Getting closer, https://www.speedonthewater.com/firs...for-this-week/

why is this news ? looks like every other outboard cat go chase down the freedom boat and give us an update that thing is homemade awesome and deserves some attention around here that thing accellerated faster than any offshore V or cat i have ever seen

I am simply following the build a new product at each of its major stages. By all the traffic metrics including Google analytics (which I can't mess with, they are what they are) people are very interested in this story. So I will continue to follow it.

As for the Freedom Boat Skater 36: The owners want anonymity. They also want to run in public events so there is an inherent conflict with that desire, but given that fact access to information is a problem. I speak with Tony Cutsuries at Skater almost every week. He respects the owners' wishes, and while I don't understand them in the least I respect them as well. So I don't push. And won't.

But back to the news value of the offending story: First, the Platinum group chose a well-known rigger for its boats. I am sure the people at the rigging shop find it newsworthy.

As do their friends and families and customers. As do readers with different tastes and sensibilities than yours.

Not every story will appeal to every reader. I am sorry this one didn't appeal to you. Just a suggestion, though? My headlines are pretty direct and simple, so I would imagine ... and forgive me if I'm wrong ... you knew this story wasn't for you.

So in the interest of using time wisely, don't open the next one.

That's a fact, it seems that nobody has the desire to be creative with styling. Yawn.

i,m not sure they want to be private they have a big facebook and web site following maybe they don,t want to be on traditional boat sites i get it....... i guess...... its a cool well engineered bad ol hot rod that will set records if they keep it on the water as far as boat builds its not very exciting to read about maybe hotrod the powerplants so its a bit more interesting to follow these are all stock power outboards maybe do one with the diesel outboards they have come a long ways and are over 300hp

Well I do believe they register as Clint Eastwood and John Wayne so if they're not trying to be private they're trying to be goofy. Perhaps you're right in that they don't want to be on "traditional boat sites," not that many exist in our segment, and if that's the case that's fine, at least for social media. They're not begging me to write about them and I am not begging for the opportunity.

Win win.

Keep doing what you're doing Matt. I'm not an outboard cat customer, but I still look, kind of like I'm not buying myself any women's lingerie but I can be found perusing the Victoria Secret catalog..

Thank you—especially for the analogy.

I have no issue with what BoostBros is saying. I don't have to agree to understand and even learn from his point, and I sure don't expect to please everyone. Ever.