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GENERAL LEE
01-22-2010, 11:06 AM
I've been trying for YEARS to get some good shots of this boat for you guys. I can never seem to time it where I'm out WITH a camera, and he's out as well....:ack2:

Well, last Summer I was armed with Jay & his arsenal of equipment, so he was able to take some nice shots of this classic Cigarette. (That's E Dock behind it, where it's tied to the dock)

It's been on Grand Lake since it was brand new, which I "believe" is about 1981-1982. The family that built it, had a 42 built as well with diesels, and painted both with indentical colors. They've been kept in near perfect condition their entire lives. It was really cool to see them both on the lift, side by side, as a kid.

I thought you guys would enjoy seeing one of them. It's an all original 36 Widebody, with some general big blocks, and Stellings exhaust. For only having 400ish horsepower, this is one of the best sounding boats I've heard:

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/9625/edock7574.jpg (http://img707.imageshack.us/i/edock7574.jpg/)

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/2586/edock7584.jpg (http://img210.imageshack.us/i/edock7584.jpg/)

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/4862/edock7580.jpg (http://img641.imageshack.us/i/edock7580.jpg/)

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/9797/edock7588.jpg (http://img24.imageshack.us/i/edock7588.jpg/)


The game continues this year to get you guys some pics of the 42. :willy_nilly:

Thanks again Jay!! :cheers2:

Biggus
01-22-2010, 11:44 AM
Very cool! Love the old classics, great lines.
There was a very similar 36 in blue that was for sale in the Detriot area. Anyone know where it went?

Thanks for posting :sifone:

Seafordguy
01-22-2010, 12:03 PM
Very cool - what is across the dash in the last pic? It almost has a deep red mahogoney look to it??

stormrider
01-22-2010, 12:26 PM
Not sure where the blue one went... here's a pic of when 'it' was new at the NY boat show, and a few from the ad. I love these 36s.

stormrider
01-22-2010, 12:28 PM
And this white one in Miami was for sale not long ago.

Chris
01-22-2010, 12:45 PM
Very neat boats.

Brian Snyder's silver 36 is absolutely stunning. I'll try to find some pics.

Marc Berman tells some pretty interesting stories about racing the 36. He says that over 100mph the bow gets pretty flighty- he attributes this to the bow flare.

One of the cool things about the 36 is the wide gunwhales. Plenty of room to get up to the bow and lots of side storage.

GENERAL LEE
01-22-2010, 01:09 PM
Marc Berman tells some pretty interesting stories about racing the 36.

He says that over 100mph the bow gets pretty flighty- he attributes this to the bow flare.



It's probably a combination of the bow flare, and the difference in balance created, as the solid rocket fuel burns off to get the boat to 100 http://smiliesftw.com/x/cooleek.gif (http://smiliesftw.com)

Chris
01-22-2010, 01:26 PM
Sterling 1550's will do the job nicely ;)

GENERAL LEE
01-22-2010, 01:32 PM
Srerling 1550's will do the job nicely ;)

That'll do it! http://smiliesftw.com/x/higheek5_1.gif (http://smiliesftw.com)

Quinlan
01-22-2010, 01:43 PM
This guy has a Really clean older Scarab for sale also if anyone in interested. Small blocks i think. 30' or so.

rchevelle71
01-22-2010, 01:50 PM
Very neat boats.

Brian Snyder's silver 36 is absolutely stunning. I'll try to find some pics.

Marc Berman tells some pretty interesting stories about racing the 36. He says that over 100mph the bow gets pretty flighty- he attributes this to the bow flare.

One of the cool things about the 36 is the wide gunwhales. Plenty of room to get up to the bow and lots of side storage.

Whatever happened to Marc's boat? Last I knew he was lengthening it, and it was around the shop. I go to Marcs at least once a month, but usually just to pick up parts, and never get past the front desk, next time I'll have to ask.

BraceYourself
01-22-2010, 02:39 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oEG1DLim1Q

Brian Snyders silver 36 running next to my old boat.

Chris
01-22-2010, 02:42 PM
Whatever happened to Marc's boat? Last I knew he was lengthening it, and it was around the shop. I go to Marcs at least once a month, but usually just to pick up parts, and never get past the front desk, next time I'll have to ask.

He's got it in storage- one of thise "when I get around to it" projects.

rchevelle71
01-22-2010, 04:06 PM
He's got it in storage- one of thise "when I get around to it" projects.


OK,

I used to see it in his shop, but like I said, havent been past the front desk in a while.

Biggus
01-22-2010, 06:59 PM
Very neat boats.

Brian Snyder's silver 36 is absolutely stunning. I'll try to find some pics.

Marc Berman tells some pretty interesting stories about racing the 36. He says that over 100mph the bow gets pretty flighty- he attributes this to the bow flare.

One of the cool things about the 36 is the wide gunwhales. Plenty of room to get up to the bow and lots of side storage.

Bryan's boat is just incredible. The attention to detail rivals the factory!

Here's a few pics from the LEOPA Poker Run.

Kurt

waterboy222
01-22-2010, 07:13 PM
That thing is LOOOOUUUD. I remember growin up around the lake and thinkin that boats didnt get any better than THAT! We used to fight over who got to help tie him up when he came in for fuel back in the day..

GENERAL LEE
01-23-2010, 10:51 AM
That thing is LOOOOUUUD. I remember growin up around the lake and thinkin that boats didnt get any better than THAT! We used to fight over who got to help tie him up when he came in for fuel back in the day..

Same here. I lived across the street from them in OKC, and their son Justin was a good friend of mine. As a result, I got to ride in it a few times back when it was the undisputed, uncontested, BADDEST boat on the lake. I think it's top speed was like 70-75. It was constantly broken down I remember.:ack2:

Their 41 with Cat diesels, was a killer machine too.:cool:

damdonzi
01-23-2010, 12:45 PM
Great pictures -thanks. So was the 41 the "Come on America"?

BRD
01-23-2010, 07:06 PM
Beautiful !!!!

2112
01-24-2010, 12:26 AM
Two things I love about this design is the crisp lines of the deck, windscreen and the raised engine area and the fact that the windscreen flows seamlessly back into the engine cover/hatch area. Oh yeah, the fact that the cockpit and engine area don't take up the entire hull width is also a design strength.

You just don't see them like this any more.

.

GENERAL LEE
01-24-2010, 04:06 AM
Great pictures -thanks. So was the 41 the "Come on America"?

That's right bud! They were both "Come on America" boats, which related to the trucking business the original owner had, but their "real" names, were:

"I Imagine" - 41

&

"I Reckon" - 36


You must have seen them back then! :cheers2:

damdonzi
01-24-2010, 09:56 PM
That's right bud! They were both "Come on America" boats, which related to the trucking business the original owner had, but their "real" names, were:

"I Imagine" - 41

&

"I Reckon" - 36


You must have seen them back then! :cheers2:

Never knew the back story hehind the names. Very cool. Thanks for sharing again. :sifone:

BRD
01-25-2010, 08:16 PM
That mite just be my new favorite Ciggy ! ? ! ?

I dont know that i've seen one of these before ???

stormrider
01-27-2010, 11:58 AM
The blue one is still for sale.
http://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/boa/1565125849.html

GENERAL LEE
01-27-2010, 12:01 PM
Never knew the back story hehind the names. Very cool. Thanks for sharing again. :sifone:

Glad to share the story with someone I didn't know knew the boats! :cheers2:

excalibur27
01-27-2010, 07:30 PM
The blue one is still for sale.
http://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/boa/1565125849.html

I checked into that one. About as original as it gets. I'm kinda looking for one. The only thing that turned me off was the bottom was painted & water really attacked the outdrives. He also said it hadn't been started for a couple of years ... didn't care for that either. The exhaust was different. On each motor, the exhaust manifolds emptied forward towards the bow, then turned around 180 degrees, merge into one muffler,then out the exhaust outlet at around seawater level. I'm going to try to attach one of the pics he sent me.

stormrider
01-28-2010, 04:19 PM
I checked into that one. About as original as it gets. I'm kinda looking for one.

