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[thumper]

it was us dollars - still nearly twice as much

heres what happens

2005 4tec scic in us - $18999
2005 4tec scic in uk - £18999 ($35000 @1.84$/£)

whopper in us $4.99
whopper in uk £4.99

its weird its basically like they just change the currency sign but not the figures on anything which is of us origin??????

[gofast]

Man i thought i had problems . at least here in Florida we just use dollars, LOTS AND LOTS OF DOLLARS!

[thumper]

yep thats what its like living in the 51st state i'm afraid very expensive

[PortersLakeJoy]

yep thats what its like living in the 51st state i'm afraid very expensive

I have to remember not to gripe - man am I thankfull for our "monopoly money" here in Canada.
The only gripe I can think of at the moment is that my jewel is in for its 10 hr, so for hours I have been standing in the empty spot in my garage with a vacant look and a dry wash mitt.

[thumper]

it will be back soon though - mine in the garage and its blowing a gale outside so i also am sad

[gofast]

Hi thumper , glad to see someone enjoys their boat as much as i.The novelty of going fast is wearing off Having fun at more sane speeds. This boat is a kick even setting at dock

[thumper]

absolutely - infact i have been amazed at how many people come up to us at dock and comment on the boat - some say - wow what a superb design - which lets face it - seen one bow rider seen them all - but the doo is just so different - some people who have seen us race past them - cant beleive how fast it goes - have even seen off a baja 32 (only just) but he was not pleased at all.

[tda3]

absolutely - infact i have been amazed at how many people come up to us at dock and comment on the boat - some say - wow what a superb design - which lets face it - seen one bow rider seen them all - but the doo is just so different - some people who have seen us race past them - cant beleive how fast it goes - have even seen off a baja 32 (only just) but he was not pleased at all.

With all doo respect to your 4Tec, maybe you needed to give that Baja 32 a go in the element it was designed for. You know, 4' to 5' seas. Bet the outcome would be much different.

As for exchange rates, my wife is a financial controller for JCB (construction equipment - backhoes & such) which is based out of the UK. She's constantly having to deal with parts being bought in pounds, yet installed on a product built here that's priced in US dollars, that's then sold back to the UK in pounds, but needs to be converted back to US dollars in order to figure out profit/loss. It's amazing she has any hair left!!

Tom

[gofast]

absolutely - infact i have been amazed at how many people come up to us at dock and comment on the boat - some say - wow what a superb design - which lets face it - seen one bow rider seen them all - but the doo is just so different - some people who have seen us race past them - cant beleive how fast it goes - have even seen off a baja 32 (only just) but he was not pleased at all.  

With all doo respect to your 4Tec, maybe you needed to give that Baja 32 a go in the element it was designed for. You know, 4' to 5' seas. Bet the outcome would be much different.

As for exchange rates, my wife is a financial controller for JCB (construction equipment - backhoes & such) which is based out of the UK. She's constantly having to deal with parts being bought in pounds, yet installed on a product built here that's priced in US dollars, that's then sold back to the UK in pounds, but needs to be converted back to US dollars in order to figure out profit/loss. It's amazing she has any hair left!!

Tom

Right you are. Every boat has its element that it was built for. I can out run everything on this page including my sportster with my 15' airboat ******** I pick the course of course