think of it, I've seen both of those brands with the option hull too. :eek: :(

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You know why that "extended nose was on that boat?

So it could make the class length minimum.

Reggie......didn't have that excuse :p

T2x

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Very dark........

T2x

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Sometimes the simplest, most obvious answer.......is the best.

I, on the other hand, look for the good, the generosity, yea the fundamental integrity in each individual.

Milliseconds later when it is clear that no such qualities exist in the average nitwit.

I revert to form.

T2x.......... OSO's welcome wagon

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Interesting point of view.....or lack thereof

But frankly..... I could care less.

T2x

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isn't the correct expression, "I couldn't care less?"... otherwise, you possibly could care less.... :D

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:D :drink:

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:D :D

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Wow, what a thread! May I add my $0.02?

As most of you know I had the privilege of selling new and used high performance boats for Everglades Marina from January 1987 to April 1993. We were dealers for Apache, Cigarette, Fountain and Formula. All great boats and as you can imagine we had something for everybody except the entry-level guy.

Every boat has its own strengths and weaknesses and the trick to selling and operating them successfully is learning how to drive AROUND those factors. Also, listening to your customer and helping him get into the boat that is going to best suit his needs is of much importance.

Anyway, most of our clients already knew what they wanted before they ever set foot on the property. These guys were easy to dial in to the right boat. The challenge was the guy who was open to any of our brands.

My point is you can't lose with ANY brand of boat if it's the boat that does what you want it to do for the money you want to spend.

Ben Robertson would be an asset to ANY company that was smart enough to hire him. His experience, skill, reputation and charisma are outstanding.
(I feel the same way about Brownie despite his alleged "dealings" with Mr. Ricky)!

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:evilb: :evilb: :evilb: :evilb:

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Its not nice to reword others quotes.

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good to see your coming around... :D :drink: :evilb: