When a gentleman from Lake Charles, Louisiana asked us to do a complete re-do on his 53 Airborne cat, we knew it would be a big job. We were eager to take it on though. This was the third Airborne cat we’d rigged. One is the 53 called “Iceman” owned by Preston Parish in Michigan. The other was a 50 flat-deck for Ontario’s Davis Mighton.
Rigging a boat for Raymond Boudreaux is an altogether different job. The nicest guy you will ever meet, Mr. Boudreaux is all about the details. He wanted the biggest, baddest, coolest, hottest party/poker run boat there was. We did not want to disappoint.
When the boat arrived at our shop, it was more or less a blank hull.
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The Process of Building the Ultimate Poker Run / Party Cat: 53 ft By 12ft
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11-26-2008 02:46 PMBare Hull
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11-26-2008 02:48 PMShould be an interesting project to follow. What kind of power\drives are planned for this monster?
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11-26-2008 02:48 PMCool project.
Keep us updated with lots of pics.
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11-26-2008 02:51 PMCool boat! Loks like it has a huge cabin. What power?
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11-26-2008 02:51 PMThe paint was done here by Jason Leslie and it turned out spectacular. So much so that Florida Powerboat Club gave Mr. Boudreaux the Best Paint and Graphics Award for this fall’s Key West Poker Run. Mr. Boudreaux was kind enough to give it to us.
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11-26-2008 02:54 PMWhen we got the boat out of paint, the rig began. We recommended Mercury Racing’s 1075 SCi packages for the boat and Mr. Boudreaux took that option. Along with the Mercury power, the new interior we put in and the paint, here is the finished product.....pics tomorrow.
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11-26-2008 03:00 PMcool peice
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11-26-2008 03:28 PMYou tease!! I like it when RG3 does it, not dudes!
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Quads?
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11-26-2008 03:45 PMProject looks like it will be incredible.
Keep us posted with lots of pic'sMahopac Marina
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11-26-2008 03:51 PMthis is gunna be good!
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11-26-2008 04:43 PMmore pics, more pics, more
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11-26-2008 04:55 PMGive us a little peak! It's always a SLOW day in the office the day before a holiday; so I need something to get me through the rest of the afternoon.
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11-26-2008 05:04 PMI saw the boat here in Houston about 2 or 3 yrs ago on the Rock the Lake run - it was frikkin cool as hell. A monster to say the least.
Can't wait to see the new pics....
Did the boat have surface drives prior???
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11-26-2008 05:06 PMTime to make a point: I love threads about projects and rebuilds. But it is even better when the thread starts after the project is done. Then you get to see start to finish right off the bat, instead of coming back for months.
Looking forward to the photos tomorrow. Sounds like an awesome rig.
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11-26-2008 06:14 PMIts a monster. It ran a few of our club runs this summer.
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11-26-2008 06:18 PMLooks like a huge project but sounds like you guys have it under control. I agree you should post up some pics today instead of tomorrow because I would love to see the paint that you guys put on there.
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11-26-2008 07:06 PMOk. Here are a few:
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11-26-2008 07:10 PMGotta love peer pressure. Originally Posted by Nortechnorth
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11-26-2008 07:29 PMPics didn't attach. Let's try again...
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