Your right Dave, that was originally a staggered stern drive boat. Back when it was made platinum also had the tencara cat molds. They were similar to the Miss geico boat. Platinums were laid up by Jim Dyke of vermillion Ohio. He used to race spirit of Norway and Brooks offshore cats back in the...
In all seriousness, thanks everyone for sharing your reasoning. I am in the same boat as Dave in a sense. Both not vaxed with young kids and off to some boating functions… I read the whole thread and still don’t know… I guess just keep sk8ing thru life…
Tank, I love the gladiator a few pics above, my buddy owned it when it was new. He bought it from National. He had it for a year before buying a ts gun. I love the paint!
Mind you, I grew up in Ohio, no idea how/where we got these from but, these shirts my mom found with other boating shirts from the 80s when they moved not long ago. We had a cool jet bote back then and loved to where them. Any cool history on the place?
Never knew of Road Kill til a buddy sent a link to the Rogers video. Loved watching that and the truck with jet boat headers. U guys seamed down to earth. It was awesome to find out you were on RDP. That made me reinforced u were. Good shit man, keep it up!
I will try a good share/great papa moment. I run a 21’ apache scout. It’s similar to a 21 superboat or challenger. It’s a east coast George Linder design hull. The boats rigged with a center console that houses all the switches, shifter, and throttle. I was out today on the lake and had my...
Thanks for letting me re live my childhood memories, or shall I say let downs.... unfortunately I was born there. Moving to wisconsin didn’t help, I am stuck with the clowns... o well, I feel your current sentiment. I am over all sports. Boats and boat racing is all I follow any more....
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