King of Offshore Documentary to Air Tuesday on NBC Sports

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12-23-2014, 08:40 PM

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Most are just mad cause they can't catch a fountain with equal power. Gotta give it to Reggie the hulls are efficient.

12-23-2014, 08:44 PM

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I wish they would of showed more of Don!

Don who?

12-23-2014, 08:45 PM

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I watched it and thought it was really good. But I also own a Fountain lol. It did give a few answers that many have always wondered. Wish it was longer so they could have gone into more detail though. Would love to see something similar for Don, Mike etc

12-23-2014, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Jupiter Sunsation

They said "B-illion dollar" empire in the first segment at the 1:30 mark........almost 30 years of boat building so even if he only built/sold 500 42's at 200K each that would be 100 million......he was in the billion dollar range for sure.

No it is fact that is was a billion dollar empire. Perhaps if he wasn't so big operating expenses wouldn't be so high and would still be in production. But just like the man he had to run his business wide open. Good for him. And as a side note I'm sure the sunsation owners heard that he gave them input on making there boat better

. I liked this documentary I hope there are more like it to promote what we do even if it is just to get our rocks off or for racing.

12-23-2014, 08:48 PM

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I think I speak for all of us when I say- how cool is it that our sport we love has just had a show air on a major network?!! NBC! Wow, it's a start, and it's about darn time wouldn't u all say?! I mean the only racing on water out there recently on tv is stupid blow boats & drag boats(these are all good) but you all get the point. We are all talking about this & that, well guess what Reggie just provided our sport with another pick me up. This TV show. Even the haters can't hate the fact that the topic(our sport) was just documented on a major tv network. Who cares if it wasn't primetime TV!!

It's NBS Sports. At 2:30 on a week-day. I had to watch it on the computer

The infomercial comment is starting to make more sense. I still liked it though and I still like Fountains.

12-23-2014, 09:00 PM

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I am far from a fountain guy But the man earned everything!
And he can do it all from a set up to rig build throttle and drive = WIN!
HE IS FAST! And one to follow.

12-23-2014, 09:05 PM

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I am far from a fountain guy But the man earned everything!
And he can do it all from a set up to rig build throttle and drive = WIN!
HE IS FAST! And one to follow.

Most had no choice but to " follow" . I love the fact where it all started. As a kid chasing down fishing boats.... They probably looked at him as a " nothing" at first. Most people doubt others drive and determination way to often. I found that to doubters are just to lazy to go for it.