Liquid glass
03-03-2008 | 03:10 PM
#91
Registered
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 4,601
Likes: 0
From: Paducah, KY
My husband, Byron Pritchett, bought our 1996 29' Profile in 1998 in showroom condition. The original owner was meticulous, which was a connection they definitely shared! We keep our boat on Lake George, NY. It has always been a head-turner, and my husband was a total high-performance guy. He named the boat "Just a Little Faster", which says it all! Byron was a boating magazine hound, and read every issue of Powerboat and Hot Boat cover-to-cover. He also owned 17 snowmobiles, and did all of his own work on his snowmobiles (and most of his friends'), and most of his own work on his boats. Most (maybe all) other high-performance guys on the Lake either knew Byron personally or by reputation. I can't remember ever pulling into the local popular restaurants on the water without someone gathering around the boat to compliment it and ask questions about its performance, even when we were surrounded by newer and bigger Fountains, Formulas and Bajas. We rarely made it through a meal without Byron hopping up and running down to the dock to help move boats around so that his would always be protected. This sounds irritatingly anal, but Byron had a unique charisma and charm that helped ease the annoyance!
In February 2004, Byron was in a horrible snowmobile accident. After several hours in the snow on a remote trail in the Adirondacks, he was transported to a local ER, then to Burlington hospital due to the extent of his injuries. It was necessary to amputate his right arm the first day in Burlington because the impact was so great it severed to main nerves going to his arm. I tried to take action immediately to plan for his eventual release, and knowing that Byron's passion in life was snowmobiling and boating, contacted his friends to start designing so he could get back into these activities as soon as possible, because I knew it would be the only way By would survive. He was the kind of guy who was always active, either working, playing or in the garage working on motors! Among the people I contacted via email in the middle of the night when I couldn't sleep at the hospital were Randy and Debbie of Profile. The next day I received a very personal reply stating their concern for Byron and offering to modify the boat in whatever way needed to support his needs. I told this to all of his friends who frequently came up to the ICU, even though it was hours away for them to drive. Their support and personal interest in Byron offered me a little glimmer of hope that Byron might be able to somehow cope with this tragedy when he was released.
Byron never regained consciousness, and I lost him on March 2. His memorial service was held in Lake George, with an amazing show of support and love which reflected his unique energy and spirit that attracted so many people to him.
I decided to keep our Profile on the lake because it was too overwhelming to think of it being anywhere but on Byron's favorite spot in the world. His brother and I noticed a faint smell of gas when we first launched it, and several of his "motor-head" friends looked at it and offered different opinions. Most felt it was probably just old gas in the hull. On July 4 week-end when my brother-in-law removed the canvas covers, he discovered a huge amount of gas in the bilge. Byron's friend arranged to have the boat towed to a nearby marina, where they tested it for a couple of weeks before determining it most likely was a leak in the gas tank. In the meanwhile, we were in contact with Debbie and Randy, who offered their support from the start. After doing some tests that confirmed a leak, they sent a driver from Sumner, IA to Chatham, NY and picked up the boat. They discovered a pin-hole sized leak in the gas tank, replaced the entire gas tank, and returned the boat in about 2 week's time!!!!!!!! All this was at no charge!!!! I am writing to express my profound gratitude and support for Randy and Debbie (and Lorie!) for their integrity and reliability. We have other friends with Cigarette powerboats and other major manufacturer-powerboats who have experienced problems and had to fight every step of the way only to be disappointed in the results. The owners of Profile have stood by their boat, even though it was a 1996, and absolutely did the right thing. I know that our friends and my brother-in-law will absolutely enthusiastically support Profile in the future, and there will be more of them on Lake George in the future!! Thank you, Randy and Debbie, for your support at this devastating time in our lives.
Gratefully,
Lisa Pritchett
Does this sound like Randy is a criminal?
