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Old 06-13-2016 | 02:40 PM
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Sunsation is changing with the times, http://speedonthewater.com/in-the-ne...enter-consoles
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Old 06-13-2016 | 02:41 PM
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Very unfortunate.....
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I remember the days of Wayne saying he'd never build an open bow (mid-cabin) boat. Then he did and those outsold the closed bow versions. Oh how times have changed. To think of the money invested in that F-4 mold...
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Old 06-13-2016 | 03:29 PM
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oh well maybe my 32 ssr will increase in value

how's the 39/41?? coming along anyway?
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Originally Posted by TBAG
Very unfortunate.....
true . . . but it is also smart and prudent in this industry. You wont survive long if you dont roll with it . . .
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To think of the money invested in that F-4 mold...
Why isnt the F4 hull used in a center console with a new deck?
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Why isnt the F4 hull used in a center console with a new deck?
Most likely due to the beam. The F4 hull isn't wide enough.
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Old 06-13-2016 | 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by GL@PBC
Most likely due to the beam. The F4 hull isn't wide enough.
Yeah, a lot of guys are 9 to 12 foot. But isnt that how the Fountain Express cruiser originated? Dont they just widen it a little? Arent most of the fast CC's variations of "performance" hulls to begin with?
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Originally Posted by Keith Atlanta
Yeah, a lot of guys are 9 to 12 foot. But isnt that how the Fountain Express cruiser originated? Dont they just widen it a little? Arent most of the fast CC's variations of "performance" hulls to begin with?
Not the good ones
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Originally Posted by Knot 4 Me
I remember the days of Wayne saying he'd never build an open bow (mid-cabin) boat. Then he did and those outsold the closed bow versions. Oh how times have changed. To think of the money invested in that F-4 mold...
F4 and the 36 both must have cost them a bundle and I would bet they didn't built 25 boats total between the two. The F4 was done during boom times so they probably didn't do too bad on that one but the 36 must have really sucked as far as ROI.
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