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Old 01-28-2015 | 07:06 PM
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My buddy is looking a waterfront townhouse in Boca Raton. There is a huge double point mansion on the other side of the canal. Realtor says the guy invented the Bennett trim tab but he died last year. House is insane from the pics he sent me.

Googled this: http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/...ennetts-house/

Guy was only 65!
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Old 01-28-2015 | 07:24 PM
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Realtor was slightly misinformed. Charles Bennett invented the Bennett trim tab, around 1960.
Blake Bennett operated the company.

Edit: after looking at the link to the house, it credits Charles as the inventor and Blake as the founder of Bennett Marine.

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Old 01-28-2015 | 07:30 PM
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It just sold. Pretty close to $6Million. Its a really cool house. Google Earth needs to do "canal" view in addition to "street" view. LOL

One of the only double lot point homes set up that way around here. I was surprised it was only $6M. Very masculine but not gawdy, you can tell the guy was badass. There are a few homes just north of there that sold for a lot more that weren't as exclusive IMHO...
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Old 01-28-2015 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Keith Atlanta
you can tell the guy was badass.
Of course he was. He was born in Detroit.
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Old 01-28-2015 | 09:00 PM
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I lived on that same street but on the southern side of that point of land.

He was restoring some old wooden boat for a number of years, a large 50 or 60 foot cabin cruiser, he had it at his dock right up the canal from my dock.

Used to be a nice area that did not have speed zones.
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Originally Posted by Speedracer29
Of course he was. He was born in Detroit.
I've been watching you, you're a pretty comical phucker. Can't stay and talk right now though.

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Old 01-28-2015 | 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by payuppsucker
I've been watching you, you're a pretty comical phucker. Can't stay and talk right now though.
Thanks! (I think). If you're ever up this way, bring me some apple pie, I'm funnier than an organ grinder's monkey on the hooch!
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Originally Posted by Speedracer29
Thanks! (I think). If you're ever up this way, bring me some apple pie, I'm funnier than an organ grinder's monkey on the hooch!
When I come up that way I'll be bringing my favorite IPAs and AB by Stone.
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When I come up that way I'll be bringing my favorite IPAs and AB by Stone.
Can I come also, I am pretty funny and I like IPA!
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Absolutely..............as long as you know what AB by Stone is.

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