You look into the white one in florida?

ONTHEEDGE
01-28-2010, 11:18 PM
This would turn some heads, and loud.

Flying Dutchman
01-29-2010, 09:37 AM
This would turn some heads, and loud.

:iagree:

LEOPAJM
01-29-2010, 10:19 AM
This would turn some heads, and loud.

He's not sellin that one is he buddy ?

Biggus
01-29-2010, 11:04 AM
This would turn some heads, and loud.Man, that's a nice looking 36

Who does it belong to?

BraceYourself
01-29-2010, 01:18 PM
Man, that's a nice looking 36

Who does it belong to?


Bruce Jones. Yes he's selling it. Not sure the price.

Bruce has done all my boat repairs in the past. He is very very good.

stormrider
02-18-2010, 12:22 PM
Here's another on CL... wheel signed by DON.
http://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/boa/1605301497.html

Rick G
02-20-2010, 01:30 PM
How does one get in touch with Bruce Jones and that 36?
Rick G.

DollaBill
02-20-2010, 01:41 PM
It's probably a combination of the bow flare, and the difference in balance created, as the solid rocket fuel burns off to get the boat to 100 http://smiliesftw.com/x/cooleek.gif (http://smiliesftw.com)

hahahahahahahaah B

GENERAL LEE
02-20-2010, 03:08 PM
Never knew the back story hehind the names. Very cool. Thanks for sharing again. :sifone:

Here are a few more pics I found last week, from BACK in the day. I thought you'd like these. :cheers2:

They're scanned, so I apologize about the size.

Here's "I Imagine". You can see the name on the transom:

http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/8528/img0419b.jpg (http://img704.imageshack.us/i/img0419b.jpg/)

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/2687/img0420lc.jpg (http://img692.imageshack.us/i/img0420lc.jpg/)

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/3617/img0424a.jpg (http://img716.imageshack.us/i/img0424a.jpg/)

& here's "I Imagine", with "I Reckon" in the background, on their lifts. "I Reckon", is now called "Patriot Games":

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/6912/img0423d.jpg (http://img17.imageshack.us/i/img0423d.jpg/)

damdonzi
02-23-2010, 11:05 PM
:cool:
I always liked those boats. Almost bought one last January, but less than 45 minutes into the survey Ed Cozzi called me and said he found "everything but termites" so it was not to be. Again, thanks for the pics.

Sea-Dated
02-24-2010, 12:16 PM
This is just an awesome looking old 36!!!!!!!

This is "I Reckon" that General Lee has been posting about. Been on Grand Lake since new.

GENERAL LEE
03-02-2010, 02:14 PM
This is just an awesome looking old 36!!!!!!!

This is "I Reckon" that General Lee has been posting about. Been on Grand Lake since new.


It's still one of the best sounding boats out there as well. Stellings headers can make anything sound tough! http://smiliesftw.com/x/cool.gif (http://smiliesftw.com)

MattBMiller
03-24-2010, 07:23 PM
This would turn some heads, and loud.

What's the scoop on that boat? That just made my pants tight!

NickOTeen
03-31-2010, 02:11 PM
Looks like the red one is for sale too.

1980 Cigarette Boat. Com-plete make-over, 06-07. New 496Stroker Twins, 1500 Hp. $95,000, w/trailer. 785-770-2664.

Jordan91
08-26-2015, 09:58 AM
When did you look at the boat. I noticed it was still forsale.

Ratickle
08-27-2015, 09:31 AM
Where did you see it for sale?

Dirty Pearl
10-05-2015, 08:51 PM
The 36 Widebody is a fantastic boat!805938059480595