BASS BOATS / FISHING BOATS INTRODUCTION

 

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BASS BOATS/FISHING BOATS INTRODUCTION

From our Toronto Boat Show 2016 Quick Review

Fishing Boats are another line up were the quality of the whole line up has been moved forward. Not that many years ago there were only a hand full of high end boats to consider. If you take a look today there are many to choose from. The fit and finish is better than most of the runabout market

there really are some fantastic boats. Mind you there were a few odd things I seen, a Boston Whaler center console off shore style with a ski bar? Bayliner created another center console, and Mirror Craft is still building there floors the old fashioned way with bare plywood under the carpeted panels. That being said the power packages are awesome and a decision on who's boat to buy must be difficult. I would absolutely have to drive the boat before I made a purchase. I would consider all the options I wanted to add on the boat and how that would affect my deck space. Were I had room to add electronics, and the water I was going to be boating in regularly.

Fishing boats and I go way back, Back to the first Trophy and Robalo line ups. I have done work for Ranger, Astro/ Procraft, Polar, Hydra Sport, Intrepid, Boston Whaler and too many others to list. All over North America and beyond. I must say the builders who survived the crash of 2010 have better boats than ever. But those are just the fiber glass boat builders. Now we are seeing a huge serge in aluminum fishing boats. This is reflected in the floor space they consume at the 2016 Toronto Boat Show. Fishing Boats dominate North American boat building period.

I call any boat that is purpose built a utility boat as they are designed and marketed for the buyer to meet specific goals in boat ownership. In this case catching fish! Electronics and all the other gear you need has certainly kept pace with or out paced boat design. Fisher men or women are catered to like never before (just stop by your local Bass Pro Shop), unreal. I wonder if brand loyalty and or warranties play a key role in the purchase decision? This should be true more so than any power boat line up.

 

For me the fishing boat breed is divided into several categories :

1. Bass Boats, a boat tailor made to a buyers expectation. A low sleek boat with little free hull and a deck that is completely dedicated to angling only. You expect a flake hot rod of a boat with seating for the captain and his or her fishing buddy(s). These boats are rarely seen without all the accessories one needs to get the job done. Including trolling motors, jack plates, Fish finders, anchor poles and a massive power plant bolted to the back. I think that Bass Boats are among the sexiest boats on the water. Lean mean machines, and the top builders have engineered these boats to the max to provide their owners with all that they expect when they buy one.
2. Off Shore, these boats are designed to get you to your favorite fishing spot several miles out in the ocean. Most of these boats are multi engine go fast hull style with a just enough protection from a center console and T Top to allow you to breath and hold on at the speeds that they can reach, and in the big water that these boats are accustom to running in. This breed quite often sees double duty as they are very popular with fishing fans and diving fans.
3. Walk Around, boats give you the same type of feel as a center console however they rob some of the open forward deck space to give you a cabin. This cabin gives you space for shelter and allows you to overnight on board. We owe the popularity of this type of boat to Bayliner who successfully  mass marketed the Trophy WA.
4. Centre Console, a boat design that took a traditional hull and made maximum use of the deck space by placing a helm station just aft or at mid ship. Providing all the rest of the deck for utility use. Because these were deep V hulls space was provided for large wells for fish and storage and Inboard Out board power plants. More options for the boater.  T Tops and front deck canvas enclosures, along with a host of accessories made this boat a popular choice with boaters who love to fish
5. Sport Fish, the big boys toy. Real Sport Fish boats are off shore monsters they can eat up all weather conditions and get you there in style. These boats are rigged with Tuna Towers, Cobia Towers and are serious fishing machines with all the luxuries of the finest yachts. True Off Shore Sport Fish boats have no swim platform as backing down to land a large fish is mandatory. These boats are quite often used as a cruising yacht as the design and performance of a true Sport Fish needs to be experienced.
6. Fishing Boat, this name describes a wide range of boats that are utility fishing boats. A large volume of this breed are aluminum hull boats which are designed with fishing as the primary use. There are more makes and models in this line up than can be believed, from a basic open aluminum hull with cross hull seats all the way to a boat which rubs shoulders with a bass boat. This line has really caught fire and I am still trying to catch up with all they have to offer.
7. Hybrid Fishing, these are other types of power boats which have been accessorized to provide the boat owner with the ability to fish off their boat. An example of this is the Sea Ray/ Amber Jack a Sundancer which has had wells and rod holders added to make room for the needs of some one who wants to fish and cruise. Not all these hybrids work as well as others. Limited fishing areas, as access may be limited to move yourself or your rod around, there maybe no top to the side deck to mount down riggers, and a whole host of items to catch a lure in or on.

