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I normally drop my boat in lake(Lanier) herein North Georgia...no long distance towing. I pull a 14K pound 5th wheel most of the time.We are thinking about renting a house and taking our Bayliner Rondevous to the beach for some good times in St Andrews Bay. Should I be concerned about towing a...
I have a Mercury 175(1993) OB w/260 hours on it. When idling for long periods of time(10 minutes in marinas) it begins to struggle and stop running. Also, pas few times out it has stopped running. I have noticed that the in line fuel filter is completely empty of fuel when this happens. I...
ok...we are in a recession, boat manufacturers are low on cash/filing for bk, inflations is near 0% in the US, boat prices are jumping by double digits on inventory that is 1-2 years old. Does the boating industry think we are all iddiots. I have been looking since labor day and made several...
OK...who is going to break the news to the boating industry that we are in a recession and credit is tight and inventory is high and it is time to follow every other industry out there and lower prices. The more web sites I go to and dealers I talk to, the more frustrated I get. I have made...
I am in the market for new/slightly used 24 ft BR/DB. I tested a lot in Sept and Oct. I went to every dealer in my area and never saw another customer looking at boats....business is real slow and every boat we looked at is still available. I am now ready to make a purchase and all the boats...
I am looking at deck boats 22 to 24 foot - new or nearly new. Most are 5.7 engines. Is a 5.0 enough power for a 24 foot boat with up to 10 people, same for a 22 ft. I don't care to be the fastest guy on the lake, but I do not want to be underpowered. Will the performance of the engine...
I am looking at boats - new to nearly new. How close to the posted price do people expect to get. I am looking on IBOATS and Boat Trader. I know with RVs the real price is 35% less than MSRP. Also,what is the relationship between the NADA pricing and the real price...seems to be a big...
Thinking about trading my 93 Bayliner Rondevous for a new 24+ bowrider...how nuch discount should we expect off of MSRP - all the sales follks tell us to ignore the MSRP but they don't give you their real number unless you want to buiy right then.
