Pre- Miami Boat Show 2012

[Madpoodle]

Figured I would get started on show pics..

Sorry, only had phone camera in truck today.. I'll do better I promise :)

[Wrinkleface]

that should get ya 2 a fish'n spot in good order!!:string

[AMBUSHER]

Thats what I'm talking about!:rock

[Wrinkleface]

3 557's would B cool!!!!:popcorn

[MIKES280]

damn 5 on one boat , your hand would not be wide enough to push all the throttles at one time

[jbrock]

damn 5 on one boat , your hand would not be wide enough to push all the throttles at one time

Good point Mike, should be interesting controlling 5 seperate motors!

[Madpoodle]

With the electronic controls you can tie them together into a couple/three handles. Coming into the dock, you seperate and just use a couple (outer) engines...

[AMBUSHER]

With the electronic controls you can tie them together into a couple/three handles. Coming into the dock, you seperate and just use a couple (outer) engines...

Cool, wonderd how that was going to work. That thing is a beast, got to be a 9.5-10ft beam.

[MiniHawk]

Looks like a new Cigarette model! 39'? Wide a$$ beam on that thing!!

[rschap1]

5 times the fun:)

[GRH]

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[koenig]

That is one sweet beast! Great pictures thanks.

[TripleB]

I saw this one on the way down

[Wrinkleface]

I saw this one on the way down

What is??????:dunno

[Wrinkleface]

Merc have'n 2 duct tape their engines together these dayz????????:laff:ev1l danc

































































Ilmor doesn't do that!!!!:nudie

[CKW]

Madpoodle, always the 1st to post!, when it comes to Miami!

[Skill Saw 30]

Madpoodle, always the 1st to post!, when it comes to Miami!
and we thank him everytime for the inside scoop.:ev1l danc

[MMarsha]

What is??????:dunno

It's a boat... :nutkick

[drejustice]

6 days until we are there! :)

[Madpoodle]

Busy day today, had some issues to deal with in our booth so I didn't get out as much as I would have liked.. A few pics from EARLY in the day, snuck back in and got a few more later.. Merc is hiding something under wraps in a couple booths, looks like a modified Bravo hanging out the bottom. Curious to see what it is tomorrow..

Weird, not one Fountain or Donzi :( :(

Cummins powered, nice drives!
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[Madpoodle]

1100's are becoming the Bayliners of the industry, EVERYONE is running them.. Merc must be tickled pink..

[Madpoodle]

Phantom boat.. Headed to Texas..

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[Madpoodle]

Strange, the board is changing the upload order around on me... :overreaction

[Madpoodle]

And it looks like I killed another camera, shots fuzzy.. Crap...

[Madpoodle]

That would be the third coolpix in a year...

[Madpoodle]

Guess I need to quit carrying them in the door of the truck?

[Madpoodle]

12 cylinder rotary engine..

Not your fathers Mazda....

[MIKES280]

THANK YOU SCOTT i don't see any pics on any other boating site , you are the man. TJ hook him up

[Madpoodle]

DAMNNN... I just might leave the camera home tomorrow.. To busy to lug the dslr around

[Madpoodle]

I'm pretty sure one of these is the answer to a question nobody asked...

[Madpoodle]

Sorry bout the quality folks, no idea I had camera issues...

[MIKES280]

Scott they are fine

[AMBUSHER]

You are the man Scott, no other way to say it. Year after year you never disappoint, and always give us an awesome pre-show look at the largest boat show in the world.:bow:rock

TJ

[Zone 5]

Sorry bout the quality folks, no idea I had camera issues...

There are zero quality issues Scott. Your camera is fine. Go take some more pictures :nudie


Please :bow:bow:bow

[In The Pink]

Good bad or ugly, it's better than not being there. Keep 'em coming!:rock

[Skill Saw 30]

Good bad or ugly, it's better than not being there. Keep 'em coming!:rock
what he said.thanks for the spy shots.now sneek over to ol's tent by the porta potties and snap a pic or 6 of the 26,78,or 9 single.:ev1l dancno sense waiting for their unveiling.:nutkick

[fubar260]

Cigarette hath thrown down with that 5 outboard monster. DAYUM.

And as much as I LOVE the 38 TG, and the paint the red+white one is wearing, why put 90mph on it....? The GTM sled looks really nice too. Waiting on more. Impatiently as always. :)

[Madpoodle]

They claim it runs 90 with 525's...


Midnight did the 5 engine thing a few years ago, we know how that worked out for them :rollsmile :oops

[rschap1]

Some awesome pics

What were those all chrome motors???

GR Press ran an article on the amphibious/zodiac deal the other day.
Sea Legs...from Irish marine in Charlevoix according to their article.

[In The Pink]

1100's are becoming the Bayliners of the industry, EVERYONE is running them.. Merc must be tickled pink..

What's up with the finish on the Staying Alive boat? It looks flat, almost like a vinyl wrap.

[Gladhe8er]

They claim it runs 90 with 525's...


Midnight did the 5 engine thing a few years ago, we know how that worked out for them :rollsmile :oops

We now know that boat comes with the new Merc 565's.

[MMarsha]

1100's are becoming the Bayliners of the industry

Only 1100HP? LOL- that is amazing!! 1100HP and not even the top dog offering!


12 cylinder rotary engine..


Is that Brad Smith Power?

the paint the red+white one is wearing, why put 90mph on it....?

Tribute to the original 90MPH Cig's from back in the day. I love it!

I think there were like 5 of them made back in the early 90's.

The Top Gun 90 MPH not only sounds like something straight out of Miami Vice but looks like it, too.