Fishing boats do however have a boat for every need and level of commitment to the sport. One thing about fishing boats and other utility boats they get used! In most cases these boats are on the water regularly and that's what I like about this breed. Boat owners head out in all weather, at all times of the day, when you visit your marina the fishing boat slips are generally the ones that are empty the most. Fisherman are not afraid to testy the durability of their boats or motors. This is one of the few lines ups that I believe would require long term testing to know if the boats are as good as they are marketed to be. A trip around the lake in optimum conditions for two hours wont tell the story at all. I would think that a true sportsman would want to know more about the fish ability of the boat than how plush the cushions are!  Reviews should include service details as these people are the ones who put hours on the water.

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WAKE BOATS REAL DEAL OR COPY WHICH IS BEST

 

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WAKE AND SKI BOATS? THE REAL DEAL OR THE EVERY ONE BUILDS ONE

From our quick Toronto Boat Show 2016 review:

The Ski and Wake board sector has some awesome new additions to their breed. Malibu with fully digital dashes and surf gates for one example. These boats are really advanced and the fit and finish is second to none. I love that the wake boats have a lot of color and models to choose from, this is a sector of the pleasure boat market that knows its buyers needs and is developing product to meet all the requirements the buyer has. It works, they are not cheap but I am certain that very few buyers bitch about the disappointing performance of the boat they buy.

I know it doesn't say much but I want to be careful here as these to me are utility boats and I say this with the up most respect. There seems to be two different trains of thought in this group. The real deal and the everyone has built a boat with a wake bar, I want to know if there are any not so built specific boats that are really good. Or are they just boats with the fancy gear on them to look cool and go tubing behind. This breed of boat is designed, marketed and sold with the purpose of providing specific goals to the boat owner. However that seems to be only a small part of the story. I would think that the true test of any of these brands (built specific boats) is the reaction for the guy or girl not on the boat at all. I read several reviews of this class in the Boat Test 2016 Magazine and was alarmed to see that the reviews seemed to talk a little about the brand, short to no detail about the boat, but worst of all there was no one behind the boat!

FOUR WINNS

Many years ago my shop was an authorized repair center for American Skier and Master Craft. Back then we knew that the skier and wake board rider played a larger role in the boat owners decisions than the boat owner himself (EVEN IF IT WAS THE SAME PERSON WEARING TWO HATS). We had to have the highest standards of repair or the boat was right back. Today these boats are way more advanced hell an old ski boat would be hardly recognized next to a new one. All the additions of ballast, surf doors, location of the bar and wedges are for the rider are they not so how do we know if a wake boat is really any good?

Malibu

I am trying to catch up with todays wake boat and learn all I can, to be able to judge the calibre and abilities of  these new more advanced boats. I feel that these boats deserve top billing for design, engineering and technological advances in what a boat can do for you. The fit and finish on the top names is remarkable. Some of our old repair and maintenance technics still apply but that's about all. I love the freedom this breed has had to really open the minds of designers, unlike other power boat lines they have a refined not over done feel when you look close.

I don't think any power boat tester can really pass judgment on these boats unless you get someone behind one to tell you if they really are all they are built up to be. Looking forward to the experience of doing more than looking and driving one like a runabout again!  We want to hear from as many Wake Board and Ski Boat enthusiast as possible to design reviews and tests that will be truly informative.

 

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NMMA WISH I WOULD HAVE HAD THIS TO ADD TO RANT

 

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WISH I HAD THIS BEFORE LAST TWO POSTS ? FIGURES BACK BOAT NUT RANT

RECREATIONAL BOATING INDUSTRY REMAINS SIGNIFICANT TO CANADIAN ECONOMY AS RETAIL SALES OF BOATS AND ENGINES REACH MORE THAN $3 BILLION

 

Sales of personal watercraft and pre-owned boats see surge and boater participation rises, demonstrating Canadians’ ongoing interest in boating

 

TORONTO – January 12, 2016—The Canadian recreational boating industry’s leading trade group, the National Marine Manufacturer’s Association (NMMA), announced today the release of its annual Canadian Recreational Boating Statistical Abstract for 2015, which reveals the Canadian recreational marine industry remains steady as sales increase in certain categories and boater participation rises.

