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I’m going on my third <strong>Formula</strong>, with my first purchased from Bald Knob<br />
in McHenry, Illinois, my second from Anita Feller and Bob Ivancic of<br />
Ivancic Marine and my third from Brig Johnston at Bald Knob, through<br />
Ivancic Marine.<br />
I would like to express my appreciation to Ivancic Marine for their<br />
involvement on my behalf and the treatment received, even when our<br />
third boat was not purchased directly from them. They were outstanding<br />
and sincerely appreciated.<br />
When it comes to a boat, there is nothing like a <strong>Formula</strong>. There’s nothing<br />
like the people who present the <strong>Formula</strong> either. Thank you, you have<br />
earned my recommendation to others. Most Cordially,<br />
Richard J. Calfa<br />
We have just returned from two weeks’ boating in Desolation Sound.<br />
We had a great time with beautiful weather and a variety of anchorages<br />
and moorages along the way – and no troubles crossing unpredictable<br />
Georgia Strait.<br />
Along the way we got dubbed as the ’Florida Boat’. Guess up in that<br />
territory they tend to see mostly fly-bridges and trawlers — very few<br />
cruisers and certainly no boats in our unique 2004 champagne color.<br />
But to the subject of this mail. We had carefully planned out our vacation<br />
to the day based on my work schedule, and about a week before planned<br />
departure the folks at North Island Boat in Anacortes doing our<br />
pre-vacation check-out found an issue on the boat. Naturally we turned<br />
to Steve Tester (<strong>Formula</strong> Technical Assistance) for help, and in less than a<br />
week he arranged for parts to be shipped to us and installed. The parts<br />
arrived at 10:30 a.m. Friday morning, were literally installed by 1:30 p.m.<br />
and we left for vacation at 2:15 p.m. after a short test-run.<br />
This mail is primarily to recognize Steve Tester’s help yet again. He’s<br />
friendly, supportive, and incredibly helpful. He tolerates novice owners’<br />
questions with a smile, acts decisively, and shares information willingly.<br />
And I’m sure that day-in, day-out, all he faces are problems. We just can’t<br />
say enough about how well he handles our issues and what a wonderful<br />
asset he is. We’ve swapped photos so we have pictures of each other, but<br />
we’re looking forward<br />
to meeting him in person<br />
sometime….Maybe<br />
sometime when he’s<br />
on a Vancouver dealer<br />
visit we’ll duck up and<br />
say hello…<br />
Best regards,<br />
Warren & Gail Dent<br />
We enjoyed our 2002 <strong>Formula</strong> FAS 3 TECH ® for three years, but decided<br />
we needed more space. We traded our boat for a brand-new 2005 400 SS<br />
w/Volvo diesel 350s. We took delivery on October 12, 2004, from our dealer,<br />
Legendary Marine, and our salesperson Tim Malambri. On Wednesday,<br />
October 13, 2004, we set out on our first journey, leaving Destin, Florida, at<br />
1:00 p.m., taking the ICW to Apalachicola. We spent our first night at Scipio<br />
Creek Marina on our new boat. Apalachicola is the oyster capital of Florida.<br />
The restaurant at the marina, Papa Joe’s, serves the best oysters we have<br />
ever had. The next day, we were on the water at 7 a.m. and headed out to<br />
the Gulf of Mexico with approximately 130 miles to Tarpon Springs. The<br />
Gulf had 4 to 6-foot following seas, and our new boat handled it great. We<br />
cut in at Tarpon Springs and cruised the ICW to Clearwater, made a quick<br />
stop for gas and were on our way. We went back out to the Gulf at<br />
Clearwater for a few more miles and came in at Venice to the Crows Nest<br />
Marina. It is a great little marina with an excellent gourmet restaurant. The<br />
next morning, Friday, October 15, we were again on the water at 7 a.m. We<br />
continued on the ICW to Fort Myers and across the Caloosahatchee River<br />
through the locks to Clewiston and stayed overnight at Roland and Mary<br />
Martin’s Marina. This is a great stop when crossing the state. We were entertained<br />
by a five-piece southern rock band while sipping cocktails on our boat<br />
in 80-degree weather.<br />
We were back on the water the next morning, Saturday, October 16, to<br />
cross Lake Okeechobee. The lake was rough that day—big chop, three to<br />
four feet, 15-20 mph winds, but our new boat handled it just great—we<br />
made it across the lake and on to the St. Lucie River. At Stuart we went out<br />
into the ocean. The water was choppy that day, but our 400 SS gave us a nice<br />
ride all the way to Fort Lauderdale. In three days, we had traveled 620<br />
miles. We left our boat in Fort Lauderdale and went home for two weeks.<br />
We returned with three other couples and traveled from Fort Lauderdale to<br />
Key West. I thought we might be cramped for room, but it was just fine. We<br />
docked at the Key West Bight Marina and went to our favorite place,<br />
Schooner Wharf, and listened to Michael McCloud play his Key West songs.<br />
All our friends just love our new ride. We really liked our 2002 382 FAS 3 TECH,<br />
and had a hard time deciding what kind of boat to move up to. We looked<br />
at a lot of different companies, but decided to stay with <strong>Formula</strong>. The<br />
5-year warranty, the factory, the technical support, our dealer, Legendary<br />
Marine, and Tim Malambri, our salesperson, made working with <strong>Formula</strong><br />
so easy over the last three years, we decided to stay with a good thing. We<br />
just can’t say enough good things about our new boat, from the color to all<br />
the amenities. Maybe in a few years we can look at the 48 Yacht!!<br />
Buddy and Cathy Broadwell<br />
As our 5-year-old grandson Cole<br />
would say, "It doesn't get any better<br />
than this" cruising Rehoboth Bay,<br />
Delaware, in our 26-foot <strong>Formula</strong>.<br />
Baldo & Janice Sebastianelli