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Who is the most copied boat builder?
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Offshore Ginger
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To tell you the truth is Pamela a girl that old 377 could really have safe sex with, and live to tell about it .............or Die with a big smile on his face before having a organism .
T2x
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Funny that Sidewinder is mentioned here as something that was "copied" since they started out by putting a Rayson Craft deck on a 16' Glastron hull. Add Glastron to this list as they were the basis for companies like Checkmate, Baja, Sidewinder, Wreidt, and others. Also don't forget Allison whose hulls are the very foundation of almost the entire bass boat industry (except for those taken from Glastron of course).
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old377guy
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Hey! do I need to be offended or something? How many times do I need to point out to you clowns that I'm SENSITIVE?To tell you the truth is Pamela a girl that old 377 could really have safe sex with, and live to tell about it .............or Die with a big smile on his face before having a organism .
T2x
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I'm going to stick with the 14 and 16' Glastron hulls as the"most copied".... They had a lower price point than the 24 Magnum/Donzi/Aronow (whatever it started as).... and therefore spawned higher volume. In addition the bass boat and skiffs that were pulled off of "re-pops" would probably fill volumes. Another Glastron that was copied shamelessly and repeatedly is their 15' trihull which also has a number of fishing and skiing descendants worldwide.
Ratickle
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My first boat was a Glastron Carlson with a 115 Rude. Had to have a "Bond" copy right after the movie came out...... (Then it ended up having a 235 Rude on it)......
"in 1973, the company built 26 Glastron and Glastron/Carlson boats for the James Bond film “Live and Let Die.” Seventeen boats were destroyed in the 100+ practice jumps to find the optimum speed and ramp design to achieve what became the world record 110' jump. The Glastron GT-150 flying over two police cars became a cover story in Time magazine."
"in 1973, the company built 26 Glastron and Glastron/Carlson boats for the James Bond film “Live and Let Die.” Seventeen boats were destroyed in the 100+ practice jumps to find the optimum speed and ramp design to achieve what became the world record 110' jump. The Glastron GT-150 flying over two police cars became a cover story in Time magazine."
Offshore Ginger
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Great clip !!!
phragle
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That would be Daltrey not Dalton... Nice guy, ran into him a few times around san diego.
Ratickle
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One of the best movie boat chase sequences of all time, if not the best ever.....
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