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Not only did the cover that came with my 2024 LXSSB not have the cutouts that would allow for the bimini being up, the dealer argued with me that they were all like that and sent me pictures of several boats that also didn't have the front pockets. I had to have custom work done to get them.

Before doing any more mods to it, find out if it's capable of that in the first place. The cheaper ones aren't. My first Benny had an upgraded system that read at any speed, even giving a terrain map too. The Manitou only worked when still or maybe at idle speed but nothing more. This latest...

The M is supposed to sit between the L and R and now it's between the S and L??? And L is considered "high end???"

I have run into this with Bennington in the past and recently with Barletta. Not so much anymore with Bennington because I think they backed off around the time they changed owners but that's just a guess. I am of the opinion that it's a form of price fixing and therefore illegal. If you press...

The M I’m looking at is simply a 22MSB so I guess it’s the base trim? That’s all the dealers in my decent sized circle have in stock. I definitely want either the keeper rail or the rear fencing but I get why some people don’t. It seems to me once you’re anchored and sitting back there...

I use 30% as a rule of thumb but it's not always accurate and of course it will horrify some dealers. That, by the way, is on the CURRENT model year. Leftovers are a whole different story. You should be able to get more off of the price they post but it takes some finesse.

Okay, don't celebrate just yet ... sit back down and after you wipe the soda (pop, if you're into that) off of your monitor, read this and help me out if you can. I have a short list. Really short now but I'm struggling a little bit. Boat one is a 2024 leftover 22LX sport. The other is a...

Another reason why an upgrade to the Yamaha 150 engine is that noticeable and satisfying is because it's one of the few (or only?) engines that is UNDER rated. It has been said to produce 163HP.

Four stroke outboards don't need to be winterized except maybe for a good fuel treatment. All I do after it's out of the water and cleaned up is tilt the engine all the way up, then all the way back down. You'll see water drain out when you do that but the important thing is to keep it DOWN or...

The peppermint oil (and a few drops of dish soap to help it stick) in water should be all you need. However, it doesn't last that long, maybe 2 weeks? The great thing about it is that it's safe for everything, spray with impunity. Drink it if you like! Make sure the peppermint oil is the...

Me too ... owned two but no current Benny. :(

Even if they were that efficent (and that effective on tritoons), priced at literally TEN TIMES that of a high end SS prop kind of ruins it. I might be off base on that 10 times higher thing IF they've lowered their prices since they released them to the market because I haven't been paying...

If it's a 2023, it's been sitting a year. If it's a 2022 it's been sitting two years but I doubt you'll find one of those at this point unless it's north of $140k. If you want to wait, what happens to our shoppers around here is after Memorial Day weekend, about 1/2 are gone because they were...

New with a Yamaha engine. Mercury engine as a second choice. Oars for a third. Look for a 2023 leftover. There are still a lot out there and dealers are less likely to give you a hard time about shopping out of your local area if you do have to widen your search. Any 2023's left now are...

It probably now is a buyers market but not many dealers seem to be acknowledging that yet. Boat and car dealers are coming off a high that would shock a heroin addict. They are all wearing what I refer to as the "golden blinders." Until they feel "pain," you're not going to see too many great...