Year Old Boat

[Ketchn]

sounds like a serious run of bad luck on some of the issues , but yet others seem to be product related no doubt .
one thing for certain as we get higher and higher on technology and gadgets more things are sure to come into play as problems
sorry to hear your having so many problems on such a typically good pc. of equipment ,not to mention what something like that would cost in relation to its output .

[wicklundrh]

Doug, you nailed it!

Another issue is that it has actually decreased the value of Mercury to the point where many are not willing to take the chance on buying one (if they can get it). The people at Yamaha are working double to keep up with the increased demand because of the unavailability of Mercury. I believe this person also owns stock in Mercury. Trackers only come with them. Although Ranger can still be gotten with any motor, they market them with Mercury. Nitro is also Mercury only.

We should expect this from a mail order company. I suspect major decline from Cabelas and BP. Years ago, a store sold products for more money because they had it in stock. If you wanted to wait and pay less, you ordered from a catalog.

Now, Cabelas and BP have outrageous prices in their stores and online. If I'm willing and able to wait for something and shop online, I have options and those two are not it. Not going to pay store prices for online products.

Since the merger, there has been serious talk of quality decline at Cabelas. Some have said they are not honoring some of their return policies. I bring this up to show the type of individual in question

[huntinslabs]

I think it has to do more with Mercury advancements and overall demand than what Johnny M ordered. In high demand in the saltwater world now where Yamaha was king for years.
Mercury Marine sees record number of engines on display at the 2019 Miami International Boat Show | Mercury Marine
build a good motor and people want them.

[Slab]

No Bashing, companies or people, just sayin'. It's in the rules. Keep peoples names out of it as well please.

[Bassing_53]

just for clarity, I have an aluminum ranger and it was purchased at a private dealer. If I over look the little things that have been wrong, it appears to be a very well built boat. Much different than a Lowe. That being said, I also looked at a Lund mod v bass boat. That too appeared to be well built, but a lot more money. unfortunately I got rid of a perfectly good Alumacraft, yes I would have purchased another but no dealers anywhere close.

[Grumpy1]

I really like fishing out of the RT188c, plenty of room up front for 2 spider rigging and real stable. Also after a couple of trips to a lake I discovered the water leak. Apparently I hit something and punctured a hole in the bottom!


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[Slab]

Case closed. So closing thread per op and I.


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