[Blue_Runner]

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?