 

The NMMA reports that retail sales of new boats and engines reached $2.1 billion in 2015, a 3.8 percent increase over 2014 while pre-owned boat sales totaled $1.06 billion, maintaining the industry’s healthy contribution to the Canadian economy. In addition, personal watercraft, including brands such as Jet Ski, SeaDoo and WaveRunner, experienced a sales surge in 2015 with unit sales of new personal watercraft jumping ten percent from 2014. The pre-owned category also experienced a strong increase in 2015, rising seven percent. What’s more, Canadians’ participation in recreational boating has remained stable at 43 percent of the adult population, up from 35 percent in 2011-2012, the last time it was recorded.

 

“The data confirm that recreational boating remains a significant part of the Canadian economy, delivering more than $3 billion in new and pre-owned retail sales, while providing us with insights on how we can continue to grow as an industry,” notes Sara Anghel, executive director of NMMA Canada. “Pre-owned boats and personal watercraft tend to be points of entry for new boaters and with sales of these categories seeing healthy increases, alongside rising boater participation, this signals that boating continues to be an attractive recreational activity to Canadians.”

 

 Boat Sales

 

There were 38,000 new boats sold during 2015 with an estimated retail value of $2.1 billion. These figures represent a 5.4 percent decline in new unit sales and a 3.8 percent increase in retail dollar sales from 2014.

 

Canadians purchased 64,312 pre-owned boats in 2015 totaling $1.06 billion in retail dollar sales. These figures represent a 7percent increase in unit sales and a21.2 percent increase in dollars from 2014.

 

While there were declines in new boat sales across nearly all categories, sales of new personal watercraft units were up 10.5 percent. New boat unit sales declines were spread across nearly all provinces in 2015 except Manitoba, which saw a slight increase of 0.7 percent over 2014.

 

Meanwhile, in 2015, outboard engine unit sales increased in nearly all provinces/territories that had significant volume except Quebec (down 3.1%), Saskatchewan (down 9.6%), and the Northwest Territories (down 28.1%). The declines in these three parts of the country offset growth in others. Subsequently, national outboard engine sales were relatively unchanged from 2014 (both units and dollars down 0.1%).

 

“The decrease the industry saw in sales of new boat units in 2015 is estimated to largely be a result of the exchange rate, which currently favors Canadians buying recreational boats in the U.S.,” noted Anghel. “Despite any decreases, the increases we’re seeing in entry point categories and participation, combined with Canada’s immense access to water and Canadians’ passion for the outdoors, boating remains a top recreational activity, attracting people from all parts of the country.”

 

 

Boating Participation and Boater Demographics

It is estimated that 43 percent of Canadian adults went boating at least once during 2015, which translates to 12.4 million boaters.

 

The data also reveal that compared to non-boaters, current boating participants tend to be married, have children living at home, a combined household income of less than $100,000, be university educated, and work full time.

 

NMMA reports that 75 percent of boaters had some post-secondary education (compared to 69 percent of non-boaters), 68 percent were employed at least part-time (compared to 56 percent of non-boaters) and 62 percent were married (compared to 54 percent of non-boaters). Additionally, 59 percent of boaters have combined household incomes of less than $100,000.

 

 



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RANT TO ALL BOAT REVIEWERS AND BOATING MAGAZINES

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RANT TO BOAT REVIEWERS AND BOATING MAGAZINES

I recently picked up three publications at the Toronto Boat Show, they are glossy magazines that seem to be the standard. they have covers which include pictures and teasers that would have you believe that they can provide the necessary information to guide your decisions on every thing from a boat purchase to marinas and destinations. I am not a cynical boater nor do I hate the industry on a whole but these publications are more marketing than usable facts for myself or any boater. Print catalogues are free at any dealer! This industry has always been thought of as small. Worse than that regions of the world are considered not worth the trouble to support. Really! boaters in say Canada do not justify the type of education and support of their US neighbors, that's bull shit, we bought your products also. You took are money, there are no second rate boaters, just boaters! This was a small industry true. But its growing in ways that no one ever saw coming, Due in most part to dealers like OYLMPIC BOAT CENTER and MARINE MAX who truly brought the idea of boat ownership and sold the lifestyle to the masses. It was not the Power Squadron or Discover Boating who grew the boating market it was a hand full of smart people at the dealer level who seen every driveway as a place to park a boat. The bursting out of the small boat market then pushed forward the big boat market. The introduction of new blood into the boating market is what really light the fuse, these boaters traded up, sometimes more than once a year, and quite often bought the wrong boat at least once.