In February 2004, Byron was in a horrible snowmobile accident. After several hours in the snow on a remote trail in the Adirondacks, he was transported to a local ER, then to Burlington hospital due to the extent of his injuries. It was necessary to amputate his right arm the first day in Burlington because the impact was so great it severed to main nerves going to his arm. I tried to take action immediately to plan for his eventual release, and knowing that Byron's passion in life was snowmobiling and boating, contacted his friends to start designing so he could get back into these activities as soon as possible, because I knew it would be the only way By would survive. He was the kind of guy who was always active, either working, playing or in the garage working on motors! Among the people I contacted via email in the middle of the night when I couldn't sleep at the hospital were Randy and Debbie of Profile. The next day I received a very personal reply stating their concern for Byron and offering to modify the boat in whatever way needed to support his needs. I told this to all of his friends who frequently came up to the ICU, even though it was hours away for them to drive. Their support and personal interest in Byron offered me a little glimmer of hope that Byron might be able to somehow cope with this tragedy when he was released.
Byron never regained consciousness, and I lost him on March 2. His memorial service was held in Lake George, with an amazing show of support and love which reflected his unique energy and spirit that attracted so many people to him.
I decided to keep our Profile on the lake because it was too overwhelming to think of it being anywhere but on Byron's favorite spot in the world. His brother and I noticed a faint smell of gas when we first launched it, and several of his "motor-head" friends looked at it and offered different opinions. Most felt it was probably just old gas in the hull. On July 4 week-end when my brother-in-law removed the canvas covers, he discovered a huge amount of gas in the bilge. Byron's friend arranged to have the boat towed to a nearby marina, where they tested it for a couple of weeks before determining it most likely was a leak in the gas tank. In the meanwhile, we were in contact with Debbie and Randy, who offered their support from the start. After doing some tests that confirmed a leak, they sent a driver from Sumner, IA to Chatham, NY and picked up the boat. They discovered a pin-hole sized leak in the gas tank, replaced the entire gas tank, and returned the boat in about 2 week's time!!!!!!!! All this was at no charge!!!! I am writing to express my profound gratitude and support for Randy and Debbie (and Lorie!) for their integrity and reliability. We have other friends with Cigarette powerboats and other major manufacturer-powerboats who have experienced problems and had to fight every step of the way only to be disappointed in the results. The owners of Profile have stood by their boat, even though it was a 1996, and absolutely did the right thing. I know that our friends and my brother-in-law will absolutely enthusiastically support Profile in the future, and there will be more of them on Lake George in the future!! Thank you, Randy and Debbie, for your support at this devastating time in our lives.
Gratefully,
Lisa Pritchett
Does this sound like Randy is a criminal?
03-03-2008 | 03:13 PM
#92
Registered
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 4,601
Likes: 0
From: Paducah, KY
03-03-2008 | 03:18 PM
#93
Registered
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 4,951
Likes: 3
From: Syracuse N.Y.
So if they are selling more boats because of this then maybe they need to send us some commission checks
I think I know that29 she is speaking of. Also how is she all the sudden useing Randy's log on??? Something very strange going on here. Who is it thats really posting this mess?
I think I know that29 she is speaking of. Also how is she all the sudden useing Randy's log on??? Something very strange going on here. Who is it thats really posting this mess?
03-03-2008 | 04:20 PM
#95
Registered
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 1,729
Likes: 0
From: Tulsa, OK
The post from "Lisa Pritchett" is a customer testimonial cut and pasted from the profile powerboats web page. I highly doubt if she even knows it has been posted here. Link to the page here:
http://www.profilepowerboats.com/owner-review19.shtml
That being said, I have a friend that bought a new 1994 29 Profile from Offshore Marine in Lenexa, Kansas. I would think Randy would remember it as it was a one of a kind with dark blue hull & deep metallic silver striping. After the first year, it went back to the factory for a laundry list of things to be fixed under warranty. The color on the deck faded out in the first year. The cabin door would not latch in the open or closed position, and there were a bunch of other small things. His boat never had any major problems while he had it, but it was all of the little things that added up. When he got it back for the second year, they did try to fix the items, but none were done correctly. They repainted some areas poorly, but it looked better than it did when he sent it back. All in all, I would say it was a very cheaply made boat that definitely did not put up with the rigors of running every weekend at Lake of the Ozarks. That's my experience with Profile. It wasn't good, but it wasn't awful. I think he got what he paid for in a performance type boat.
