Underdog88

Derek put a set of my Trim-Sticks in it too. Looks great.

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thisistank

Hey boomer, is it you or your buddy that has maxx? Did it ever get re-done? Last I saw it, in person, it was in key west in like 05 and still had the blower motors in it. But the last pics I saw of it a few years back it was de-rigged and in kinda in rough shape. Prime for a rebuild.

VortechSS

VERY nice! Aside from seeing the exhaust holes from the exhaust hole cutouts from the inside, its a 10!

Boomer35

I recently bought the boat and it now resides in Florida. It came with no power, and the gimbals we're pretty wore out so I removed them, then of course I got into everything and removed everything in the engine room so I can repaint it. Then I removed all the upholstery and brought it to fineline down south. Typical fix 1 thing and add power gone bad, but I enjoy this part of boating as much as I do actually boating, well almost as much!! At this point the project has slowed way down but I will get it going eventually.

I bounced back and forth with repainting the boat, but I agree with what is said above it's a unique boat from a unique era so I'm going to leave it alone. This decision was confirmed a few months ago when I called around for paint prices.

thisistank

That's cool. I thought it was you or a friend that owned it.

They're cool, rare boats, with interesting history that kinda sets them apart from a standard top gun.

Labor of love man. I'll look forward to seeing it when you're done.

The virgin boat recently changed hands but is staying in so cal. And the Lipship world champion boat that lucky strike owned really hasn't been seen since he sold it. It's unfortunately tucked away somewhere in Arizona.

Sydwayz

That's probably a good thing. I've never seen it run gently; and definitely not when I was on it. It probably needs a nap.
When Gary and I took it through Government Cut, the stereo fell in the dash and was stuck down on the cockpit floor, jammed with the same CD; which we had to listen to, over and over and over and...

kreed

You seem to have a lot of experience riding on a lot of different brand boats. I realize that your linked to ActiveThunder, but whats your take on comparing a 38 Top Gun to a 37 AT when you get into some rough water? You always seem to be pretty fair when talking about Cigarette so I was curious seeing Ive never been on an AT.....

Sydwayz

Kevin,
Are you coming to Miami?
All of my thoughts/comments would be public, but this is best discussed over spirits.

kreed

Hahaha...not anytime soon. But I understand what your saying. Ill let you know when my FLA flight is booked...

thisistank

LOL...Gary ran that thing like it was meant to be run. Of course, so did Steve.