Who is the most copied boat builder?

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

It is probably Aronow. Magnums and Cigarettes have been splashed, stretched and remolded over and over. Skaters must be a close second with there designs and step configurations mirrored in many boats. Who else has created something worth copying?

Cigarette stickers show up on everything under the sun. I can't count how many people I have seen adding Cig decals to a boat. I did recently see a Polaris jet boat with a Baja sticker on the side. That was a first for me.

 

[2TR]

Most copied boat builder would be the Aboriginal people in Australia. They have been there for around 50,000 years and some people say they built the first "boat" ...

 

[old377guy]

outside of our indigenous friends, you may be right Jim. Where did Larry Smith get his design for the 38 Scarab?

 

[Bobcat]

Gary Armington (sp) 25 ' Talon cat is way up there....and there was a Sidewinder V bottom that actually proved it was copied...the vent on one side was off a few inches...and it was copied exactly.....I think Peter Hledin could add a few that copied his Skater

 

[Flying Dutchman]

The 21 challenger would be another one with lots of "children".

 

[Offshore Ginger]

Wow Sidewinder and to tell you the truth that hull has been copied for years now , and not to mention that when i worked at Thompson Boat Co we were building them which was a copy, of a copy of a copy, of a copy and the list goes on .......................................from the West coast to the East along with Canada ..............and yes Skater without mentiong any names has had the $hit copied out of it .

 

[phragle]

how many different 24x7's are there??

 

[phragle]

and then you can get a 41 apache, mcmanus, chief, saber, pantera, north coast,checkmate, In sure i missed a few other companies. Almost forgot, Saber (the company) its assests and molds are currently for sale, so if your interested you could throw your name in the hat too..... (you would of course, be responsible for getting your own leather jacket though):willy_nilly:

 

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

The 21 challenger would be another one with lots of "children".

I love it. "Lots of children."

I raced a 21 Challenger with a 12 or 18" bracket plus a 12" jack plate with a hot 2.4. One of the funnest rides ever in Key West. Great Boat!

 

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

how many different 24x7's are there??

Yep, what was the original?

Was it a Superboat, Wellcraft, PTM? or what?

 

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

The Fountain 10 Meter was a stretched and modified Excaliber.
A 30 Velocity appears to be a stretched and modified 29 Mirage.
A 26 Thoroughbred is an extended 22' Velocity. Same designer. 22 was a Great Boat.
A 25 Motion is a mildly stretched 24 Skater.
The list goes on.

What is the most copied hull?

 

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

Was it a 27 Magnum?
A 38 Cigarette?
36 Skater?

 

[Flying Dutchman]

233 formula shows up in alot of places as well...

 

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

Wasn't Formula originally an Aronow boat and the first of many on NW188st?

I may be mistaken. Any know for sure?

 

[old377guy]

Wasn't Formula originally an Aronow boat and the first of many on NW188st?

I may be mistaken. Any know for sure?

Yes, but I thought that the Formula 233 was a Bertam derivative

 

[Offshore Ginger]

http://www.supernova19.com/pre_history_at_supernova19_com.htm Nova Marine at SuperNova19.com there are two links here .

 

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

Great reads Artie!

 

[rschap1]

Saber is for sale??

 

[old377guy]

That was a good chronology Artie - thanks

 

[phragle]

yep...