Looks amazing David!!! :eek:

I liked the white because of the great lines of the Skater but.... I really like what you have chosen as a paint scheme.

Thanks Bob, but there will still be lots of white

Very cool. Can't wait to see it in person

Now thats how ya take care of a little scratch in the side of a boat :D looks great David. Mitch is da man . . . .


Hope to see you two up in the Erie Islands this year :cool:

Its funny how when the fellow boater who ended up playing bumper boats with my Skater at the launch ramp, was the final straw, and so we decided to go for it

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Looks great! I like your colors!

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Thanks Guys

David,
Looks really nice!!!! What's all that white stuff on the ground? Sand? LOL. You need to bring that thing to FL and do the poker run to Islamorda for the Miami Boat Show! The boat will be fine in salt water!

We'll have to meet up at Buckeye this year

Thanks Ron, yeah we got the white stuff alright. Wish it was sand. I cant make it down for the Miami thing, maybe next year, Enjoy!

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This answers one of the most asked questions that we get at the ramp

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luv the colors!

and the paint is color coordinated with the interior...awesome!

Do you really think they will stop asking? :cool-smiley-011:

Just tell them that 36 is the top speed cause I'm sure thats the next most popular question you get asked lol. Looks great david, bring it to indian lake next summer and I will get a lot of running pics.

us too lol

I'm gonna have to listen to stories on the docks at Woody's about how Ken Schrader the Nascar Feller' bought Dave Thomas' Island, and now he's rip roarin' all over the lake in that cigar boat with his number on the side.

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Your boat has turned out awesome. Congrats

The idiots in my village still wouldn't get it. They are always amazed that my 25' cat will hold 110 gallons of fuel and that I only get 2mpg! At that point they have assured themselves that I am crazy and walk off shaking their heads. The paint really does the hull justice. I think the 36 Skater has the best lines. It dwarfs a 30' and 32' Skater. You did good Dave in your design of the scheme.

Helt,

I will forever be in lust with your Skater. I love the colors.

If that would be true, it sure would be a blast for all of us!!! the more the merrier

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My taste in colors have not changed much over the years. My first Cat, 1998 Spectre 30, tripps used basically the same colors. I asked Mitch to incorporate these colors along with a nice tribal and 3D effect on my 36 skater.

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Mitcher T did a great job of listening to what I wanted and working with me on the design, we couldnt' be happier with the result. Another great guy to work with!

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Looks freekin awesome! Even better than the line drawing!

Bad A$$

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We picked the Skater up at the MitcherT shop yesterday, and had a great trip home with plenty of sunshine

That thing looks stunning...Congrats lots of hard work has gone into for yrs...time to enjoy it. Congrats again.

turned out incredible!!! you had some of the best in the bizz do work on this one...stunning one of a kind 36 skater!!

Dave

I really like it great job!

I want to hear that thing run!

Sam

Thanks Guys!

I appreciate all of the encouragement and compliments!

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it looks so slick just sitting there on the trailer!

Thanks, I'm glad that I was able to get this project completed to this point. Any of you guys out there that are contemplating doing a restoration on " the boat of your dreams" just take note:
Have a realistic vision for what you want to end up with, remember its going to come down to 2 things basically. TIME and MONEY.
Unless you are highly skilled and gifted in fiberglas/Kevlar repair and fabrication with the heated shop and lots of time on your hands (retired and well off financially) with not much family time needed, it would behoove you to seek out Dave Sikorski for bringing back your dream boat to what she once was or even better. He's a fair guy and does great work.
Also I'd recommend Mitcher T for doing a custom paint and graphics on your restored boat. He too is one of those rare gems that does what he says and can be trusted to deliver and exceed your expectations.
I ended up spending a fraction of what it'd cost me to buy new. However I know that if I had to sell, I'd probably be lucky to break even. That doesn't matter so much to me right now. If you really love high performance boating, and realize how rare these beauties are compared to the majority of vessels that are buzzing around on our water ways, I feel fortunate to have found almost exactly what I was hoping for, and having the right people do the work with the right outcomes.

It's always refreshing to hear a customer that is happy with the services and products delievered. It's unfortunate that in this sport we don't hear it more often. Thanks to you and Sam for letting us live vicariously through your builds. Keep us posted on your setup ie: slip%, props etc.

It'd be nice to see it in person....how about coming to the tickfaw 200 first weekend in may...:evilb:...there's a few boats coming from up your way.:D quite a few skater are gonna be here for sure!!!

and Sam I'd like to hear his and your running...one screaming and one roaring LOL.

Thanks for the compliment David it was a pleasure to help. I am very fortunate in that is still enjoy working on these things every day and i really do adopt each an every one of 'em lol. They test our patience to say the least but in the end it just happens and you are left to enjoy all the hard work. Really hope you guys can make a run to the Bay with us some time this summer. :cool:


Mitch just makes it look so easy, awesome paint job and just the right amount of color. Hey wheres the Corona "relax" tree? :D

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Lightning Jet's trailer work is also very impressive!

David, what is your next restore boat? Ok fine, keep it a secret a little longer :)