Recent content by Walter Kurtz

Good morning from Florida Not to take away from such valuable data provided by the OP but thought I’d give a little feedback on our new 23SSBXPA. With only me and a full tank (52 gallons) I was able to get 48mph. ESP hull 17 P Enertia Mounted 2nd hole from top 48mph at 5650 rpm Trimmed...

Potomacbassin Does your dealer have your prop in stock? My dealer just told me he’s waiting on Merc & Yamaha props. Apparently all on back order & are at-least 2 weeks behind schedule to date. My boat was delivered a few days ago and still no 15x15 or 15x16/17/18 Enertias. The only one they...

You should be able to respectfully negotiate 20% (or close to it) off any Bennington’s with your local dealer, New order or in-stock boats. Someone already mentioned sticking with your local dealer vs going elsewhere for a ‘better’ deal. Best to heed his/her advice. Remember not every boat is...

I’m definitely leaning towards the 17P to get me started. Motor mounting height is my next bit of research. Have about 10 days before the boat is shipped so have a little time to figure out which holes to use for motor height. It’s Interesting when you say pad, I’m guessing you mean the flat...

Wondering how much of a top-end loss there is between 17 inch vs 15 inch pitch props as a %. Here’s an example. I test run my boat with 2 people/half tank fuel & get top-end 48 mph with the 17P & 45mph with the 15P. Once the boat is loaded with 6 people and full fuel, do you think the 15P prop...

I heard the same about the ESP weight, but only for the R/G/Q 23 & larger boats is the way I understood it. I might be wrong though lol. I was told that the ESP for the 23 SXP is not the same beefy ESP that is built for 300HP and UP. The 23SXP with ESP or SPS+ both max out at 250Hp. This was as...

Appreciate the input this is great info. I talked with my dealer and he’s agreed to allow me to try a couple props to get the new boat dialed-in. Same boat as yours Potomac but with the open arch and the ESP perf package & 250 Merc. Not sure how much difference the xtra surface area of the...

This group is awesome. Still in awe at the personal testing done by many of you. Yip! By far more than many dealers do themselves for their own knowledge or customers lol. Not to deviate from chip talk but our boat will be here soon and I don’t plan on altering the output. Actually I’m not...

With BOW they have different rates and terms based on loan amounts and qualifications. All marine loans are through Essex here’s the link. 10% down is preferred over a certain amount (I believe 75k). We originally found a boat for 70k and Essex ok’d 5% down, but the boat was sold to someone...

Demand for new and used inventory is sky high right now. I searched months to find anything remotely close to what we wanted and still couldn’t locate. The timing of our previous Benny sale and covid caught me off guard,. Had I known it would be this tuff I would’ve special ordered and kept the...

I figured based on his final price he was only discounting from MSRP around 10% tops. He knows the demand and will sell it soon, it’s a nice boat even without the upgraded stereo lol.

Wondering if anyone has a similar boat with the open arch and whether they can lower their arch manually (removal of bolts)? We did not choose the $3k gas assist folding arch option. I don’t mind unscrewing a few bolts in the event we needed to lower the tower. TIA

Yip USAA is maxed at 35k loans. We just got Bank of the West 4.79 240 months 10% down. No early pen so will pay down a tad extra to principal as we go. The Arch is the way to go but we had to spec order the boat to get it. Closest boat with arch I found was SC Captains Choice 23SSBXPA with...

Thanks for the replies we were lucky enough to get 4.79 directly from Bank of the West. At first we had a broker (middle-man) recommended by our dealer and he was quoting us rates at 6.99 & 6.74. I didn’t trust the numbers from him as our credit is in the 799 -860 range. Hence the original...

Hi all Just finalized the ordering of our 2nd Benny. We are very excited. I was wondering if anyone had any advice or info on the locking of interests rates while waiting for a build. We don’t mind even paying for the boat while it is being built. But having to renegotiate a new rate after 30...