Little off topic:

This is just an observation, but its threads like these that really hurt/tarnish the OL image. Whenever the word "Outerlimit's" comes up in a thread its usually followed by constant bickering, fighting, disagreements, etc usually started by select individuals. Its a little disheartening because I am sure Mike F. and company work there a$$e$ off to create a reputable brand not to mention awesome performance boat.

I say this because, (again this is just me) if i had the money to purchase a boat (money is no object) it certainly wouldnt be an OL merely because of the dealings here on OSO. Its sad but true. The attitude(s) brought forward here are not constructive nor respectful. It would lead an unsuspecting buyer(s) to think that this is how the entire company functions. i know this is not the case but reading threads on here would prove otherwise...just my 0.02

Good point. I never looked at it like that. But with that said, I wouldn't go by the opinion of someone that is just bashing an entire manafacturer. About 10 or 12 years ago I went on a 37 OL, ( Lets Rock ), what a freekin animal. That boat crashed through anything, and now they're even better. I would never say anything bad about an OL, and I hope to one day buy one. (Now that I think about it, it may have been longer than 12 years ago)

If you decided not to buy an Outerlimits because of the baseless speculation from a few random, probably boatless, people on OSO that have possibly never even seen one, you'd be selling yourself severely short.

I'd hope you'd do a little more homework than trusting some random screen name on the internet as the gospel before dropping $1 million on a powerboat of any kind.

I think the Outerlimits representative on this site does more harm that good, personally.

Curious when was the last time Cigarette earned a "1"?

If I learned one thing reading about Don was it was all about business. He dumped his boat companies quicker than most guys dump woman and always came out ahead. I bet he would be proud of Michael for striking a deal like this. Bottomline is OL is out there doing battle on the race course far more than Cig.

Seems to me like OL just beat Cigarette to the punch...a typical "Don" move if there ever was one!

Hows this - why doesn't cig and OL battle it out offshore, winner take all! (okay just the Aronow special edition) :coolcowboy:

it doesnt have to do with speculation. i know OL is probably one of the best powerboats made...for me it has to do with ego and perspective.

This stunt would be like Lamborghini coming out with a red Enzo Ferrari themed car complete with prancing horses on the sides decades after he passed while the two companies were still bitter rivals in a bad economy. Even if they did get permission from one of his children, it would still strike a lot of people as being disrespectful to a legendary brand that so many people worked so hard to build up beyond the founder himself.

This DA themed boat with a (1) on the sides does not raise my image of OL in any way. In fact, as others have pointed out, it leaves me scratching my head wondering why they would pull such a stunt when they are finally sitting atop the V bottom racing world and should be far above making such gaffs. Build your own brand image for having the fastest V bottoms on the planet and leave the memory of Don Aronow and the (1) logo with Cigarette where it has been in good hands for the last 40 years. IMO

No doubt the boat rendering is slick. The thought of honoring DA is great idea. Making a themed Outerlimits DA boat does seem a little wierd to me as well.

Have CRT build a fountain tribute model, with the famous fountain logo and paint scheme. Reggie frequents this board, we can ask him how he would feel about it.

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This one is really funny............. cracked me up!

As for the boat, it certainly is a nice looking piece and being an OL, the build quality and performance will be right up there with anyone in the game.

With all of that said, it seems to be a matter and question of tradition more than anything. I personally don't see how you could file suit against OL because they are displaying the number 1 on their boat. As an exmaple, how many boat builders have displayed the words "world champion" on their boats. However, in the boating world the number 1 is tied to Cig as their logo, and Cig is historically known as "the company" tied to DA.

If it were me, I would have tried to come up with something that ties to DA while being original in hopes that it would be to OL what the number 1 is to Cig.