1st WAKE BOAT??

Why do these threads always turn into fan boy threads? At an 80k budget you'd be doing yourself a diservice not to demo all of them. They all do things well with different nuances.

Originally Posted by wombat2wombat

Why do these threads always turn into fan boy threads? At an 80k budget you'd be doing yourself a diservice not to demo all of them. They all do things well with different nuances.

I don’t think it turned into a fanboy thread.

A user came strong with some inaccurate information, and the correct info was fleshed out.

All for the good of the OP guy looking at boats. I would say it worked well as a public forum!

Originally Posted by dakota4ce

I don’t think it turned into a fanboy thread.

A user came strong with some inaccurate information, and the correct info was fleshed out.

All for the good of the OP guy looking at boats. I would say it worked well as a public forum!

You are correct. Honestly I don't even know why people ask when the answer is obviously MB or Pavatti

TONS of great boats in your budget. Nautiques are built well and hold value. Malibus got some sweet boats and tech. Moomba is doing some cool things, but I just can't do it. Centurion was built to surf. I chose a Sanger cause they're built like tanks and drive like a sports car, but doubt you have many up that way.

Dealer is important, but less so if you do your own maintenance. As many said, demo several brands. Try to find a dealer with good used inventory so that you don't piss people off taking rides in their boats just to try something different. Everything's winterized right now anyway. Just start doing some research so you're ready when spring hits.