Boat builders in the 90's capitalized on this buy introducing a landslide of starter boats into the market. Boats to meet every need!  Why do you think PWC's are crushing the market now? The dealers and builders have the same mind sense (and they have a product to do it), not overly complicated and just the right size for you to place in a driveway. No marina bull to deal with just fun on the water at a price that any man can afford.

Getting back to the magazines, a boat buyers guide that only lists a percentage of the manufacturers suggested retail prices, Reviews that are nothing but an ad for the dealer or builder with no practical information about the boats. A destination line up that is so far from a boaters reality its not even funny. I mean how many of us travel for days or weeks at time from on port to another covering massive miles and hours. Sure there are some boaters who do this but not many. Most of us are day trippers who put less than 40 hours a year on the motors. I need to know since when did a competent staff become an amenity of a marina , and if it has doesn't that set off any alarm bells with anyone who is a boater.

Todays boats are more complex and untested than ever before. This is not the car industry people, as a matter of fact every product we buy now has been pushed to market. If you are going to invest north of thirty thousand on a product should not the reviews and information in the media be a little more serious about the are information they provide the masses. I know that in any industry getting accurate information to potential buyers can be risky, but only for those who over sell there products. This industry needs to review were it is at! When it comes to service, control and reviews of boats and accessories. Not every boat or boating related product is a gem. Ask anyone who is buying a second or third or fourth boat.

I have no intention on advising any one who is currently publishing or providing content to boaters on the net or in any other media. But you are too interested in providing another marketing tool to boat builders or simply do not know what the hell you are talking about. You are not providing the type of information that really applies to boaters once they are cut loose into the world on their own. Boat Nut Media may not hit a home run with the industry yet! but our numbers show we have tapped into a larger number of boaters than some of the big boating publications have, and we intend to keep growing! 

 



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BOAT SHOW 2016/ TORONTO QUICK REVIEW

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BOAT SHOW 2016/ TORONTO QICK REVIEW

After 30 years of attending boat shows I guess you get a little numb to the hype around seeing more new boats. Buy this years show really drives home some of the INFORMATION Boat Nut has been publishing about design, and ergonomics. I have to say there are some wonder full design ideas and the fit and finish on many new boats are remarkable. New technology in boat design and accessories is moving at a pace never seen before, but is this a good thing or a bad thing?  There are at least 1800 published new models, Why?

Cruisers and Runabouts are out numbered by Fishing Boats and aluminum is every were. Not only do metal boats take up half the floor space they are tucked amongst the fiberglass boats at every turn. This may be only a representation of Ontario Boating (but I don't think so). The fiberglass boat market seems to have priced itself to the sky. You know that the price is a hard pill to swallow when the only number on the sales sign next to many of the new boat informs you of the weekly payment price. What's that old saying " IF YOU HAVE TO ASK THE PRICE YOU PROBABLY CANT AFFORD IT". This is definitely one of the factors why start up boaters are buying  PWC's and reasonably priced metal boats. If you think I am wrong there are now some 60,000 PWC,s in Ontario alone. The show reflects the market! All of us who are writing or reporting on the boating industry better keep pace with this fact.

There is also a presence of the new Volvo Forward Drive, I have not yet had the pleasure of operating one but I would bet the pull and the side slip capabilities are remarkable as the props are clear of interruption and are two feet forward of the standard duo prop drives. That being said there are some draw backs 1- When trimmed all the way up on a trailer the props are very close to the ground, well below the bottom of the hull 2- You are not going to be able to crawl into shallow water at all 3- No beaching your boat, unless you have a drop off at the back to accommodate the drive and props 4- Better hope your trim limiter never goes out because what a wild ride that would create 5- Beware those lines tied on your rails this thing would eat up anything that fell of the deck, including your first mate.

