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See, MJ..there you go w/ the negative vibes...think positive...as in "I'm positive I ain't got the money!"...

I don't know, but this is a pretty resourceful crowd here...first, who's gonna donate his boat to be dismantled...yes, you on the third row... :o...

JeffXJ...ask you're brother in-law what it'd take (on a shoestring)...

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Hmmm....something to think about, although he might call me crazy (to say the least) since I just bought my project ::) . Here's the website for his family business. http://www.dlba-inc.com/ .

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I'm in, I got a few bucks. And I want to include a few ideas....... when it's time

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Guys, I talked to a local guy that builds his own boats and molds he said about $3000.00 and the mold is ours. He said that he would have to have a pristene boat to mold from. I'm in.

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Ok i have come up with a idea on a new invention i am going through invent-tech and we have been working on this for about 6 months now, it is for boats i can't say what it is right now but it is going to the patent office this week and starts marketing to manufacturers next week. I have sunk right at $10,000 on this idea so far and if all goes through like we are hopeing it will i will be more than happy to pitch in on an idea like this. My dream having our own line of boats.

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I have two 1973 V-20's that don't run. One was a I/O redone to put a outboard and the other is a outboard. May be willing to donate one for the cause, but it is located in Palacios, Texas. That is a little bit of a drive from YOU ALL.

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Vic, didn't think we could get mold for THAT!...3 grand is great...Axespino's got a full transom V20...would the 3 Gs get hull AND liner molds?...

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I'd like two tackle pods behind each pedestal seat. One side loaded with tackle drawers with a sinkin the top, the other with a livewell box in it. If you have seen what a 28 carolina classic has in it, thats what I'm talking about.

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How cool! I'd consider investing my savings into something like this. Goodness knows the bank isn't paying much interest on my $260.45!

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Ok, ok, how much should I write the check for? I'm convinced. Heck, this has been done before! I own what is called a "Popcraft" which is a 17ft boat made by Thunderbird. Well, in the 60's when fiberglass boats were gettin real popular, some "fly-by-night" boat builders (reminds me of us) were buying Thunderbird boats, rolling them over and making their own molds, copying T-bird. T-bird had a solution to the problem. They went out and did the same thing to the guys that were doing it to them! The difference being that they had deeper pockets and were able to produce lots of the competitors boats for way cheaper than they could make them. So, T-bird's "Popcraft" was born. "Popping" was a word they used for this technique of copying the molds by using a competitors boat. By the way, Eddie Smith - owner of Grady White boats (and from my home town mind you) was the one who told me about this! He also invited me down for a tour of the Grady White facility any time I wanted to come....anybody want to join me?? Let's go "pop" some V20s!! And V23's, and V25's, and V30's - anybody getting wood but me?