Yea I totally understand Dale. I liked the 308SS or 30SS designation which you and I had a slight difference of opinion on how it was derived but I understood where you were coming from on the subject. It is after all a 30 foot skater from that mold like you said. I kinda like the sound of the name now and like you said it looks nice on the side of the boat. Ha.Some of the other options were not good. 30 foot fatboy may have been best but my friends would have killed me on that one because of my so called stocky build ha. Boy they would have loved that one. Wow. Any way its getting closer every day just hope it gets here before winter. Again thanx to everyone for their interest, input and kind words during the process. It was and is greatly appreciated and if any of you ever get to Toms River, NJ please look me up. It would be great to meet face to face. Steve.

Then it's not "identical" , is it :picard1:

Skater hater today , say it ain't so :eekdrop:

Was done without your permission , If I was thee "Skater Stalker" , I'd be pissed too !

You're boat is beautiful btw Steve, I'm really envious of the colors AND the graphic
There , fixed it for ya

Just got off the phone with Peter he said he's sorry. In the future all size's , shapes , designations , lay up schedules , color choice , graphic designs , choice of power , delivery dates , cost's , weight , propeller choice and of course published top speed numbers will all be run by you for approval .

Steve I have followed this thread from the beginning . You have a beautiful boat that will provide years of enjoyment !

Tube, Why the hate?? I know Dale pretty well and I fee all is comments are constructive. I don't think Dale has any reason to be "envious"! JMO...... Steve, We all in Skater Nation love what you are doing (speaking for myself, of course). I am a pretty new Skater owner and love making friends on this site and look forward to meeting as many bros. as possible!

Tab ,
No hate here brother. If anything just overstating the obvious . :picard1:
If you want to call three paragraphs of belittlement along with maybe one short sentence of complement in the middle of the next paragraph of cut down , being "constructively helped" then well , OK , to each his own .
I'm sure he really does try hard to be helpful , it's just his arrogance blocks him from doing so ... :daz:

I too think Steve has a beautiful boat . Matter of fact , I think it's one of the best looking boat's I have seen in a while.
I also admire his courage for betting , what , $70,000 on a yet to be "blessed by the pope" , engine package .. :flag:

Hey All, Finally sold my Checkmate today. Think it was a good deal all the way around. Really loved that boat and had a lot of fun in her. I know its an inanimate object but its nice when you get the feeling that your old ride is getting a good home. The new owner was very enthused and Im sure he will enjoy her and take good care of her. It is in great shape just needs a couple coats of wax and she'll look like new again. Good luck to Mike the new owner and may he enjoy many days of safe boating. Steve.

Thanks David, for questioning this guy's idiotic spin on my earlier post. He's just another online troll that probably doesn't even own a boat, much less a Skater. I'm certain everyone on here knows I'm a huge supporter of Steve's build (as well as all the other Skater owners in these forums), and always take the time to share what I've learned over the course of the last 15 years of owning them. And definitely no "arrogance" here, as I know I'm one of the "little fish" in the Skater Sea that we all swim in..........

Thanks Tab for questioning my motive . It give everyone a chance to see Mr. Skater call me a troll , a boat less , Skater less , idiot . Just another example of the fine help he offers.
I try and help him see that he has in essence , told a man he has a ten year old boat design.
A piece of $&!z motor combination that will not run with his Opti-pops ( even though he has never even seen one in person )
Your on your own when it comes to props.
Built by a guy who doesn't know what to name his boats any more.
Painted be a group that has been not up to his standards as of late.
No way to spin that. Those are your words. If you want , I'll go back and quote those for you.
I'm open minded , show me just some of the 15 years of experience you offered in a positive manor .Instead of putting a man spending a large sum of money on pins and needles. Unlike you , I'm man enough to say when I'm wrong .

I think that everyone needs to go the corner and take a "time-out" regarding this issue:angry-smiley-038:!

Pot, meet kettle...

Your boat is going to be fantastic Nasty, absolutely fantastic!!!

link does not exist...but I will take your work on it flightplan...you are a stand up guy, that I know for a fact! kinda gotten off the topic here, glad this doesn't happen anywhere else on OSO:rolleyes::lolhit: