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Forum: Powerquest
01-17-2012, 09:54 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 107,241
Posted By MK

Steelhead $297,130 Claremont $177,451 ...

Steelhead $297,130
Claremont $177,451
Everyone else $72,283
Total $546,864

I bet they are wishing they had dealt with you Fantastix...
Forum: Powerquest
09-17-2009, 05:30 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,553
Posted By MK

It's pretty typical for the 280 - I think most of...

It's pretty typical for the 280 - I think most of the guys that have them can attest to this.

Higher horsepower, v hull, right hand rotation on the outdrive, equals leaning left.

If you put a...
Forum: Powerquest
09-03-2009, 11:30 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,805
Posted By MK

If it's a McLeod you want (which you would need...

If it's a McLeod you want (which you would need in order to fit the base you have) then you would have to go direct to McLeod. PQ always used a standard McLeod design to minimize the cost (vs paying...
Forum: Powerquest
09-02-2009, 02:06 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,805
Posted By MK

Grand Products is in Norton Shores (Muskegon). ...

Grand Products is in Norton Shores (Muskegon).

Grand Products only made the stainless bases, rails, etc. for PQ, not the upholstered seats.

Jack's son Scott used to run the place for his dad...
Forum: Powerquest
08-27-2009, 09:32 PM
Replies: 960
Views: 166,999
Posted By MK

So anyone know if the PQ property sold at auction...

So anyone know if the PQ property sold at auction today?
If so, who bought it?
Forum: Powerquest
08-21-2009, 11:05 PM
Replies: 960
Views: 166,999
Posted By MK

I don't think much of anything is selling these...

I don't think much of anything is selling these days.
Forum: Powerquest
08-21-2009, 07:21 PM
Replies: 960
Views: 166,999
Posted By MK

What models do you guys think would still sell...

What models do you guys think would still sell well if someone were to pick up some of the molds?
Forum: Powerquest
08-08-2009, 08:25 AM
Replies: 960
Views: 166,999
Posted By MK

It would be less no question. I haven't heard...

It would be less no question.
I haven't heard of any builder that is doing well in this market.

How many others have closed in the last couple years?
Forum: Powerquest
08-06-2009, 10:56 PM
Replies: 960
Views: 166,999
Posted By MK

No - Marc Keizer

No - Marc Keizer
Forum: Powerquest
08-06-2009, 09:46 PM
Replies: 960
Views: 166,999
Posted By MK

Here you go: ...

Here you go:
http://www.nuvescor.com/OurCompany/Team/tabid/59/Default.aspx

He looked at buying back PQ a few years ago but Jack Moll wanted way too much for what was left of the company.

It's...
Forum: Powerquest
08-06-2009, 08:19 PM
Replies: 960
Views: 166,999
Posted By MK

That property was not purchased for 2.8m so it...

That property was not purchased for 2.8m so it has to be the business too.
Forum: Powerquest
08-02-2009, 08:37 PM
Replies: 960
Views: 166,999
Posted By MK

Does it say on the notice who the bank or...

Does it say on the notice who the bank or financial institution is?
Forum: Powerquest
06-01-2009, 01:02 PM
Replies: 960
Views: 166,999
Posted By MK

Maybe the elves are busy building boats inside,...

Maybe the elves are busy building boats inside, much to our dismay...

When they are done with the latest boat order, they can get the combines and bale the hay that is growing on the lawn.

That...
Forum: Powerquest
02-18-2009, 09:50 PM
Replies: 960
Views: 166,999
Posted By MK

I wouldn't make a special trip - there hasn't...

I wouldn't make a special trip - there hasn't been anyone there for weeks.
Forum: Powerquest
01-31-2009, 10:45 PM
Replies: 960
Views: 166,999
Posted By MK

I guess you would call it that - for a quite...

I guess you would call it that - for a quite while there were 3-6 cars there on a daily basis when I'd drive by on my way to work in the morning. About 2 weeks ago, no more cars, no lights, nothing.
Forum: Powerquest
01-31-2009, 03:58 PM
Replies: 960
Views: 166,999
Posted By MK

Heard a rumor that there is a note on the factory...

Heard a rumor that there is a note on the factory door saying they are officially closed...
10-25-2008, 12:10 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,909
Posted By MK

They've eliminated the hazardous chemicals in a...

They've eliminated the hazardous chemicals in a very ingenious way...they stopped building boats!
Forum: Powerquest
10-22-2008, 07:49 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 20,161
Posted By MK

The 260 hull is a solid running hull - not the...

The 260 hull is a solid running hull - not the fastest nor the slowest. It works perfectly for what it was designed to do. As you know the 260 is nearly bullet proof when it comes to handling. You...
Forum: Powerquest
10-21-2008, 08:05 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 20,161
Posted By MK

I don't recall ever having the strakes cut...

I don't recall ever having the strakes cut shorter on a 260 to see how the hull would perform. Maybe someone else has done that and can comment.

The strakes provide stabilization as well as lift...
Forum: Powerquest
10-21-2008, 01:46 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 20,161
Posted By MK

bcarpman, What year is your boat? I did...

bcarpman,

What year is your boat?

I did not work in manufacturing but I knew the layup schedule pretty well. Changes were made from time to time so you may encounter something different but...
Forum: Powerquest
10-21-2008, 01:33 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 20,161
Posted By MK

[QUOTE=bcarpman;2721437]I'd love to hear any data...

[QUOTE=bcarpman;2721437]I'd love to hear any data on that. I've never seen a 257/260 with an HP500 from the factory.

We didn't sell many - I can only recall one.

It was a long time ago - I...
Forum: Powerquest
10-20-2008, 03:02 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 20,161
Posted By MK

bcarpman, Not sure who that would have been...

bcarpman,

Not sure who that would have been that you talked to...maybe Lou Downing? I worked there until 2000 so it could have been someone who worked there after I was gone.

As to why he had...
Forum: Powerquest
10-16-2008, 08:48 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 20,161
Posted By MK

No roofers involved... I don't know where...

No roofers involved...

I don't know where the term came from but when we would add them to a hull in testing it looked like a wood shingle (like a cedar roof shingle).
Forum: Powerquest
10-16-2008, 09:47 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 20,161
Posted By MK

We always referred to them as shingles. As a...

We always referred to them as shingles.

As a rule no customer or dealer boats left the factory with them ground off.

I think there may have been an employee boat or two that had been modified...
Forum: Powerquest
10-14-2008, 09:24 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 20,161
Posted By MK

They are on the hull to minimize porpoising. ...

They are on the hull to minimize porpoising.

They are in the mold so every hull out of that mold has them unless they were specifically ground off after the boat was removed from the mold.

It...
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