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Riverryder

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I work with someone that has a fast cat. That’s going to be gettin the gel redone. I have been trying to help them figure out the scheme they are going with. The boat gets dropped off next week. They have been showing me other boats schemes and have always said they were doing similar schemes but with some changes.

Well they showed me a boat and said we are copying this boat. Low and behold they showed me @Bullhead bully boat.

I showed them that it’s the second boat he’s done with just about the same scheme.

To me it seems like this isn’t ok. I know no one owns designs that I’m aware of. Is this considered cool?

Boat spends most time in mead but they do go to the havi too.

They told me that there’s is faster so it doesn’t matter haha but I told them no way in hell it is. It runs “90s”


What do you guys think?



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Just change it up a bit .
Why make exactly the same .
Make it yours
Change a few lines , add in some detail
 

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Just change it up a bit .
Why make exactly the same .
Make it yours
Change a few lines , add in some detail

It’s not my boat. It’s a coworkers. I don’t know why they are copying it. But it’s lame to me!


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Well, I would personally want to make it my own and it is surprising that someone has the opportunity to create their own design, even slightly, and is just making a copy.

But in this particular case since he is on the boards, if you care to, you can just ask Bully how he feels about it. Maybe he thinks it would be cool. imitation, flattery, and all that.
 
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Wouldn’t bother me. But I would want my gel to be my own if I was paying to have it re done.


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Well, I would personally want to make it my own and it is surprising that someone has the opportunity to create their own design, even slightly, and is just making a copy.

But in this particular case since he is on the boards, if you care to, you can just ask Bully how he feels about it. Maybe he thinks it would be cool. imitation, flattery, and all that.

Hoping he’ll chime in with his opinion. I know he’s busy doing ariels with his new toy!



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It's a Cheetah, nobody will even notice. ;)
 

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It's a Cheetah, nobody will even notice. ;)

Haha it’s actually a searay

This is its current scheme
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Told them to just redo it this way. But they want to make a 30 year old boat more modern.



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My Ultra was copied 6 times that I recall. Had a guy call me out years ago on Naci saying I copied him. I played along then asked what year his boat was. When he said 03 I said yeah this is a 2000. All he could say was its clean.
 

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Haha it’s actually a searay

This is its current scheme
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Told them to just redo it this way. But they want to make a 30 year old boat more modern.



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I'm not the one that called that sea ray a mother fucker, and I don't know the guy that called that sea ray a mother fucker... but,... what I wanna know know is who say's that mother fucker is a Sea-ray :D
 

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I'm not the one that called that sea ray a mother fucker, and I don't know the guy that called that sea ray a mother fucker... but,... what I wanna know know is who say's that mother fucker is a Sea-ray :D
Nothing better than a good 2FF post to get my day going. :)
 

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Haha it’s actually a searay

This is its current scheme
View attachment 832601
Told them to just redo it this way. But they want to make a 30 year old boat more modern.



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so if the boat is an Eliminator copy,... might as well copy the gel......right??? or is it an eliminator???
 

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so if the boat is an Eliminator copy,... might as well copy the gel......right??? or is it an eliminator???

Boat is an eliminator. Going to copy a Nordic gel


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I couod care less. Shows lack of creativity, but they say "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery"
 

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soooo..... so far there was a cheetah, a sea ray, an eliminator...and now a Nordic???
 

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LOL>>>> no wonder they drained lake mead and closed it...:D
 

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LOL>>>> no wonder they drained lake mead and closed it...:D

Haha 2ff you are awesome! I have no idea what the hell your talking about but it’s entertaining!

Meads up tho if you are wondering.
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Haha it’s actually a searay

This is its current scheme
View attachment 832601
Told them to just redo it this way. But they want to make a 30 year old boat more modern.



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I don’t think Bully’s scheme would really flow well on that hull.

Personally I’d leave it as it is, it’s a pretty nice looking piece and the graphic fits the hull.
 
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