The Top Gun 90 MPH is being built by the Cigarette Racing Team, a Miami boat company. The Top Gun, company officials claim, is the first production boat capable of cruising at 90 mph. The boat is powered by a pair of 825-horsepower aluminum engines.

The 38-foot Top Gun 90 MPH seats six, has a fully cushioned sundeck race hatch and a host of standard amenities above deck.

Below deck, the Top Gun 90 MPH features a leather interior, icebox, sink, freshwater tank and bathroom.

''She's as sleek as a jet fighter's wing,'' said Cigarette president Robert G. Gowens. Each Top Gun 90 MPH is made to order and comes with a guarantee that the boat will exceed 90 mph. Buyers also are invited to an all-expense paid weekend at the factory for a two-day course in operating a high-speed, high-performance speedboat. The course is supervised by Craig Barrie, a world-class driver and throttleman on the offshore racing circuit.

Interested? For a mere $350,000 you can have the fastest boat in the neighborhood.

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1989-08-03/topic/8908022334_1_top-gun-90-mph-miami-boat

[fubar260]

Tribute to the original 90MPH Cig's from back in the day. I love it!


I follow now. Pretty cool.

And they (Midnight) did do a 5 outboard deal a couple(?) years ago. I remember that. But the sheer size of that boat...man, thats a big freakin center console.

Thanks again for the pictures.

[MMarsha]

What is that vent thing on the Phanton boat, that the head is about to give a snarlin' to?

Post 22, pic 3?

[AMBUSHER]

What is that vent thing on the Phanton boat, that the head is about to give a snarlin' to?

Post 22, pic 3?

It's the grill out of, or made to look like one on the Rolls Royce Phantom. They always do a car theme, Ferrari, Benz, Vette, etc...

[koenig]

It's the grill out of, or made to look like one on the Rolls Royce Phantom. They always do a car theme, Ferrari, Benz, Vette, etc...

It does look like the Rolls Royce grill. Id bet thats the theme.

[MMarsha]

RR Phantom mixed in with Phantom of the Opera.

I hate to be negative but I'd scrap the grill and make the grab dildos I mean handles retractable.

[Madpoodle]

What is that vent thing on the Phanton boat, that the head is about to give a snarlin' to?

Post 22, pic 3?


Owner is a Rolls Phantom/Phantom of the Opera fan.. Functional vent..

[MIKES280]

Owner is a Rolls Phantom/Phantom of the Opera fan.. Functional vent..WOW it looks like paint

[Madpoodle]

We now know that boat comes with the new Merc 565's.

And if TJ hadn't changed his phone number he would have had a pre-press release picture of them, but the text I sent him bounced... :slaps

Spec sheet...

[koenig]

WOW it looks like paint

I thought it was paint until your comment.

[AMBUSHER]

And if TJ hadn't changed his phone number he would have had a pre-press release picture of them, but the text I sent him bounced... :slaps

Spec sheet...

LOL, Your killing me cledus. My cell # has not changed in 15yrs. I'll PM it to you.

Thanks again for all the pic's bossman!:rock

[Madpoodle]

Err, spell check sir, I believe it's cleTus... :rollsmile :rollsmile

Fred Kiekhafer with his new toy :)

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[Madpoodle]

Weird, pics didn't show up....

[Madpoodle]

Try again...

[AMBUSHER]

Err, spell check sir, I believe it's cleTus... :rollsmile :rollsmile


LOL Cledus, as in Cledus Snow. Not Simpson's Cletus, that would just have been cold.:laff

That engine looks much better in blue.:rock

[AMBUSHER]

Try again...

They are showing in the first post also.

[Madpoodle]

LOL Cledus, as in Cledus Snow. Not Simpson's Cletus, that would just have been cold.:laff

That engine looks much better in blue.:rock

LOL, and your point is? :rollsmile

They are showing in the first post also.

Not on my computer even today. Very weird...

[MMarsha]

And if TJ hadn't changed his phone number he would have had a pre-press release picture of them, but the text I sent him bounced... :slaps

TJ: :nutkick:slaps:wtff

[MMarsha]

I thought it was real at first but then thought why would someone have a grill right there.

[engreps]

Can you amagine the size of gas tank you would need with five engines..

[AMBUSHER]

Can you amagine the size of gas tank you would need with five engines..

Even with outboards its going to be BIG!:eek:

[Madpoodle]

Need you ask??

[MMarsha]

246 gallons for the 42X so guessing around the same. Its not listed on their website yet.

The 39 Top Fish Open holds 419 gallons!!

[AMBUSHER]

246 gallons for the 42X so guessing around the same. Its not listed on their website yet.

The 39 Top Fish Open holds 419 gallons!!

If the 39cc holds 419 gallons you can safely bet the 42cc will hold the same if not more.

[Zone 5]

If the 39cc holds 419 gallons you can safely bet the 42cc will hold the same if not more.

so they should be able to run at WOT for ~ 2 hrs :1bounce:1bounce:ev1l danc

[RACEBOAT RUS]

That big giant chrome thing at the STATEMENT both ... is that an expresso machine..

[Madpoodle]

LOL, 12 cylinder rotary engine... (http://www.12rotor.com)

[Scarab KV]

Love the TG. Nice touch of old school.

[Madpoodle]

Found this out there, looks like Cig splashed the quintuple boat and did the FPC poker run...

[MMarsha]

New desktop pic!!

[AMBUSHER]

Found this out there, looks like Cig splashed the quintuple boat and did the FPC poker run...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGu58zVdVko

[In The Pink]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGu58zVdVko

Wow! those are quiet. Almost too quiet. :dunno

[Scarab KV]

New desktop pic!!

Why am I not surprised:rollsmile