Kevin and Kristy Kaczan might want to change the name of their one-of-a-kind Cigarette 36 Gladiator from Unleashed to Unfinished. The likeable couple from Traverse City, Mich., can’t seem to leave the boat alone.
When I spoke to Kevin yesterday, he was driving the boat back to Traverse City, Mich., from its second home, Boat Customs in Caledonia, Mich., where company owner Chris Mills had modified the boat’s bottom to improve water flow to the remote pickups on the transom. While the boat was there, Kaczan also had Mills custom-paint the valve covers, flame arrestor covers, driveshaft scatter shields and other accessories to match the boat’s exterior graphics.