http://www.profilepowerboats.com/owner-review19.shtml
That being said, I have a friend that bought a new 1994 29 Profile from Offshore Marine in Lenexa, Kansas. I would think Randy would remember it as it was a one of a kind with dark blue hull & deep metallic silver striping. After the first year, it went back to the factory for a laundry list of things to be fixed under warranty. The color on the deck faded out in the first year. The cabin door would not latch in the open or closed position, and there were a bunch of other small things. His boat never had any major problems while he had it, but it was all of the little things that added up. When he got it back for the second year, they did try to fix the items, but none were done correctly. They repainted some areas poorly, but it looked better than it did when he sent it back. All in all, I would say it was a very cheaply made boat that definitely did not put up with the rigors of running every weekend at Lake of the Ozarks. That's my experience with Profile. It wasn't good, but it wasn't awful. I think he got what he paid for in a performance type boat.
03-03-2008 | 04:38 PM
#96
Registered
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 4,951
Likes: 3
From: Syracuse N.Y.
Thanks jayhawk, I do know that boat,(the 29) it belonged to a very close friend of mine,he had it built. there is a list of things that weren't right about that one also but he chose not to deal with Randy and rather have a local shop take care of it. Smart man. After much F'ing around with it he got it real nice and it was clean as can be when he sold it and believe me he couldn't sell it fast enough as was very worried he would be stuck with it. That one was the only one that stayed looking good till he dumped it and it was a chore to do, so even the nicer one that was here had more problems than most knew about at the time.
Last edited by cosmic12; 03-03-2008 at 08:32 PM.
03-03-2008 | 06:01 PM
#98
Registered
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 5,646
Likes: 9
From: Apache Jct. AZ
That's why you will see all the waves in very old glass like used in windows in the old farmhouse's and such.
If I learned anything from this thread - I won't be buying a Profile, or a LG. Not because of the boat, but more about the "personality" of the Factory.
The Builder of my 28 yr old boat graciously spent as much time with me at the factory as I wanted, and offered many options in some of the updates I'm trying to accomplish. The only money he's ever made off me is a couple shirts, and his wife even discounted those. The next day at the boat show, he came up and said hello to my wife before she even saw him.
03-03-2008 | 06:51 PM
#99
Neno the mind boggler
Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 13,080
Likes: 320
From: toledo oh
A good friend of mine has a 3? Profile. its a 91 i think. It was built from the factory as a raceboat and was called PlumCrazy and we also think may have also been Printers Devil at one time as well. Now keep in mind i know nothing of these boats out side of this one but i gotta tell ya its a pretty nice piece. There is not a stress crack in it (its original gel) and appears to be a decent build.
__________________
Throttles- Cleveland Construction 377 Talon
08 OPA Class 1 National Champion
08 Class 1 Geico Triple Crown Champion
08 OPA High Points Champion
10 OPA Class 1 National Champion ( happy now Ed! )
Throttles- Cleveland Construction 377 Talon
08 OPA Class 1 National Champion
08 Class 1 Geico Triple Crown Champion
08 OPA High Points Champion
10 OPA Class 1 National Champion ( happy now Ed! )
Last edited by glassdave; 03-03-2008 at 06:54 PM.
03-03-2008 | 07:09 PM
#100
Registered
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 1
Likes: 0
From: Florida
LG in Miami
I rode in the LG too, in Miami. I thought it was a fine boat, the ride was good, the cabin feature is great, and the interior is definitely the best out there as far as fit and finish and creature comforts, and.... I'm in the manufacturing business (not boats), infusion is the only way to go. Kudos to making this leap forward.
