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    Which would you buy 850 or 1075 Mercury

    Ozz: We all know the happiest day is the day you buy your new boat and the next happiest day is the day you sell it. Keeping that in mind, I would recommend you go with the 1025 package will have far greater re-sale value in a broader market. The new 1,300 appear to be the next greatest...
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    Got Serious P O W E R ??? !!!

    Very much looking forward to Miami Boat Show and running the boat in the Poker Run. One engine was installed this past Saturday and we should be running both at the shop this weekend. Total re-rigging from the dash back as well as new sound and video system. Every hose as well as 24...
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    42' OL vs. 46' OL

    I owned an 42 from 2001, non-epoxy. I have also driven the 46 epoxy. Both boats are great boats. Biggest difference is weight and flex of the hull. The epoxy boat will feel more of the bumps as the epoxy does not flex like normal fiberglass. The other issue is the length. When you are out...
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    Got Serious P O W E R ??? !!!

    Original Engines were 1,500 Sterlings. They lasted less then a few hours. When I bought the boat(without power), I put my 1,200 Potter motors from Perfect Storm into Speed Racer. They ran perfect for two years. I sold them to generate some cash for the new motors. The previous Potter motors...
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    MTI Z044 Pics

    Top Shell Having just returned from the show and working the MTI booth, I had a chance to spend some serious time going over the MTI boats. I have to admit that of all the boats that Randy has produced, the Corvette boat was over the top. The detail work was first class. From the working...
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