anyone build fightercat cheetah 34" yet?

[Diegoboy]

How hard is it to contact Remy at Aeromarine? His number is right there on his website.
Simply ask him for permission to mass produce a hull based on his sprintcat bottom?
IF that were the case, It would speak volumes for Ben's character. IF he did this without consulting the original designer and had the nerve to call it "an all new ground up design" ALSO speakes volumes for his character (negatively). Let's hope the first is the case, because out of respect for Remy, I will be making a phone call in the morning.

[dana]

Why would anybody go thru the trouble of getting permission to do a one time copy of a hull? I'm assuming this was for personal use? Seems stupid

[Diegoboy]

Why would anyone go thru the trouble of copying a boat for personal use? That's just stupid. I could see if he planned on selling the copies, then permission would make some sense.

He is talking about my FE Hydrofoil that is no longer made. It's old and made of ABS. I tried to strengthen it with cloth, but it's not going to work so I tracked down the boat designer, Ken Cook, and asked if I could make a copy (just one) to have a functional model for myself. He had no problem with it.

THIS is coping done the RIGHT way

[Diegoboy]

Stupid because you have no respect for other people's work.

[dana]

No that's being queer. If I want to make a les Paul or strat for myself I make it. I don't call fender or Gibson and ask for permission....

[Diegoboy]

Respect <--- check this out

[dana]

Oh pulllease.... Go to bed.

[keithbradley]

How hard is it to contact Remy at Aeromarine? His number is right there on his website.
Simply ask him for permission to mass produce a hull based on his sprintcat bottom?
IF that were the case, It would speak volumes for Ben's character. IF he did this without consulting the original designer and had the nerve to call it "an all new ground up design" ALSO speakes volumes for his character. Let's hope the first is the case, because out of respect for Remy, I will be making a phone call in the morning.

Making public accusations without checking your facts first is irresponsible, and speaks to your character. I really have nothing personal against you, and I'm not sure where you get "you're his pal" from, but the position you take without affirmation of your accusations is reckless and immature. It's clear you came into this thread with an axe to grind, it was noticable from your first few posts. Go ahead and announce your "respect" for Remy. You have been anything but respectful up to this point.

FYI- I've never met Ben, and only know him from buying stuff from him, the same way I do Steven. I don't try to stir up nonsense with either, and have only recieved good service from both. I think anyone who seeks out an inflammatory situation with either one of them is bad for FE. Just my opinion, you are entitled to your own...even if it is clearly biased.

[Diegoboy]

Do your own research and development, design a prototype and test it extensively, invest a good amount of your savings to mass producing it in the hopes of a return on your investment, find out your design isn't selling because someone sent your hull to china and it's now copied and being sold at a fraction of what it took you to make one. You'd stand on the OTHER side of the fence in that situation i'm sure.

[Diegoboy]

Listen Mr. Bradley, By pal, I didn't mean you go over to his house and hang out. sorry you took it that way. I retract my "pal' comment.

[megalops]

Guys- knock offs are everywhere!! Like dana said take a look to the electric guitar industry. Its riddled with fender and gibson look alikes. As a matter of fact the first eletric guitar i had was a gibson knock off look/ look alike and this was years ago.

Good luck proving this type knock off issue in court. I mean look at O Seiss from H&M. Rumour has it one of his hulls is the most copied ever.

[Diegoboy]

I came in this thread because I moderate this forum. It's my business to enter threads throughout this forum. As for an ax? No, I do like the top of this hull, and wanted to see the bottom. There's no bottom pics on his site, and there is of the other models. It just seemed odd to me, then when the bottom was presented to me, I saw why. Sorry if it doesn't suit your comfort level

[Diegoboy]

So, because it's the most copied hull, makes it right? Wow, I must be so out of touch these days.

[keithbradley]

Do your own research and development, design a prototype and test it extensively, invest a good amount of your savings to mass producing it in the hopes of a return on your investment, find out your design isn't selling because someone sent your hull to china and it's now copied and being sold at a fraction of what it took you to make one. You'd stand on the OTHER side of the fence in that situation i'm sure.

^^^
I would take the time to respond to that, except it's not relative to this discussion until you have affirmed your belief with solid factual matter. Find out if you even have a platform to stand on before you start shouting at others.
By the way, if you're calling everyone who has a copy out there, you're going to be a busy man. Strange you feel the need to pipe up now, when virtually the entire FE market (and RC or electronics for that matter) has been been copies of copies for years now.

[Diegoboy]

So again and yet again...

Because it's already being done, makes it okay (in your book) to do it even more?

there are only two possible answers Yes or No