What ever happened to that Chief boat?

[cosmic12]

another suggestion!

I think the A.T. Cult has dibbs on that one

[Ratickle]

I think the A.T. Cult has dibbs on that one

The first boat named Thunderstruck was a Black Thunder.....

[Scarab KV]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLocafpLMi0

Now that sounds like an Eastwood spaghetti western

[OneBadInjun]

Motley Crue - Kickstart my Heart. What goes better with loud boats than loud 80's music??

Now your talk'n! lol

It's all good.. If I was to leave a company and it was not on my own terms I'd probably feel the same way!

Oh boy...What company did he leave?

[Frequency]

You think of something better to play while its runniing ??

How about:

Another one bites the dust by Queen LOL
Or Staying Alive by the Bee Gee's

....

This is too funny Marc. Knowing where the boat came from I always thought Cher's "Half Breed" was appropriate background music.

[boatme]

Oh boy...What company did he leave?

Yea not sure what he is talking about

[Geronimo36]

Oh boy...What company did he leave?

it was a generalization, maybe the word 'leave' could have been changed.

boatme: like you say; 'relax, it's a joke'......

[Sean Stinson]

I think the A.T. Cult has dibbs on that one

I had dibbs on it when the song came out back in the day....Thunderstruck Racing was a company that we messed around with then!!!!

[boatme]

it was a generalization, maybe the word 'leave' could have been changed.

boatme: like you say; 'relax, it's a joke'......

I didnt leave

I RAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sean Stinson]

I didnt leave

I RAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Geronimo36]

now we're talkin symantics.

[old377guy]

Just relisted at 195k .... a good deal??

[Ratickle]

Hard to say for me. It is one heck of a boat. One of the guys who lives down on LOTO drove it and said it was one of the best handling boats he's ever driven, period. I remember when it was up here and it ate up the big water with the 41 Saber's.

[old377guy]

My buddy has been looking and researching Apache for two years or so and the 41 Apache territory covers a lot of ground from 1986? to mid 1990's. Prices from around 90k to 150k. Obviously the Chief is a lot newer and more "modern"; so 195k is in the ballpark??

[Ratickle]

My honest opinion is yes. I do not believe you could duplicate that boat for double that in new, period.

It has dry sump #6's and 950HP Chief engines, plus MitcherT paint. And that's just the beginning.

[old377guy]

You are probably right Paul - it's double the price of an old 41 but 1/2 the price of a new Bleckcraft. Here's a bit of offshore/go fast boat heresy from the mind of Jeff --- I really like an understated. crisp, nautical, no-nonsense paint scheme on a boat (any boat) -- I'm not so much for flaming pink feathers, goth/tribal skeltons, ghouls and ghosts nor silly cartoon characters. I'm of the opinion that good, clean lines and intelligent rigging and design carry the day. There, I've likely stepped on the toes of 80% of the offshore world.

[Bobcat]

I like the Chiefs paint job, but normally I also prefer the all one color and a boot stripe accent...

[Offshore Ginger]

Wow ............................talk about bringing an old thread ............back to life !!

[old377guy]

Hey Artie, glad you noticed; any of your input on layup protocol and materials is appreciated. Just don't want to go into the whole Checkmate thing.

[old377guy]

I'd love to hear Rich's take on this