Bringing Powerplay Back?
01-05-2012 | 02:09 AM
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From: Laingsburg, Michigan
A. Danny was the best thing and worst thing about Powerplay (he built great boats and was anal about details but sucked at "balancing the books."
B. The hulls were fine 10 years ago but are outdated now (only the 38 was stepped).
C. The 38 was awesome in 2003 when it premiered but not exactly "Outerlimits" state of the art 9 years later. Boat was heavy, good ride but not exactly fast.
I believe PP will go the route of Apache. Great hulls for their day, no one has been able to achieve the level of success the original company had and the older hulls are still cherished 20-30 years later.
B. The hulls were fine 10 years ago but are outdated now (only the 38 was stepped).
C. The 38 was awesome in 2003 when it premiered but not exactly "Outerlimits" state of the art 9 years later. Boat was heavy, good ride but not exactly fast.
I believe PP will go the route of Apache. Great hulls for their day, no one has been able to achieve the level of success the original company had and the older hulls are still cherished 20-30 years later.
01-10-2012 | 10:35 AM
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Not only did they stand the test of time, I have 22 year old in for repairs and its all still there.
We test ran 2 fresh diamond marine motors at 76 mph in 2-3 ft chop and ran over it like it was'nt there. That 25' would still sell today no problem! Just needs to be marketed and built by the right people. Not to mention the 33 sport and fish are very much in demand. I agree some updates would be necessary, however the construction was impecable. Only structural changes I would make would be elimination of lumber!
If you build it they will come...........................
We test ran 2 fresh diamond marine motors at 76 mph in 2-3 ft chop and ran over it like it was'nt there. That 25' would still sell today no problem! Just needs to be marketed and built by the right people. Not to mention the 33 sport and fish are very much in demand. I agree some updates would be necessary, however the construction was impecable. Only structural changes I would make would be elimination of lumber!
If you build it they will come...........................
