Changes at Cigarette?? [Archive] - SeriousOffshore.com

Wild

11-26-2008, 04:08 PM

:leaving::leaving:

I heard sat. when i was in Miami and all i can say is WOW

dont worry they are still building awsome boats and they are not giong out of buisiness but WOW

MarylandMark

11-26-2008, 04:31 PM

So this time Sam wasn't lying and he really did buy it...

Cash Bar

11-26-2008, 04:51 PM

They're going to be building FAJAs and BAUNTAINS ??? :ack2::rofl:

Thanks for telling me Wild !! Last time I buy. :boxing_smiley::biggrinjester:

Cash Bar

11-26-2008, 04:54 PM

:leaving::leaving:

That won't get you POTW prizes.

All that will get you is the SOS bat-to-the-noggin prize. :boxing_smiley:

Perlmudder

11-26-2008, 05:00 PM

they are building sailboats now. there, i let the cat outa the bag!

Wild

11-26-2008, 05:13 PM

they are building a cat

Sea-Dated

11-26-2008, 05:20 PM

Spill it.......

Who knows the truth?

Let's hear it already.

Cash Bar

11-26-2008, 05:20 PM

they are building a cat

And Dreamer is buying GOLDDIGGER.

And Jupiter is buying a 55' Cig Yacht, NEW !!

And SeanH is buying ALL the MTI's.

And a moose ate BigScotty's Rolex...:rofl:

boatme

11-26-2008, 06:05 PM

And Greg is merging with Bill Hionis to start a new company called
Cashational Realestate

Airpacker

11-26-2008, 06:23 PM

lemme guess......."under new ownership" ?

Seafordguy

11-26-2008, 06:30 PM

They are going back to Flat Bottoms with Full Cabins??

Onesickgladiator

11-26-2008, 07:47 PM

:leaving::leaving: Thats old new

Rick OSG

Woody

11-26-2008, 08:14 PM

Skip bought a black wig and a sweat suit:26:

Tank

11-26-2008, 08:31 PM

Let it be known first on Serious:sifone:....

Neil has left Cigarette. To bad too since Neil was the back bone to Cigarette, being there for so many years and making it through so many owners. Cigarette will cary on building outstanding boats but I'm sure Neils touch will be missed.

J-Bonz

11-26-2008, 08:39 PM

WOW!!!!! Thats Kinda sad

Woody

11-26-2008, 08:42 PM

That is a shame. :( What is next for him?

WMF

11-26-2008, 09:30 PM

Wonder why he left or had to leave???

Dreamer

11-26-2008, 09:48 PM

Wonder why he left or had to leave???

yeah doesnt sound good

THEJOKER

11-26-2008, 10:00 PM

Neil was Cigarette , period! If someone talks to him please have him get in touch w/ me! Neil always went out of his way for me. I knew it was just a matter of time.

Team Tsunami

11-26-2008, 10:04 PM

Cigarette will never be the same.

PM203

11-26-2008, 11:03 PM

I don't think you would voluntarily leave that particular job on your own.

BUzzED

11-26-2008, 11:13 PM

What did Neil do for Cig

THEJOKER

11-26-2008, 11:24 PM

What did Neil do for Cig
Cigarette was Aronow and then Neil Hernendez. That's the story!

MarylandMark

11-26-2008, 11:26 PM

long-time Cigarette Racing designer and Executive VP and partner with Skip Braver in Cig

Few vids:

http://www.boattest.com/oem/general-info.aspx?ID=226&lp_id=295

http://www.boattest.com/oem/general-info.aspx?ID=225&lp_id=295

stainless

11-26-2008, 11:29 PM

Skip bought a black wig and a sweat suit:26:

Funny!:rofl:

inbetween

11-26-2008, 11:30 PM

Skip bought a black wig and a sweat suit:26:

That sounds like trademark infringement :rofl:

MarylandMark

11-26-2008, 11:46 PM

From Cig Racing dot com

MarylandMark

11-26-2008, 11:47 PM

3rd file kind of redundant but wanted to catch the entire article

Hot for Teacher

11-27-2008, 12:54 AM

Cigarette was Aronow and then Neil Hernendez. That's the story!

That's a shame.... Took the Cig tour from him a couple of times, no one could give you more info...
(not counting Phil)

WMF

11-27-2008, 01:11 AM

He was part owner wasnt he, hard to get rid of, or expensive to make leave??????????:(

nocigarette

11-27-2008, 07:57 AM

That's a shame.... Took the Cig tour from him a couple of times, no one could give you more info...
(not counting Phil)

hopefully neil and his family are well.....I really would like to see him and phil team up?????????????????

MarylandMark

11-27-2008, 08:54 AM

He was part owner wasnt he

Yep!

PM203

11-27-2008, 11:30 AM

Yep!

Yes and no. Believe me, Skip's agreement has many loopholes and is anything but simple. From what I hear, you wouldn't believe it. This corp and that corp, so on, so on. Skip was not going to plop down millions and hand over a portion of Cigarette to anyone. Neil may be part owner, but part owner of what is the question?

THEJOKER

11-27-2008, 11:46 AM

Yes and no. Believe me, Skip's agreement has many loopholes and is anything but simple. From what I hear, you wouldn't believe it. This corp and that corp, so on, so on. Skip was not going to plop down millions and hand over a portion of Cigarette to anyone. Neil may be part owner, but part owner of what is the question?
Exactly...........

