No need to apologize, I'll be glad to explain in a nutshell: The story I got from the originator himself Bob Saccenti was that the molds were sent to Century Boats from Apache on a trading deal. The Scout boats were then built by Century but still called Apache's 21 Scouts while Bob still retained the Apache name. The molds ended being auctioned off and ended up in Georgia where I found them on the internet, called the owner, made the sales deal, bought them and brought them back to Miami. I contacted Bobby S. set up a meet with him and showed him the molds, he was happy to see his little Apache 21' Scout back in Miami. I have consulted with him in building my first boat. I did a lease deal with Chief Powerboats and the boat is at Lake of the Ozarks. My company name came from what I did for over 25 years of my life, defender our country from enemies foreign and domestic. I am a 25 year US Air Force Veteran with also over 5 years as a contractor working on the MQ-1 Predator drone in not so nice countries.
The boat I am building is my "demo" boat and should be finished in a few months. As far as any other people building Scouts, I don't know of anyone building any from an original "Apache" mold made by Bobby S. There might be a "splash" out there, anything is possible but I know my molds are the real deal and have been authenticated by the "Chief" himself.
I will continue the tradition started by the founder, Bob Saccenti and build "rough water ready" powerboats.
BTW, your 28 Apache looks fantastic!
Phil Vargas/President
Defender Powerboats Inc.
305.910.1216