Top questions on the docks
 

This weekend we were joking about the top questions everyone asks as they walk up to your boat. Our #1 one was-is that a Baja? #2-how fast is it? #3-how much gas does that hold?#4 What do you get for MPG? #5 Is there a place you can sleep on that?

We were standing next to a friends 42 Outerlimits this weekend in Charlevoix, guy comes up and ask if it was a Baja or a Checkmate?









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Everybody always asks me what kind of boat it is, I guess because it is a center console without outboards and its not a Contender, Intrepid, Sea-Vee ect ect. The funny thing is the name is right on the side of the hull clear as day.

"You know, gas is going to be $5.00 a gallon this summer"

number 1 ?...how much gas does that thing use....#2 question...what do you do for a living?

No way man, first question I get is in my signature : "What do you have in there, a pair of 454`s?"

i used to get " you guys came from miami for a race?" when i had my pantera's. now i get the " whats that thing hold like 200 in fuel?" i just say i will fill up your 1986 ford f-150 if you fill my boat for me

My uncles got the fastest jet boat out here !!! Do you wana race ??!!??

Question #1 do you have a girlfriend, my answer yes. Question #2 do you want another one my answer :evilb:

Is that one of them there Cigar boats?

I'm frequently asked " Is your boat sinking ? "
Yup, it's a fountain.

'Mind if I ask how much one of those costs?"

I was actually asked "what would my monthly payment be on a boat like that" really?


And, my favorite of all time. "How fast does that go" "Really that's it? My friend has a starcraft with a nascar engine in it that does 120 mph, I thought yours would be faster with two engines"

The one I love is............" catch anything today"...........................do you know how hard it is not to say, hey, dumb azz, does this look like a fishing boat, but I don't, I just smile and say NO.

"What is that, a boat??"

Well, to be fair, in your case, it could be confused with an airplane, jet, spaceship or a UFO.

Lol.. True.

A buzz?

How fast does this go?
How much horsepower do you have?
Does that have a 454 in there?

I was pumping gas,girlfriend inside getting beer.I noticed gf talking with two 17 years of age looking guys.I asked what that was about,because they have not moved yet and have the shock face going on. She replied "they wanted to know what it had for power"? I was like and? Gf said, "I told them it has 500 hp blower motors".I say to gf, you said blowers. She looks back at them and they still have not moved or closed their mouth.She laughs,I tell her to get in the boat and quit playing.

i love it, #1 ? how big is that thing (A) ask your wife/girl friend lol, #2 ? how much gas does it burn (A) to much , #3? it that a Cig boat some time i get fountain (A) i just say yeah lol #4? How fast does it go (A) we it depends what day it is lol...

I get that one all the time and I love the look on there faces when I tell them 572s. You would think I'm from another planet. lol

Glad I started this post, was needing a little humor today!

What kind of boat is that?
Me: A Cigarette
Yeah, but what kind of boat?
Me: A Cigarette
(complete with dumb a$$ look on my face, they eventually give up)

wait, I don't get asked that yet at the dock, boat is still dry......

1. How much gas does that thing hold?
2. How fast is that boat?
3. Man...how much would it cost for something like that? (if it is a teenager).

"How much gas dose it hold....... How long will that last"

" do you know gas is like 2 bucks more on the water". ......... Most the time I get this on at the pump.....on land.....LOL

I never get the 454 line - I always get the 350 line...........

Plenty of Gas questions, plenty of speed questions, plenty of fishing questions, etc........

Where I live no one knows what a Cigarette boat is. They all think it is a cheap Fountain or Baja knockoff since they are more recognizable names.

I did have a girl at the docks one time tell me I needed to get rid of my off brand boat and get a checkmate. Although I like checkmate, I told her I needed to stick with what I had...........

LOL... I get the "That's an awesome name for a boat" since I guess with the custom paint and it being larger on the side now that I named it "Checkmate"

I hear the 454 line... once I was asked if it had a 350

How fast is it, what's it get for fuel mileage

My favorite though considering it's still on the trailer in the front yard was the guy that asked me if it had twins.... with the single bravo hanging out the back... oh yea buddy... definitely twins

Q How fast does it go.
A It went the fastest it ever did today 99 M.P.H on the back of my truck

I used to hand them the Miss GEICO team playing card that had all the turbine stats and then say that was the boat I had just beaten the previous day, weekend, etc. :party-smiley-004:

Had an older gentleman come up to me about a month ago at a gas station and ask if my boat was a 22 footer. <facepalm>

10 minutes later came another guy asking what kind of boat it was RIGHT in front of the large "Active Thunder" logo on the hullside.

Maybe it was a full moon?

*hatch up* How much horsepower do those motors make...? *me staring at the 1075 cover* "1100"... "oh nice man"

"Oh my god, that thing is loud, those things are making some power, are those small blocks or big blocks"

"You're telling me there's no cabin, what a waste of a boat"

"Why do you need a boat that big?"

"How fast does it go?"

"Is that a Fountain?" *me starring at the giant "OUTERLIMITS" on the side...

# 1 How fast is it? #2 How much gas does it use/ or hold or money to fill it ? #3 Is your truck on the small side to tow that thing?

I think a great answer, just for the expression on the questioner, would be to tell him/her it's actually a movie prop and it's all just cardboard and glue with some paint.

:angry-smiley-038:

A gentleman was commenting to me about the two 42 outerlimits having the same boat name on the dock. I pointed at another buddies 37 and said its a real coincidence there actually 3 on on the same dock!

Have heard the gas/fishing/sking, cost thing several times, but a question asked of my friend always makes me chuckle. He had a 42 Fountain with triples. Once while in a tie up, someone noticed it had 3 outdrives and exclaimed Wow! how many motors does this thing have?"

Coming in late one night from a bar had a pretty good buzz on saw coast guard so quick went to the ramp loaded up and tried to get out of there. obviously didnt work lol

first question he asked at 11 o'clock at night was "you guys been out fishing?" I looked at him a little puzzled and said no not in this boat.

Idiots, only got a few tickets that night though lol

Good answer, cause then he might have asked to see your fishing license :D

1. I tell them it is a 38' Scarab like the Miami Vice boat (if I'm just talking about it and they don't see it and to make it easy for the mentally challenged), They are usually surprised when I tell them it has two engines.
2. I tell them it holds 291 gallons and cost $1200 to fill up (they usually fall over at the point where I tell them how much it costs in fuel)
3. Them: Can you go tubing off the back?
Me. Can you hold on at 45 MPH, that is the slowest I'll go.
4. Does that have a cabin.
5. Them: What kinds of engines, 350's?
Me: Twin turbo 454's ( jaws smack the ground)

Folks don`t seem to understand that Cigarette Racing is just a logo, " where do you race this thing? " I say I don`t and they think I`m putting them on when I say its a family boat..lol