1985 USA Racing Split Cigarette 38
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12-12-2008 09:10 AM
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12-12-2008 09:13 AM
Wow, nice find but this thing needs some work! I can't believe there is no hydraulic steering.
www.blackduckcafe.net
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12-12-2008 11:36 AM
Bravo 3's. Nice. And it's in Spain, shipping should be cheap.
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12-12-2008 02:46 PM496's and Bravo 3's. I can't imagine it would come up on plane.
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12-12-2008 03:05 PM"Powered by 2 Mercury Mercruiser 496 MAG HO's attached to Mercruiser Bravo 3 driveshafts, this power boat could certainly move."
Yeah right! I think Brownie said these were dogs even with real power. Cool boat though.
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12-12-2008 03:16 PMThey were slightly slower than an early Cig 38 with equivalent power. They weighed somewhat more and experienced no lift from wing effect. Same deadrise as the Cig- same bottom, only split.
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12-12-2008 03:24 PM
Hey guy's i have say the boat was a slug.
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12-12-2008 04:05 PM
They are kick a$$ party platforms that can still eat up some rough stuff. I personally love the boats but most people don't because they are pigs. If you're looking for a 130MPH cat the Aronows are not for you. If your looking to pour margaritas at 60MPH in six foot seas, they're a perfect match. Just my opinion.
There are actually two for sale in Spain and they are almost identical......
http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1985...Marbella/Spain
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12-12-2008 08:12 PM
Those are Probably the only cats ever made that you didn't have to worry about flipping in a high speed turn. That was one of Dons selling points, at 60 mph you could crank the steering wheel all the way and do a perfect Doughnut. The thing hardly leaned either way. I remember when Don Brought the first one down to Cougar to launch, it had all the bulkheads and no deck.
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12-13-2008 09:50 AM
somebody finally bought the one in key west "none of your business" and is redoing it. I also like them .
Parabellum FJ²B
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12-13-2008 11:59 AM
Still kicking myself for not buying that one.
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12-13-2008 12:19 PM
still kool boats
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12-14-2008 10:13 AM
I had a hull offered to me free, all I had to do was go to St Louis to pick it up. I turned it down when I figured out I would need 1500 sterlings to make it faster than the supernova.
P-4077 "The Swamp" S.B.Y.C. and Michigan medboat mothership
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12-14-2008 12:41 PM
The U.S. Customs guys loved them because they were dry and stable in rough seas. They came off their shifts in much better shape than with a conventional V-bottom. The originals had #3 SSM and 575 HP 540's. Customs left them in the water all the time and the #3's gotten eaten alive. Keith Hazell made a good living just keeping them operational.
Athiests better pray they're right.
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12-22-2008 09:51 AM
My buddy has one. Twin 575HP motors and #3's. Boat runs mid to upper 60's. However, it is a wave crusher!
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