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Think I'm going to stay with my Yamaha
- Thread starter Shuck Water
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elcue
Jetboaters Commander
- Messages
- 218
- Reaction score
- 122
- Points
- 177
- Location
- New Jersey
- Boat Make
- Other
- Year
- 2018
- Boat Model
- Other
- Boat Length
- 25
Are these boats heavily discounted like some others? I was at a boat show and I really liked the new regal 2800 and its was like 155k they came down to 108k almost instantly and I wasn't even a serious buyer.
LTM1964
Jetboaters Lieutenant
- Messages
- 89
- Reaction score
- 90
- Points
- 152
- Location
- Sherwood, AR
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2015
- Boat Model
- SX192
- Boat Length
- 19
With a boat like that, you would need to spend at least $80K on the tow vehicle to avoid looking mis-matched in the parking lot.
007
Jetboaters Captain
- Messages
- 682
- Reaction score
- 926
- Points
- 217
- Location
- St. Louis
- Boat Make
- Tige
- Year
- 2015
- Boat Model
- Other
- Boat Length
- 23
@elcue there is often much more wiggle room in these kind of boats than a Yamaha, especially if you buy in an "off" time.
@LTM1964 - NO DOUBT! It's not just needing a purdy looking truck, when you get into X-26 range, these boats are getting so heavy you are wise to upgrade to a 3/4 or 1 ton tow vehicle...and then you need to bling it out with fancy rims and such to match the trailer!
@LTM1964 - NO DOUBT! It's not just needing a purdy looking truck, when you get into X-26 range, these boats are getting so heavy you are wise to upgrade to a 3/4 or 1 ton tow vehicle...and then you need to bling it out with fancy rims and such to match the trailer!
OrangeTJ
Jetboaters Admiral
- Messages
- 1,150
- Reaction score
- 1,079
- Points
- 262
- Location
- El Dorado Hills, CA
- Boat Make
- Other
- Year
- 2016
- Boat Model
- Other
- Boat Length
- 22
Pretty crazy how much stuff is optional on that boat. If the optional tower is $14K, I wonder what the standard one looks like? "Comfort & Convenience package"? Really makes me appreciate my MB at less than 1/3 the price! Obviously, though, I'm not the buyer this boat is after. Around here, I picture that buyer as somebody with a nice house with a pier and boathouse on Lake Tahoe.
Ronnie
Jetboaters Fleet Admiral
- Messages
- 8,775
- Reaction score
- 12,189
- Points
- 667
- Location
- SF Bay Area
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2010
- Boat Model
- Limited S
- Boat Length
- 24
Here in the SF Bay Area the sales tax would be about $20k or 10% of the sales price so the $10k rebate isn't $hit. $14k for a tower, I spent less for a new roof for my house. If I could afford that boat I'd buy a small undeveloped island around here and build a house with a pier on it instead.
Ilmmct
Jetboaters Commander
- Messages
- 623
- Reaction score
- 631
- Points
- 182
- Location
- Wilmington, NC 28411
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2013
- Boat Model
- Limited S
- Boat Length
- 24
For those that are impressed with the logo and brand I've found a cheaper way to get yourself a Mastercraft:
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Our boats are a lot closer looking then my Hyundai which I've rebadged to a Bentley.
http://a.co/5yq4til
Our boats are a lot closer looking then my Hyundai which I've rebadged to a Bentley.
d_coyne1984
Jetboaters Admiral
- Messages
- 1,015
- Reaction score
- 965
- Points
- 252
- Location
- Chanhassen, MN
- Boat Make
- Other
- Year
- 2020
- Boat Model
- Other
- Boat Length
- 21
After being on a few of these types of upper level wake boats, I think it's pretty easy to see and feel some quality differences over the Yamaha's, but the additional markup seems to be extreme even considering the differences. I would be interested to see actual production costs of a wake boat vs. a similarly sized Yamaha?
FloJet
Jetboaters Commander
- Messages
- 1,130
- Reaction score
- 407
- Points
- 187
- Location
- Moore, Oklahoma
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2016
- Boat Model
- AR
- Boat Length
- 24
Ya it's a rip off. Besides serious surfing it doesn't make sense. And how many professional surfers/wakeboarders out there really. I always think its funny when I go to beaches/coves and see all the Master Crafts floating and hanging out all day. I'm like 100k plus to sit at a cove. Yup I'll do that all day with a roomy Yamaha. Plus seems the girls dig the yammis more now days as I've been told 