I am going to assume that some of these designs at the show with there blunt bows, forward shifted beam, and huge hull side windows are created for fair weather boating or simply dock jewelry. I am just not sure how these designs would do in the punishment of really bad weather, I do not imagine very well at all. If your going to build a floating condo build one don't take a boat that can be drivin' off shore and turn it into one ! Also why do we need joystick controls at the back corners of a forty foot boat. The more they pile this technology on the more people will abuse it, you will have some captain figuring they can drive the boat while sitting in the aft cockpit, I know this sounds absurd but it is true I have been with owners who drive the boat with there thrusters after it is in gear, and not to control docking ! If its there it will be used. Redundant systems such as joystick piloting combined with thrusters are just to many things for some captains to mess with at the same time.

The Ski and Wake board sector has some awesome new additions to their breed. Malibu with fully digital dashes and surf gates for one example. These boats are really advanced and the fit and finish is second to none. I love that the wake boats have a lot of color and models to choose from, this is a sector of the pleasure boat market that knows its buyers needs and is developing product to meet all the requirements the buyer has. It works, they are not cheap but I am certain that very few buyers bitch about the disappointing performance of the boat they buy.

Fishing Boats are another line up were the quality of the whole line up has been moved forward. Not that many years ago there were only a hand full of high end boats to consider. If you take a look today there are many to choose from. The fit and finish is better than most of the runabout market
there really are some fantastic boats. Mind you there were a few odd things I seen, a Boston Whaler center console off shore style with a ski bar? Bayliner created another center console, and Mirror Craft is still building there floors the old fashioned way with bare plywood under the carpeted panels. That being said the power packages are awesome and a decision on who's boat to buy must be difficult. I would absolutely have to drive the boat before I made a purchase. I would consider all the options I wanted to add on the boat and how that would affect my deck space. Were I had room to add electronics, and the water I was going to be boating in regularly.

Pontoon Boats are all the rage, but these are not your grandfathers deck boats. They are fast and many of them are better finished than the interior of some yachts I was touring. I am not sure how you would keep a high end pontoon boat unless you had a boat house to protect it. This line up goes every were from basic to ridiculous high end and every were in between. They deck boat market has exploded, you can bring out all you friends and tour your lake or river in comfort at fifty miles an hour. You can't use one every were but on the right body of water with the right group these boats could be a lot of fun.

PWC,s are becoming more and more like motorcycles, narrowing and redesigning the seats, adding dry foot wells, seat suspension, even SPARK an entry level plastic model. They have all colors and designs for every type of application out there and can be modified to meet crazy needs. However I do have some issues with the PWC builders and those who over see the guidelines for this sector. PWC builders are manufacturing some of these models for touring and I think that's great but they should accept the fact that these are boats and that some basic items should be added from the factory I know it is illegal to drive them after dark but that is an unrealistic expectation of PWC owners, particularly when you consider extreme riders love big water and with weather comes poor light, add some dam lights I myself have practically ran several over in the years I have been boating in poor day light conditions or worse yet a fogbank moves in, or other weather patterns that make these boats hard to see. They can move at well over 50 miles an hour and can cut through unexpected places. If you don't want to put a navigation light package on board create a PWC marker light specific to the breed, and perhaps add an edict class because they love to run up beside you and cross behind you, I don't want to hurt any one any were!


There are lots of  runabouts to look at all the standard stuff that we know and love, with a lot of them optioned for utility use with wake bars, fish and ski, even some off shore style. As far as high end runabouts there are loads to look at and choose from, with price points to match. One that stood out was a Stingray with a throw back go fast style no real room but a cool design. There are stripped down bare bones runabouts that have made it to the market. Bayliner has made a fuss over there line up they call "Element". These are well I am not exactly sure, the most basic runabout/ deck boat hybrid I have seen in a long time. With all the trinkets and toys on most of the runabouts these 16-18 foot boats do stand out! They are bare bones right down to the dash, A starter boat for the masses kind of like the VW Beetle was, those of you who have seen one will get that!  They really do look like a bath tub with a motor. Imagine a huge Jazz with an out board strapped on the back. If you have read this blog before you will know that I mentioned platform boats , watch the Element its the start of a platform boat movement from Brunswick.

