What ever happened to that Chief boat?

[J-Bonz]

wheres that picture of you and bobby? You looked like you just met santa claus in that picture!:d

 

[Tommy Gun]

Looks great but the steps (too small in the entry corner to get air) look like some taken from a Cat... and they are in a cat only to loose some grip in the turns basically

Are the steps reversed???

 

[Brad]

Are the steps reversed???

Fome what I have seen the steps are not reversed like the 36's that were built in the late 90's. Who own's the boat currently?

 

[Geronimo36]

A guy in Florida..........

Pretty sure it's an insert and the steps are similar to what the 36' had.........

the deck is from a 36', gives you much more headroom and usable cabin space in a pleasure boat......

7-10 mph faster with similar power than a standard 41' Apache pleasure version.....also, the deadrise was not compromised so it's still a good rough water boat....

A newer one can be made much lighter..

 

[2112]

when was this boat made?
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[Dreamer]

layed up at the end of the Nu era 36 run.... like 2000 or 2001

 

[boatme]

layed up at the end of the Nu era 36 run.... like 2000 or 2001

It was Finished in 2006 after the finished hull has sat around for years (not a bad thing) then was finaly rigged and completed to what it is today

 

[MikeyFIN]

Are the steps reversed???

No but the chines are

The hull on this boat performs great and with a reverse chine it corners at speed very well.

 

[Brad]

It was Finished in 2006 after the finished hull has sat around for years (not a bad thing) then was finaly rigged and completed to what it is today

I think he is talking about the Appache 36 with reverse steps

 

[Scarab KV]

It's not every day that you get to hang with royalty.

 

[2112]

Sorry for the ignorance, is it a 41' or 42'?
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[dockrocker]

42, I believe.

 

[Geronimo36]

No but the chines are

the chine after the last step is turned down, like a Top Gun.

My memory is foggy so someone correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the same guy who designed the duo delta conic and the AVH bottom on the Active Thunder designed the step insert for the 36' and the 42' Chief/Neutech?

There's really not many secrets about the design, just give Bobby a call I'm sure he'd be glad to expound.

 

[Sean Stinson]

I kind of fell out of the boating scene for a while. From what I remember, there was quite the fiasco with the "new" Apache nee Chief company and the one and only boat they built. I tried reading up on the outcome over at OSO, but frankly it gives me headache trying to sort through all the horse**** on the Apache forum.

I know Marc Blondin was selling/sold the one boat they built. I also heard it was an old hull with a new deck? Basically, I'm just curious as to what the real story was without the drama. It was/is a nice looking boat and I heard it's still in the Great Lakes area somewhere. Wondering if I'd ever get a chance to see it "live" rather than in pics.

I think I will sit out of this one.....I don't want to go back on blood pressure meds.....Blondin is the closest to the story....:boxing_smiley::boxing_smiley:

 

[Sean Stinson]

As the guy who has more hours running this boat than anyone but the original owner all i can say is it is amazing in rough water I have run it in 6 foot seas at 90 MPH In Lake Michigan and I am sure it is a feat most people woulnt try with there boats for more than a few minutes. The hull on this boat performs great and with a reverse chine it corners at speed very well.

Bobby being part of the boat is a great thing, however i am also made aware that somehow the original owners of the company have some involvment with THIS perticular boat, and If that is the case then the boat is tainted again.

If this hull were to be picked up by somone new and built with todays technology it would be an incrediable project

But if this boat is going to be marketed by the old owners of the company everyone needs to run not walk away from it

Word is the hull has the posability to make a comback in the future by someone new But just so no one says later "why didnt anyone warn me " if the original owners of Chief have even the slightest envolvment in this boat it will be a disaster

I hope it gets picked up by somone new and marketed the way it was started to be It is a nitch boat and i would guess only a few would ever be produced, but the boat would be one hell of a piece for the select few if built by a new group

(Sorry i couldnt stay out of it )

Hi Pal

 

[boatme]

Hi Pal

Sean

Now my blood pressure is up LOL

 

[Sean Stinson]

Sean

Now my blood pressure is up LOL

Sorry bro

 

[2112]

Did the steps make much difference with them being small?

How much does this boat weigh? What kind of top end speed what it getting with that power? Did someone say they were 1200's?

Does Bobby Saccenti still have the moulds?

I like the deck being slightly raised.

I sure like this boat! :sifone:
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[Roger 1]

It's a beautiful boat. It needs to be seen in the sun to truly appreciate the paint job.

 

[Roger 1]

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