Biggus

11-27-2008, 12:46 PM

Sad to hear. I'm sure Cigarette was a huge part of Neill's life, being employed by Cig since he was a kid.

Hopefully something even bigger will develop because of it.

Kurt

open72

11-27-2008, 12:53 PM

wow...

i read the artical with braver and how when he purchased cigarette he asked neil to invest by mortgaging everthing he owned and become a minority partner in cigarette..

i'm sure he will picked up fast with all his knowledge..

thanks neil for giving me the tour of cigarette on 188th street back in 02'.

Cash Bar

11-27-2008, 02:11 PM

For a little while the used boats just became worth a little more.

They will be known as Neil-Built and Post-Neil. :(

Offshoredrillin

11-27-2008, 07:14 PM

Maybe skip was surfing this site and saw all of Sammy's designs, figured he could get the kid for a song and decided to make a move...I mean really, didnt you see those designs..if only picasso was a boat designer.:rofl:

Splash

11-29-2008, 05:31 PM

Cigarette was Aronow and then Neil Hernendez. That's the story!

you got that right! Neil has survived many dipsticks over the years. skip thinks he is the smartest guy in the world. if neil didn't stay on in the beginning skip would be toast. neil can go anywhere its just f'd up that he needs to. cig has long attracted the ego freak owners since don and skip is the worst. neil is a real brother. shame.

THEJOKER

11-29-2008, 05:45 PM

you got that right! Neil has survived many dipsticks over the years. skip thinks he is the smartest guy in the world. if neil didn't stay on in the beginning skip would be toast. neil can go anywhere its just f'd up that he needs to. cig has long attracted the ego freak owners since don and skip is the worst. neil is a real brother. shame.

And just think how many employees respect Neil.

H20 Toie

12-01-2008, 03:07 PM

Time to start saving some money and maybe in a couple of years we can put together a group and buy Cigarette :)

Then hire Neil back

MattBMiller

12-01-2008, 03:42 PM

PM203

12-02-2008, 08:09 PM

They will be known as Neil-Built and Post-Neil. :(

You don't really believe that, do you?

Cash Bar

12-03-2008, 12:18 AM

I believe people will find any reason to say one boat is worth more than another.

Lipship is worth more? Dunno.

Jupiter touched someones TopGun worth less? Definitely. :)

Tommy Gun

12-03-2008, 12:44 AM

I believe people will find any reason to say one boat is worth more than another.

Lipship is worth more? Dunno.

Jupiter touched someones TopGun worth less? Definitely. :)

LOL... but what if it's a Lip Ship, layed up by Neil himself and kissed by Anna?

Cash Bar

12-03-2008, 01:03 AM

LOL... but what if it's a Lip Ship, layed up by Neil himself and kissed by Anna?

You know, I looked at buying Enriques old 30' once.

I climbed up in the cabin and took about 10 pics.

Phil asked WTF I was doing I told him I figured Anna had been naked in there at least once. :drool5:

Sea-Dated

12-03-2008, 09:18 AM

You know, I looked at buying Enriques old 30' once.

I climbed up in the cabin and took about 10 licks.

Phil asked WTF I was doing I told him I figured Anna had been naked in there at least once. :drool5:

:rofl::rofl:

JupiterSunsation

12-04-2008, 10:01 AM

I believe people will find any reason to say one boat is worth more than another.

Lipship is worth more? Dunno.

Jupiter touched someones TopGun worth less? Definitely. :)

Coming from a part-time realtor bartender I am definitely NOT OFFENDED! :sifone:

Chris

12-04-2008, 10:29 AM

You don't really believe that, do you?

I believe people will try.

How many versions of "Don Aronow's personal boat" are out there?

Cash Bar

12-04-2008, 04:09 PM

Coming from a part-time realtor bartender I am definitely NOT OFFENDED! :sifone:

You forgot part-time pimp and enforcer. :boxing_smiley::rofl:

Cash Bar

12-04-2008, 04:16 PM

And only the BAR is part-time, the REALTOR gig just pays like it is. :ack2:

Woody

01-03-2009, 09:28 AM

What's the latest on Neil? Any word on where he will land?

OneBadInjun

01-29-2009, 03:50 PM

What's the latest on Neil? Any word on where he will land?He's puting out resumes, like everyone else these days, I suppose.:cool:

TazMotorsports

02-14-2009, 01:51 PM

It sure looked as if Neil still works for Cigarette during the Miami Boat Show.

Steve Miklos

02-16-2009, 10:35 AM

I saw him there. Good guy guy worked really hard on our 24 Firefox F1 boat.
Steve

2112

02-23-2009, 11:15 PM

One more guy here who was really helped out by Neill. My boat went through Lip-ship but it was Neill who made it happen all the way. I first met him at the Miami Boat show in 03' and when I called him direct a year later he still remembered our conversation about red gelcoat bottoms. Walked me though the whole construction and took care of me when the trucking company f'd up my paint.

Then He called me 2 days before a Hurricane to arrange to get my boat out of their factory because the insurance Skip bought excluded boats that were back in the shop after being delivered to their owners. I would have never known otherwise.

I agree with the others, He was Cigarette. If it is true he got hosed out of his initial investment it is all the worse.