Yachts are few, Sea Ray and Pride have four this year to look at and Beneteau has two yachts and a trawler. Carver has a line up to see and there are some big cruisers from all the lines. I took a look at the Monti Carlo yesterday and understand why it is less than 800,000 a strange mix of high end and plastic all in one weird ceiling heights and a lower station that takes up to much room! As I previously mentioned the Carver line has really blunted the bow I have yet to tour the inside but I am sure it has more interior room than its predecessor, however this is a design that I will hold back comment on until I get a chance to drive one in not so kind conditions. The Coupe is the flavor of the day hard top enclosed cockpit areas. I wonder what this takes away from the top down boating experience that so many of us enjoy on a really nice day. Builders can add all the bells and whistles they want to but I am a believer that a boat should perform as well as it provides comfort lets see  how these boats are on the water. I  generally refuse to read the Boat Reviews as they just make me mad, copying text and pictures from manufacturer press releases, Do I really care how fast it goes or the exact decibel level of the motors. Not really, what I want to know is will it get me home in a storm can I dock the boat, will I be happy with the layout over the years, how much is this boat going to cost me annually and will this be a boat, when I am ready to move up or out resell.. Every thing else is just a lot of noise.

This week we will be at the show shooting video and answering questions for our readers. Got to the show see what's new. Enjoy yourself and forget about the winter for a few hours.

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 TORONTO BOAT SHOW/ WELCOME 2016 BOATING YEAR

 

Here we go, we gave you a little teaser of what's new this year. Boat Nut is headed for the TO Boat Show touted as the largest indoor boat show in North America.

 

This year we will bring you all the highlights we can, as there are 100,000 of you who place your eyes on what we have to say we have decide to ask you, do you have any questions that we can answer for you? If you want to know about a boat, a boat accessory or any related topics hit us up on twitter, facebook or email @ boatnutmedia@gmail.com. We will be around the show if you would like to meet we would be happy to do so. Before we launch our on line magazine we will review a couple of boats and boating products, down load some video and generally have some fun with the start of the new year.

 

We have many readers from around the globe and the numbers are growing by an average of 100 per day. So if you are in an area were getting to a boat show is not easy we will try to accommodate you and video any request that you may have. Just ask!

 

Boat Nut works very hard to represent you the boater we take pride in bringing you the information and topics that interest you!

 

 

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Toronto Boat Show 2016 SNEAK PEAK

 

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2016 TORONTO BOAT SHOW  SNEAK PEAK    What to expect this year!

The Toronto Boat Show starts Jan 8 2016, so we got a teaser for you! What's new, who's back and what is all the rage this year.

It's another dark year at the Boat Show. The colors I mean, black and navy blue are all the rage! If you read my previous blog were I discuss new boat  boat design and how most new boats look the same, not much has changed this year. The boat manufacturers have however come up with a new way for us to recognize their brand, HUGE logos with their manufacturer name in silver and chrome, unless your a staple line like SEA RAY. Some colors just wont die, secondary colors like lime green and light blues are still the standard. LARSON and GLASTRON have figured out that untrimmed glass windshields are not going to work, although any one who has been a boater could have predicted that design as a failure. WELLCRAFT is back with a line that includes the SCARAB name adorning a off shore center console, however what the hell are they thinking still sporting the name SCARAB on some small jet boats which used to be Sea Doo's jet boat line up. Scarab is an off shore name and should have been shelved until this boat showed up.

The sail boat manufacturers are still in the mix JEANNUE and BENITEAU, These boats are looking less like sailboats with out a mast. There is a MONTI CARLO lined up in this row which shows some promise of being the most unique yacht at the show this year. However it sports some odd trim that the first anchor drop will quickly remove for the new owner. BAYLINER has a bath tub with an outboard on the back and Moomba looks like the manufacturers got to the stern and just gave up.

 If you like black take it all in as a white boat is as rare as a two dollar bill.

The great thing about all most all of the new boats is that they will fit neatly into your shoe box shaped slip and boat house, corner to corner front and back. They are almost perfect rectangles now,  it is either this shape or stubby noses boats that look like someone cut away ten feet in the for deck. I am sure that they fit queen size beds in the v birth cabin. I can't wait to get inside one and see what the super wide rounded out noses give you. Again style swapped for ergonomics.

I am however happy to say that some builders have stuck to their roots and provide us with exactly with what we expect from them. Particularly BOSTON WHALER and CHRIS CRAFT. The yachts are either bridge boats or (the copied by all) enclosed cockpit style. Everybody has one now in their line up.  Ridiculous fake side vent graphics are all the rage at many of the displays. This complete with king queen stepped motorcycle style seats from SEA DOO.

There is one new, well not new, color that has crept back into the fold and that is the color I will refer to as pewter.

I hope you enjoy the show we will be bring you more as the #TorontoBoatShow opening day gets closer, here's hoping you find your dream enjoy the show!

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