Thanks for the information everybody. Todd was great to deal with. He knew we were on a tight schedule and had things ready for us when we got there early in the AM. He worked with us all day until we had to head off to the airport. We were able to strike a deal on the Apache. The survey was clean and the boat was in fairly good shape overall. I'll post some pictures and some more info tomorrow.

CONGRATULATIONS BRO!!!!!!
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING SOME PICS... :D

congrats!

Will -

So you bought the Apache. Cool! I can give you some history if it's the boat I think it is. To my knowledge Mark McManus only built one 45 Apache. It was pulled from a blocked off 47 mold. It was built for a Baltimore guy named Steve Baldwin. Ironically on our last trip to Lauderdale Bill Schaefer and I ran in to Steve. Steve raced the boat one year as RDS systems which was his company. He missed winning the world championship to I believe Peter Markey in Little Caesers. Steve then sold the boat to Alan Feinhold, who in a strange Ocean City twist lived in penthouse A in Mystic Point (at Turnberry Isle in North Miami) just above Gary Brightwell (Jenny's Express 41 Apache) in penthouse B. Alan raced the boat a lot including in Ocean City. Somewhere, if I can find it, I have a picture of the boat in the OC convention center parking lot. The paint job was awesome, in my opinion, one of the prettiest Apaches ever built.

My Top Gun is coming along well. I look forward to mixing it up with you out in the ocean this summer.

Barry

Can't wait to see pictures and hope to see you on the water.

Congrat's

enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lucy -

No pictures?

You're slipping!

:-)