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    2-40' CIGARETTE OFFSHORE CATAMARANS BY DON ARNOW
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    Now this one surprised me...

    2-40' CIGARETTE OFFSHORE CATAMARANS BY DON ARNOW WITH POWER & WITH OUT - $39500 (TAMPA)

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    Date: 2011-11-27, 10:29PM EST
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    1-40' IS 90 PERCENT COMPLETE 400HP MOTORS WITH TRS DRIVES AND TRAILER $39,500 .OTHER 40' BLACK ONE IS KEVLAR WITH TRAILER BUT NO MOTORS OR DRIVES $19,500 CALL 727-243-2219 VERY RARE BOATS ONLY 5 MADE . NO THEY ARE NOT ! BLUE THUNDERS ! THEY ARE USA#1 CAT'S [ BIG DIFFERENCE ! ]


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    Seen those a few times.
    Always heard that they were terrible deals.
    A couple Cigs pretty much split in half as an experiment w/o very good results.

    I also saw a Checkmate 28 foot cat
    assuming rare and for good reason

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    Checkmate cat - comical in a Important Marine History kinda way
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    I had no idea Checkmate ever played with a cat....
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    It looks nice, bet it hopped like a biotch!
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    Quote Originally Posted by rschap1 View Post
    Seen those a few times.
    Always heard that they were terrible deals.
    A couple Cigs pretty much split in half as an experiment w/o very good results.

    I also saw a Checkmate 28 foot cat
    assuming rare and for good reason

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1990-...item45ff905477
    I can't believe his starting bid amount...

    This one needs its own thread.....

    http://www.seriousoffshore.com/forum...484#post576484
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    seems expensive to me for empty hulls
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    The word is that Checkmate had another company design the mold. Supposed to have made one I/O and some outboard ones. He is asking too much for this one considering the shape it appears to be in.
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    I keep seeing 2 on e bay.

    a guy once told me they were worth the value of the drivetratin in them less the cost to remove it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by C35 View Post
    I keep seeing 2 on e bay.

    a guy once told me they were worth the value of the drivetratin in them less the cost to remove it.
    I remember T2x's quote when he was chatting years ago. Still have it in my old notes. He was commenting about how Aronow took a Cig, cut it in half, and made the tunnel with no design work at all......

    Here's what Rich said way back about the big Cats....

    Slow, Ugly, Over rated, Badly designed, But huge.

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