2009 CCF Special Edition 196

Hey guys - Ken from Adirondack Marine here. First I just want to say how excited we are to help out with the Northeast reunion and that it is in our backyard this year. We're hoping for a great weekend!!

In reference to the CCF boat, I agree with everyone of you that this boat should be the official CCF boat and go to Keith. Keith and myself have exhausted every option with Correct Craft to try and make that happen. From Keith's visit to Orlando in the spring and the extensive calls to Correct Craft we have had some assistance, but not enough from the corporate level to help make this boat available for Keith. We are very appreciative of the help that they have given and hope for more in the future. We are hoping that once Correct Craft sees the response that this boat draws from existing and new customers, they will realize the importance of CCF and Keith having a signature boat to help represent the product. There is no better candidate. The passion that is put forth by Keith and you all is amazing. I don't think Correct Craft has a full understanding as to how important and unique this is.

Myself and the crew at Adk Marine are excited to be one of the many that are able to make this boat possible. Our intentions are to keep this boat within the CCF family and make sure that it is represented at both/all reunions. All proceeds from this boat will be going directly to Keith and CorrectCraftFan.com in recoginition of his outstanding work and to help keep this website and all events moving onward and upward.

I look forward to meeting all of you in Lake George and thanks again!! Ken

Welcome Ken,

I was waiting for you to chime in. Ken and I talked alittle about this boat while were up at Lake George for a week of July 12-19 with the family. We chatted about what this boat has and how awesome its going to turn out. I cant wait to see some of you footers behind this boat oh what do you all vote on how many can be pulled by this I have seen 6 behind someones boat could this do 8 strong footers? I mentioned to Ken when we plan on heading up to Log Bay to have aerial photos of as many boats heading up or even some Hi-def video with some low flybys but we will see if that happens.

Cant wait to see this final project. Congrats to Keith and Ken and Correct Craft making this boat come true.
-Phil

Wow, I'm playing catch-up with this outstanding thread. Congratulations on bringing CCF.com and all of us to the next level, Keith. We're definitely on the Correct Craft Inc. radar thanks to you.

I didn't know how the orange would look, but I love the shade as shown in the production photos. That boat will have plenty of get-up-and-go!!! I was disappointed to see the Python engine go, but this makes up for it. I hope the graphics have an old school look. I want to see this boat have it's own Correct Craft brochure!

Ken

Darn... once again, I didn't get the right numbers on the lottery...

I think the side graphics off the 78 Ski Nautique would suit the single coloured hull the best.

It looks a little to plain without decals. Also as a promo boat the marketing of the brand will be important.

It would be nice though with more of a retro look to suit this awesome web site.

Congrats Keith on the website and the relationship your are developing with CC.

I dont know what I did with my leisure time before finding this site. It's addictive I check my email first thing in the morning then have a quick browse thru CCFan before hitting the grindstone.      

If any side graphics were to go on there, I think the 80-81 graphics in blue would look amazing, and would look modern enough to match the boat nicely. I still vote for the plain sides though.

Keith,
What do you think about putting the blue strips down the seat back and base of the back seat?   

M3Fan wrote: I think the 80-81 graphics in blue would look amazing,.

Joel, Do you need another "Old School" fix? . You know it's there for you anytime you need to work that out of your system.

lewy2001 wrote: It looks a little to plain without decals. Also as a promo boat the marketing of the brand will be important.

I also believe this is very important. Too many times you see some "special edition" that is so over jazzed it's comical. "Ski Nautique" needs to be there, the styling is already based off CCFan.

75 Tique wrote: Keith, I don't think you have to worry about it selling. Both Reid and Tim are going to be at Lake George.

If Reid needs to raise some money by selling his beloved Classic, I'd like to be first in line for that one.

This is going to be way too cool of a boat. I like the racing stripe idea and continuing it into the upholstry. I also agree with Chris. The swope upholstry should be deleted if the stripe is put into it.

I agree with Kevin too. As much as I think it would look really cool without the side graphics, it's a Ski Nautique and it should be displayed proudly so that everyone knows exactly who made it.

Please, please, please tell me this won't have a tower on it either!!!!! A modern day craft that is supposed to take on the aura of the classic boats before it cannot have a tower. It just ain't right.

Just wish I had enough money to puck down on this thing because it would be an awesome boat to own.

Keith, congrats again for getting the boat built- its a testament to how great this site is! The opportunity for all of us to follow along as its being built will also be very cool to see.

I love the orange gel- very nice touch. I agree that there should be a large Ski Nautique logo on the side- it would look bare without it. A boot stripe would set off the all-orange scheme as well. Maybe Im alone on this one, but I dont care for the orange/blue combo on a boat- then again maybe its because Im not a Syracuse or Knicks fan. I think another accent color like silver or gray or (preferably) black would look better- like the early 70's promo boats.

Not sure how difficult it would be, but a retro-ish interior would be cool as well. Instead of the usual swoosh pattern, a plain pattern with some pleats would look awesome.

I dont know on the full retro interior idea, it is a new boat with a new boat price and should feel like one, IMHO. There is definitely a need for a large Ski Nautique lettering on the side thats just how people are going to recognize how I, um mean the eventual owner, rolls.   

I love the graphics in the middle example above. Can you show that in blue and in white?

Well if we're voting on graphics, I think I go with the 76, color unimportant.