Just gotta put my name in the hat real quick...wanna see if this is still here when I get home tonight. :D

Buck

How come when Keith Eickert was running the show he did not have to "reorganize"?

Just droping my name in the hat.

I hope they get this mess fixed soon I need to buy 3 Pre-Lubers for my Fountain. I dont know If I should buy KE or some other brand.

Don't flame the messager here, but remember KE did for some reason I do not know took on a partner. If he had not done that where would KE be today?

somewhere in fla?

IF, in fact, (and mind you that's a big if, I know nothing of this situation save for what I read here) KEPP and the "notorious" Miss (Ms? I get so confused these days) sullivan drained the company she was a partner in, she will receive her just rewards in time. Mr. Eickert, if taken for a ride as has been suggested, will continue doing business and build up an even stronger, more loyal customer base than he previously enjoyed.
It will be interesting to as what the truth is when it finally reveals itself. I just hope it does. I, like nearly everyone on this board, does from time to time purchase the goods and services of the people in the boating industry. I do not knowingly, and will not, support ANY company that has, or is even associated with (Sterling, you listening?) a person/company that has taken a company from someone who built it from the ground up.
I hope for Sterling's sake all this can be cleared up in a satisfactory manner.

Well put SummerObsession. I have only been to Mr. Eickert's shop once (in 2000), but I was very impressed. I will specifically do business with him again if it turns out that he was taken advantage of (politely stated).

The performance boating community is a small, and for the most part, well informed group. In most cases, the good guys do not finish last.

at one time keith eickert built some of the best engines on the face of the earth. ms. sullivan has not.

keith built the parts buisness for the marine industry after starting his career with mercury marine , and being involved with many winning race teams.

julie sullivan got into the performance boating market in chicago , ill. she bought a marina and ran that into the ground. then got her foot in the door at keith eickert with some smooth talking and alot of "now broken" promises.

she ran around with an outer limits with eickert engines in it. you may have gotten a glimps of her at several poker runs.

some of the poker runs she (as a kepp officer) sponsered. against keith's approval. some of these events had to hound her for the payment. she likes to play the big roll , but does not like to pay for it.

by the way... the outer limits was reposesed by the bank and sold at action. more payments she did not want to make.

the list of creditors that are looking for money is very long.
and these "accounting errors" she blames on her accountants. or employees stealing from the company.

these are the same employees that helped put keith eickert on the map. and helped it grow to be known as a worldwide credible engine and parts supplier.

now...not one of the key employees work for the "new" company.
nor do they plan on going back. this does not sound like the fore mentioned " win - win " situation.

she ( ms sullivan ) is a slick talking , manipulitive , gold digging. person.

all i can say is , hold on to your money. and follow a proven , honest , company. not a catchy phrase , and alot of broken promises.

It's free advice, so it's worth exactly what you paid for it, but I'll restate my feelings from another thread.

The appeal of KEPP parts/engines/whatever was the fact that Keith Eickert was more than the name on the box, he was the guy behind the product. That is no longer the case, and there are lots of folks that build similar widgets.

As always, YMMV....

how does ms sullivan look a bikini lol


remember paybacks are a *****





cardoctor

leo, another quality point :)

Does anyone know if Julie has or had a husband named John?

Troutly, I don't know what your talking about. However, I did hear that the new KEPP is starting a line of Keith Eickert Power Products apparel. You can get a KEPP jacket, baseball hat, T-shirts, polo's, etc. Heck, I even hear there's going to be a KEPP thong - you should pick one up for those wild weekends at LOTO! :D

CRUBOSS,
I'll bet you had a really tough time writing the word "person"...I can think of many better. ;) :D

just when you get a job you REALY love , and plan on hang'n in till you retire. POOF ! sombody comes along and screws the entire thing up ! THAT REALY SUX !

Troutly...You beat me to it! Sounds VERY VERY SIMILAR to another member of OSO that has since disappeared to the Unsensored section...:rolleyes: :eek:

I can....but I'm not talking

Keith Eickert is the real thing......

T2x;)

No really...How does she look in a bikini........she must have something going for her

Did Julie at KE handle the paperwork for Cigarette's new factory?????

miami shuffle is a term that comes to mind.

