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I'm leaning towards a Harris or Barletta for the next boat. This our 9th season on the Benny. I just can't swallow the prices today. Ours was $80K in 2018. Same boat is like $140 now.

We broke the handle on the aft ladder last year. We brought the broken part to the dealer. That's when they said 1. Boat has to be there. 2. Second time it has broke and they won't fix it again. Bought and Installed a Lilypad ladder this spring. Best decision ever!

Sort of. I bought the lake house from my parents and the boat was gifted to me. I've always maintained the boat through a Merc dealer on our Lake in Tennessee. Trouble is the dealer in Cincinnati we bought it from is out of business. The new dealer said Bennington will not give out parts under...

I've tried making sure the connections are tight on the ACC switches up on the helm. The weird thing is that the green light on the master switch is on and so are the lights on the ACC switches. That alone tells me power is getting there. One switch controls the stereo and GPS. If that were my...

Just don't do it. The lights mounted on the back of the toons fill with water every other year. The skirt lights start going out too. Just a PITA.

I assume you're talking about the removal 50lb pole that removes and sits under the SB when not in use? We have a Super Mable HD. With a Verado 250, and trying to kill my daughter's boyfriends, I've never had a problem even with 4 adults on the tube. I've torn up a few tubes, though.

I always leave both batteries on. Never had an issue. Replaced the batteries after 7 years out of caution. Never had an issue running both. Same thing with a Harris I had before. Boat is in a Tennessee garage all winter without a trickle. Never once had a problem. Used to run go-fasts in my...

My ladder handle on a 2018 kept breaking. Had to drill out the rivets. Put in a Lilypad ladder this year. Best upgrade done to date! Had my local marina install it. They riveted the panel I had to remove back in during the ladder install

Have a 2018 G that's loaded out to an R. The Helms are are little.different, but whatever. Merc 250 Verado. Lately, More and more I'm having to recycle the master power switch on the helm below the key to get any of my accessory switches on the helm to turn on. It's starting to even go out...