The Birth of a Race Boat

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10-24-2009 | 07:54 PM
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My son's performance shop just sold a 47' 2004 GTX and it is a beautiful, fast boat. I hated to see it go, but business comes first!
Here it is in action on the Lake of the Ozarks...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hftxU_M95D4
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10-25-2009 | 03:22 PM
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Some shots of the longboarding and sanding of the hull and deck joint.

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Awesome thread. Its like getting a factory tour for every stage of the build.
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10-26-2009 | 10:04 PM
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The boat has been primed and ready for a final sanding before paint.

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10-26-2009 | 10:10 PM
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I was wondering why they showed THAT cat!!!


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What cat........I dont see a cat.
LOL, no one would have noticed a thing if you guys didn't have to be so "e-cool", and point it out to everyone.
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10-26-2009 | 10:14 PM
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nothing to see, just a cat ready to be finished.
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I will have boat pics for you tomorrow, but these will have to do for now.

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looks like JC's floor....
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Jeff is that your floor????
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Jeff is that your floor????
Jeff doesn't have a floor.
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