LUCY HAS TO HAVE THE BEST PERSONALITY ON OSO HANDS DOWN!:D :D :p

Lucy has the best EVERYTHING on OSO!!!:) ;)

:hothead: :hothead: :hothead: :hothead:

:hothead: :hothead: :hothead: :hothead:

I hear you man! Had a job I loved with a homebuilder I could have retired doing. THe family who owned it was like my own family. Then Bank of America bought Seafirst Bank, changed the loan policies at Seafirst , BOA said they need to perform an audit and during this audit no construction payouts were given by the bank. 1 month later over 100 people and twice that lost there jobs because of the bank merger. All of them were good people.

Thats why I will never do business with Bank of America.

I try to stay out of controversial issues :)
 

I rafted off next to the "Sullivan/Boyfriend" Outerlimits one time at a poker run. 'Wore out' was all that came to mind. Especially for a representitive of a marine co. (bubble gum stuck to the side, dirty vinyl, filthy engine compartment) People who treat a toys like that with such little care generally are fly by night hustlers.

Seriously, people that EARNED their money respect the time and effort it takes to make it, hence they take care of their belongings.

That goes for the very rich as well. Ever seen some of those Yachts in Miami/Lauderdale.

Point I'm try to make is, The image stuck with me. I'll be shopping for a pair of engines for my new 40 Spectre in 14 mo. I know what type of engines it won't have.

Maximus

I think Keith seems to be the most intelligent businessman ever to have his affairs aired on OSO. He hasn't replied to any of this crap.:D :D :D (See my post on the Alweiss thread.)

With regard to d-hlaw, he has always seemed pretty professional in his posts (if I'm wrong, just point me to one) -- any way to connect him to "Kernan"??? I am sure the OSO Board Gods will let you know if they can connect the two -- posting under different screen names is frowned upon here, unless there is a good reason (ie - two different computers).

I am curious -- If you decided to post at all, why all the attacking, rather than answering the questions raised? (Please ignore all of the name-calling people do here.)

INQUIRING MINDS (without a life of our own) WANT TO KNOW!!!!

In the immortal words of Keith Eickert; "She's just another f'ing expert"

Hey CRUBOSS maybe I should sign her building again :):)

Sorry had to get my .02 in before the inevitable poof

KAMMA ; you won't find any posts by MR. KEITH EICKERT . i think i have seen keith on a computer twice in five years. nothing against the guy, but he has no use for these things. , the guy has yet to set up the voice mail on his cell phone. somtimes it is just better that way.

i just wanted you to know.

Setting the record straight
 

Kaama-

I confess- I have posted under 2 names.

My real screen name is Bulldog but the puppy:doggy: icon did not work. In an attempt to use an icon that made sense with my screen name, I used the alias BullFrog:frog:.

OSO- I am very very sorry!

I just hope that Mr. Eickert is able to climb out of this legal cesspool he is in. I have the impression that he wanted a 'business' partner to handle the 'business' end of things. I know a custom guitar builder (Jimmy Foster) that got F*&ked by an ahole in a very similar arrangement. The good news is Jimmy's customers knew what was going on, and he was able to eventually get things back in order.

Bulldog aka Ronnie (not bullFrog, nope, not gonna do it)

Bulldog(frog) -- Yeah, but the most inflamatory thing you ever post is that the Scarab still isn't ready. :D :D :D

And you better not reply to this too quickly -- That will mean she STILL isn't ready or you would be at Royal Purple. I bet you can already hear the boats.:rolleyes:

PS -- I am only up this early on a saturday, because I have been up all night putting the engines in the boat.:drool:

CruBoss -- I heard on another thread that he has posted, but darned if I can find it.:confused: :confused: :confused:

I've worked in a family business for over 25 years. You'd have to be pretty lazy to let your company go away like this. You gotta be there all the time and the more questions you ask the better off you are. Basically you reap what you sow! BH

He made one post to tell everyone whats up and that's it. Do a search under his user name keith eickert and you will find it.

Sean

KE's post here:

http://offshoreonly.com/forums/showt...=keith+eickert

ttt