Why Apache are so expensive?
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Anybody who thinks Mark McManus or Bobby Saccenti isn't a "Hands-on" boat builder, they are sadly mistaken or had never been to either factory during a normal business day.
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I think it was a Freudian slip and panther regrets that and the fact he sold his Sutphen (just pulling your leg..)...now is this your old boat..if yes, congrats on the sounds?!
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I've never owned a Sutphen but do like them. I've only had the opportunity to ride in one, it had (3) 2.5 Bridgeports on it.... quick boat but very light, not an Apache ride but it was fast.
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Amazing how off topic this thread has gotten...as all Apache threads do...
Like Ed Cozzi said.... You get what you pay for....
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After reading this, and I have to admit its been a good time
I looked around the classifieds and they really arn't priced much higher than most of the others when you look at the hardware involved. ( ck the 41 Shogren has) And while we are at it can someone explain to me why any if not ALL the builders or for that matter Merc gets the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ that they can get for the products that for the most part have no warr, little or no service to speak of and they just keep charging more and more. I just don't understand any of it, and it seems to me that they are just priceing the small to middle income guys out of the sport........ Its not just the Apache's.
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My perspective is if you drive/race/build your product you are in tune with what needs to be done to make it better. If you don't....you need to rely on engineering logic and/or other people to do it for you....
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In the end, it's a crowded marketplace these days in the $500K custom boat business.
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Why not Mr. McManus, look at his experience and the resale, I think he even was the man personally responsible for painting up boats with wild graphics. He is the founder of mega power, wild painted offshore boats. It seems that many want to ride on his fame, but he has always weathered it out.