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Old 11-10-2009, 06:04 PM
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Default U.S. Customs boat tested in local waters.

I live and boat in the St Augustine area and have seen many of the Dept. Homeland Security/Customs 43' and 39' Midnight Express's out on the water over the last several months. There is a business just north of the St Augustine airport that maintain and stores these boats in their lot.

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That is a sleek looking boat, I'm sure they love driving that baby.
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COOL BOAT the miami vice music is a nice touch......I also feel that jumping each others wake is dangerous.....they should be more careful......lol
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A 240 in the rod holder!
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Sweet Boat!
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nice boat,whats it replacing?
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Originally Posted by publius
A 240 in the rod holder!
I need one, sure would make duck season interesting
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There are many DHS boats that run the waterways in our area. The ramp is within 1/2 mile from the inlet to the Atlantic and on any given day you can find several putting in and or pulling out.

39' Midnight Express
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/border_se...ght_xpress.xml

43' ACTD
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/border_se...rceptor_43.xml

38' SAFE http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/border_se...nterceptor.xml
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Originally Posted by Z302
I live and boat in the St Augustine area and have seen many of the Dept. Homeland Security/Customs 43' and 39' Midnight Express's ]
Its a Nor tech saw about 20+ of them at the factory earlier this year.
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The drug runners have their own choice of fast boats.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/boats/drugrunner.asp


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