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Found this interesting video of a fs18 builder :

He also has a review of his new Ankona Cayenne. Quality control issues at Ankona..

That first review! "OMG rembrandt chill a lil bit" gotta love that comment on my SC16 !!!!
Ya guess I got a little carried away on my first build!

I paid a lot of money for my hardtop metalwork. It is twisted, but fits.

For the poling platform, I'd put a top on it. Coosa and glass.

That center console fairing flaw is really unforgiveable.

Some fairing flaws here or there I understand.

The trailer things would be things i'd fix asap.

Where in Texas?

That Video really made me smile! And I think we all know, ahat he means with "wife aggro"...

So after watching the video I huged my wife and thanked her for being so patient...

Boaters wifes are the best!

Thanks for sharing your build, and especially taking the time to make and post your video review.

Coach wrote: ↑Mon Sep 27, 2021 11:49 am
Ya guess I got a little carried away on my first build!

Got another one in the works? How's the SC?

Hey VT_Jeff! Love the SC-16! Took my daughter out hunting for striper this summer! We slayed em’ 10 fish in 2 hours! All under 26” but it was great fun!!!!

Nice Coach!!! Great catch!!! Jeff

The saga continues

Coach wrote: ↑Thu Sep 30, 2021 7:36 pm Hey VT_Jeff! Love the SC-16! Took my daughter out hunting for striper this summer! We slayed em’ 10 fish in 2 hours! All under 26” but it was great fun!!!!

Awesome Coach, and nice work getting the family involved too!

pedroe wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 3:27 am The saga continues

I watched all his vids. Pretty entertaining.

Some items are ticky-tack, some are major and hard to dismiss, like the mis-alignment of the sponsons and the misalignment of the trim tabs. IMO, that boat should have been sold as a full-on factory blem, heavily discounted, and "as-is" with no warranty, problem solved. Buyer gets the same boat for less money and nothing to complain about, manufacturer admits to the issues and compensates buyer for them, everyone moves on happily.

Maybe I'm just making excuses for them, but......Times are tough, no doubt: everyone seems to be having a hard time getting/retaining quality help, supplies are hard to get, slow to arrive and pricey, demand is outrageous. So I definitely have a lot of sympathy for small manufacturers who are trying to get orders out under a lot of difficult circumstances. I really hope they are able to push through and get back to delivering high-quality products on time and start generating some rave reviews.

Fun to watch his FS18 video. There’s not a lot of Boat Builder’s Central content out there.