"Pat Goff @yahoo.com" pmgoffjrbot wrote in message
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First thing Bob,
That Pantera rides and handles better than the Nitro does, I've got enough
time in both to know. The Nitro pretty well just beats the water down.

Second, do a little research, Bass Cat is a whole different boat company.
There are hundreds of customers with no dealer nearby, and they bust their
butts to keep those guys running and happy. The only boat company, where
you are the customer, not me (dealer) You just let me know what nearby
dealer provides the best motor service (Merc or Yamaha preferred) and Bass
Cat will have everything on the boat handled from their end.

They didn't take the J.D. Power award away from Ranger by slacking off.


I have done a little looking and Bass Cat was on my short list. in the past,
but its really hard to research prices on boats. I imagine that is part of
why Tracker/Nitro sells so many boats. People can look and see what the
price is.

Well, at present we have a Skeeter/G3 dealer (with no boats) so obviously
they do Yamaha motors. I know their main mechanic personally. He is my Yuma
Bassmasters backboater. I know for a fact he is not yet Yamaha certified.

Mercury is a mixed bag. We have two shops that work on Mercury. One is
fairly responsive, but I have not been 100% satified with the service
quality. The other has a, "we'll work on your boat whenever we are darned
good and ready and not one second before," attitude. I have never actually
had them do any work because I'ld like to have a clue when I might see my
boat again. I mean other than someday. That leaves Evinrude. Now I know
Gary (Davidson Marine) sends his mechanic off to school and keeps him up to
date and has all the latest diagnostic software on the computer in the shop
because I always hear him complaining about the cost of it.

Marginally I would say that I could get the best quality of work out of
Davison Marine, but service is mixed. Gary is always willing to give me a
discount on parts and help make sure I know what I need to know when I do
service myself, but I can't really count on being able to get my boat in and
out of the shop in a reasonable time if I don't want to do it myself. This
concerns me when it comes to warranty or service intervals. Also, this is a
small town. (relatively speaking) I am not 100% certain I will get the same
engine service and response if I don't buy it from him. He keeps showing me
Rangers of course. LOL.

Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com