Sure…….…….if you can find one like that ^^^. 🙂
That’s a sweet looking boat.

RR

But he has a Cigarette flag on the wall.

I had a closer look, he’s also got Skater, Apache and Corvette up there. Wonder how much he wants for the wall? 🙂

Years ago a redneck buddy of mine was in a pub when a guy walked in wearing a cigarette jacket.


As soon as my boy had a chance, he quizzed the jacket wearer about what kind of cigarette he owned.

The guy replied that he actually had a Baja but it was the same thing!

Once my buddy stop laughing he educated him on the difference and told him he should not wear that jacket anymore :-)

I speculate that the guy could have been one of the up-and-coming members of the Tijuana Cartel in Baja Norte. I bet he got a Top Gun eventually.

I got locked up in an El Paso immigration camp back in the '80s when a Swedish buddy of mine and I were on our way from Los Angeles to the Florida Spring

Break season and some Swedish au-pair girls we knew there. We played soccer with the Mexicans in the camp and thereby got protection from the Haitian and

Cuban gangs in the camp. One middle-aged fellow that was transitioning from a 5-year jail sentence, due to drug charges, to being deported back to Colombia told me

that he had a Midnight Express and a Cigarette Cafe Racer in Florida which his older brother was a caretaker of. He invited us to his place in Florida since he was expecting

to be back there in a couple of months. My buddy and I didn't go to Florida until a decade later and by then we had enough solid friends who had nice boats there.

No need to hang out with the Escobars' or the Tony Montanas' in the Florida boating community.

At some point, you and I need to share a few beers and stories!

PS, see you one, raise you one!

A Chris Stinger.

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I read it as "hauled 150 miles without a HITCH." Thinking to myself that is impressive.

Now if that story was told in 2022 (Ruiz ownership) I think the Baja jacket would be the cooler option! :D

I think I can smell that cabin through my computer!

This thread is completely entertaining, loved the reading and pics

Hey atleast this guy is realistic: FREE


Wellcraft elite 2200 hull only !! No motor !! No out drive !! No trailer !! Free with title transfer !! Clean title !!! Free hull casco !!! Will deliver in dade !!!
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Hey atleast this guy is realistic: FREE


Wellcraft elite 2200 hull only !! No motor !! No out drive !! No trailer !! Free with title transfer !! Clean title !!! Free hull casco !!! Will deliver in dade !!!
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I'm just breezin thru some ads on the quick, really looking for another ski boat tho.

Wonder if it's ready to go for this weekend? :cool-smiley-027:

It will take all weekend to clear all the sh*t away to get to the boat.

....an alpha bravo 4??

Very clean, very orig appearing Donzi Minx.

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**Admin…..If inappropriate, please delete**

My heart goes out to friends and family of the victims of the recent tragedy involving the “Titan” submersible.

Noticed this ad on Facebook, based in Australia. Seems to be a genuine ad. Price is Aussie dollars (approx 800K USD)


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Hey rak, i don't think your post is inappropriate, don't sweat it.

However,I noticed that sub is numbered 002 and therefore posting a video of captain scuttles' indestructible the 2nd, that might be inappropriate, or at least in certain circles.

https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxrTSg4CK...CSPLumiGmTRLBq

If I was a few yrs younger, I’d be all over this!

https://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/boa...636796034.html

Would be a nice package Gary, with twin 300R like my last boat...lots of work but that never stopped us before...finally finished my interior last week.
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we need more pics.

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69 Formula 233 that was in a barn for many years. I bought last June, it was trashed..

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Why are all these cool projects so dang far from me....lol

That sir is bad A$$

Thank you.. Just a passion I give a lot of time and money to.....

It’s interesting that the new OBs are now big enough and strong enough to power a REAL 30’ vee bottom.

That was always my thing that, I knew that to go from my 24’ Sonics and now my 25’ Checkmate, w/twin OBs (2 strokes) to anything enough bigger to be worth dealing with, meant 30’ as a minimum, which I knew meant loosing 10 mph.

Which I wasn’t willing to do.

Now you can bolt a pair of 450r’s on a 30’ IO conversion and run the 80 mph I’m used to!

It costs you a $100k to do but, 2 yrs ago you couldn’t do it at all!

I like it.

The second part!

GORGEOUS Cary!

Always liked those boats.

Again, we’ll done sir!

Have you seen my new favorite T shirt?

Says:

”You bought yours, I built mine!”.

Love that quote Gary. Yeah the 2 stroke 300xs Mercs I ran the first time on my heavy old 30 v bottom were ok but the 300Rs V8 4 strokes were better. Heavier wasn't too bad because they made more torque which is important with old boats...They only ran 2-3 mph more. I paid 50k brand new in 2019..for those. The 2 strokes were 36k a few years prior. Both great 20in mids Sportmaster lowers...I struggle and love lots of different setups,but enjoy smaller single 70mph rig with more room now.

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CoolAzz retro restoration . Power ? Speed ? Cool Factor a 10

You need to trailer it down to St Pete and run with the original The Cigarette 233.

My ex FIL had one of those. We used to anchor up off Egmont and watch the Sarasota race boats go by. In the early eighties they ran up into Tampa Bay somewhere and turned back to Sarasota. He’d brag about the heritage and I’d keep drinking beer. Good times.

Totally agree on power.

Not everyone gets it.

Thats the main reason I’ve never gone over 25’ for my twins.

At that power, size and weight, at WFO (80-ish), flying it on the drain plug, it’s still hair on fire, flyin an Allison fun!

Any bigger and that all changes.
W/my power.

W/the new motors, that all changes!

Beyond my means but, now you can bolt on a pair of 450 Hp motors, self contained, w/a warranty, be 1000 lbs+ lighter, a couple hundred more HPs than when new, and have the space of a 10’ bigger boat!

I think you should buy that 28 for your next project 😂🤓🤣🤪👍🏻😎

Just one more to make me think stupid thoughts…..

A saltwater boat but tons of recent upgrades.


https://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/boa...640444779.html

I'm running a Merc racing 520 and seeing 70 plus

Eleganza
 

Not a fan of the color but, one of the nicest I’ve seen!



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