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I really like this site, http://www.boats.com/boat-content/2010/04/huge-thumbs-up-to-superactracingcom/.

And Marty has already added the paragraph spacing. So now I have no gripes.

Caught up with the folks at drive manufacturer Konrad Marine for a column I'm writing for the next issue of Powerboat. I didn't know they did this,...

Definitely agree with Jesse James. History of Skater is engrossing. The footage is the key.

History of Apache is just as compelling, but more for scary people involved than the boats themselves.
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Heh-heh ... well, now I know what brand of boat CDOWNS owns.

What I've always appreciated about Tim Gallagher and Skip Braver at Cigarette is that they tend to talk straight to me. They're pretty...

I know we're are so very far from out of the woods, but http://www.boats.com/boat-content/2010/04/cigarette-sees-domestic-sales-push/.

Seems like a few of the higher-end builders are doing well....

I did not know that John Crouse died. My condolences to his family and friends.

Although John and I had our share of disagreements, especially in the APBA Offshore LLC days, he was a notable...

A few of these you might have seen, but there are a few others you probably haven't, http://www.boats.com/boat-content/2010/04/go-fast-good-news-stories-dominate/.

There actually is some good news...

Here's a short interview with Jim Nichols, the organizer of Desert Storm, http://www.boats.com/boat-content/2010/04/jim-nichols-on-desert-storm/.

With a little (OK a lot) of help from his friends,...

I will find you. Wait, that sounds scary. Looking forward to meeting you.

You not going this year, Bill?

That's what I'm talkin' about!

Bravo, Heater. I'll gladly buy you a cold one in Havasu for that kind of effort.

Not trying to raise a stir, but http://www.boats.com/boat-content/2010/04/commentary-desert-storm-is-the-new-worlds/.

I cannot believe I'm actually looking forward to heading to Lake Havasu....

Sorry ... I :)wasn't trying for a bait and switch.

Say this for John Cosker of Mystic, the guy is pushing ahead, http://www.boats.com/boat-content/2010/04/mystic-adds-bullock-as-western-dealer/.

And as I've said before, it couldn't happen to a...

I guess I see things a little more simply: If you don't like a thread, don't open it.

Sort of the same reason I have a delete button for email.

Don't know if you guys saw this, http://www.boats.com/boat-content/2010/04/commentary-way-to-go-sunsation/.

Kudos to all. M

As a side note, I can recall Bob Teague having a pair of his 1200s stolen from his shop. In a really good year, he might build 20 of them and they travel, if you will, in pairs. So they're not...

Boomer,

You're right about what could be done. Absolutely. But in real time, meaning by the time any of the "detective work" gets done, the bank is screwed, regardless. Owner goes to jail, bank is...

Of course it is illegal and of course it is grand theft. However, that doesn't help the bank when it's stuck with an engine-less, drive-less repo boat. Like insurance companies, banks look at...

Correct on the sole material, Bill.

Great question, Jupiter, and the answer is that financing is tougher to get for go-fast boats. And you've hit on one of the reasons—repos. As Dave said in the piece, the go-fast boat repos often come...

Hope some of you find this useful, http://www.boats.com/boat-content/2010/04/performance-boat-loans-still-tough-but-not-impossible/.

You guys are too much—but that's what I like about you. Good MTI news becomes:

1. A shot at Skip Braver of Cigarette Racing Team.

2. A ... discussion about which is faster, an MTI or a Skater....

A little more detail, http://www.boats.com/boat-content/2010/03/skater-hardtop-nears-completion/.

Either way, it sounds cool.