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Old 07-18-2014 | 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Speedracer29
Center console = more seating for skanks.... And if you can fill up a Concept 30' cabin with blow or horse, you got other things to deal with.
Maybe, but I've been a "gear head" my whole life. Dirt bikes, BMX racing in the late 80's early 90's, drag cars, road racing, SCCA, etc.

No center console would satisfy my need for this. My old lady loves to race and haul ass almost more than I do. It's not in your blood if your happy with a big v-bottom open cockpit boat with some weed wackers on the back. Period

Hell, my 70 year old dad bought a 42 lightning fountain with 525's. First ride he looks over at me and goes this thing is a slow pig. Couple weeks later 42 lightning with 700's with whipple upgrades. lol
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Old 07-18-2014 | 04:20 PM
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My Donzi 29 zfc with twin Merc 250 efi's will run right at 70 mph and is always the center of attention at raft ups. Oh and yes I do get mistaken for the law all the time.
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Old 07-18-2014 | 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by CLA
Maybe, but I've been a "gear head" my whole life. Dirt bikes, BMX racing in the late 80's early 90's, drag cars, road racing, SCCA, etc.

No center console would satisfy my need for this. My old lady loves to race and haul ass almost more than I do. It's not in your blood if your happy with a big v-bottom open cockpit boat with some weed wackers on the back. Period

Hell, my 70 year old dad bought a 42 lightning fountain with 525's. First ride he looks over at me and goes this thing is a slow pig. Couple weeks later 42 lightning with 700's with whipple upgrades. lol

I would say that is a false statement.

I grew up around drag racing, I have had some kind of muscle car to tinker with my whole life, I work on them and love them.

My boat....love it.

But it comes a time when your at the dock cause your down for the day and everyone else is at the island having fun. Then you come to FL and you boat 10months out of the year but yet you are still the guy with boat issues and when you're not you are drawing straws with friends for who you can take and those days get old fast.

You can still love muscle and have it in your blood running a "weed eater". After a while a little sensibility has to come into play and ask your self why you are doing this just to have the noise. Cause unless you have a very built boat these days.... Those weed eaters are running right next to you having a blast.
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Old 07-18-2014 | 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by CLA
It's not in your blood if your happy with a big v-bottom open cockpit boat with some weed wackers on the back. Period
Betting a few Superboat and Pantera owners would disagree. But you'd have to catch them first....
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Old 07-18-2014 | 07:26 PM
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not a center console but fits in the tone of the conversation

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Old 07-18-2014 | 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by CLA
It's not in your blood if your happy with a big v-bottom open cockpit boat with some weed wackers on the back. Period
Absolutely disagree as well. I have built (from the ground up) a prostreet s-10 blazer that not only was fast, was a 2 time detroit Autorama winner. I have also built a custom Victory Vegas motorcycle and then a full pro street Custom both of these bikes were very fast ans also show winners. I currently drive a G8 GT as a daily driver (close to 400 hp LS powered Rear wheel drive car). And have a new pro street blazer project in the works. My precious boat was a Velocity that ran into the 70s and my current Center Console is just why of getting to the 70s.
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Old 07-18-2014 | 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by CLA
Maybe, but I've been a "gear head" my whole life. Dirt bikes, BMX racing in the late 80's early 90's, drag cars, road racing, SCCA, etc.

No center console would satisfy my need for this. My old lady loves to race and haul ass almost more than I do. It's not in your blood if your happy with a big v-bottom open cockpit boat with some weed wackers on the back. Period

Hell, my 70 year old dad bought a 42 lightning fountain with 525's. First ride he looks over at me and goes this thing is a slow pig. Couple weeks later 42 lightning with 700's with whipple upgrades. lol
I'm with you
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Old 07-18-2014 | 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by jbraun2828
I'm with you
Me too. I'm surprised at all the praise for CCs on this thread. First our inland lakes get taken over by pontoons and now these giant 70 mph fiberglass pontoons are going to replace traditional go-fasts? I don't like it. I don't need ten people on my boat. I rarely have four.
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Old 07-18-2014 | 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by thirdchildhood
Me too. I'm surprised at all the praise for CCs on this thread. First our inland lakes get taken over by pontoons and now these giant 70 mph fiberglass pontoons are going to replace traditional go-fasts? I don't like it. I don't need ten people on my boat. I rarely have four.

Get more friends and get out of the lakes.....they are called offshore boats right?


BTW....just giving you ****
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Old 07-18-2014 | 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by pstorti
says the guy with a 22' boat with almost no freeboard lol
lmao... good point lol
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