Webster:
Main Entry: boat
Pronunciation: \ˈbōt\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English boot, from Old English bāt; akin to Old Norse beit boat
Date: before 12th century

1 a: a small vessel for travel on water

2: b: a ‘Hole in the water which you Pour Money Into,’ But It Is Great to Own One

haha my grandfather use to have a carved wood sign on their sun poorch that said pretty much the same thing. something along the lines of "a boat is a dry hole in the water into which one pours money".

What happened to the original 30 mold? Is it still around, or did it get lost with the whole Regal fiasco? Just seems silly to build a 30' foot boat in a mold that's 10' longer.

I had a 30 (88' Regal) and it was a fast boat for the power we had and very fun to drive.

I had the same sign on my 1962 35' Owens cruiser, My first boat, "Man Look at me!" Paid 18K for the boat / slip was $150.00 month, 2 weeks after purchase slip $350 month + electricity / 6 months later got a call "boat sinking" / I was out of the country. Slip owner $75.00 per day to pump out the boat for 45 days till I returned. No one would pull the boat out for repairs because, "it's a wooden boat". Bought a 40' trailer $9k bought 6 new tires $780.00 and F650 truck $4k . Pulled it out, bent both twin screws. Repair est. 16K, Sold the boat and trailer for 7K and had to finance it 2 years. Truck got totaled out in front of my house with libility insurance only and the guy that ran into it had no insurance and tried to sue me for parking it where I did, no success on law suit. True story. Moral, "Hole in water which one pours money into, but it's great to own one.

[QUOTE=RaggedEdge;2491060]My $.02, for what it's worth.

Ragged, I think your right, Here's a little newer one with bigger power. What do you think about it?

2007 44 MTI



1550's X 2

The new 322 has the old 30 bottom!!

[QUOTE=Velocity Vector;2491580]
Not fast enough

[QUOTE=Velocity Vector;2491580]

Now you're on the right track!!! Pier 57, yes or no???

Rumour has it, called cheat and splash. You find a nice old boat, use it as the plug and pull a new mold off it. Putz around a little, new top deck, and Bingo! Whole new boat.

Why change what works?