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New boat purchase.
Been going back and forth on new boat order decision. 23RFB vs 23RXFB.
Both powered by 300 Mercury Verado with ESP pkg.
Non arch models due to low bridge clearance along chain of lakes. Both boats equipped equally but with approximately 26k price increase on the RX Sport model.
Any input from those who may have experience with these models. What does the RX bring to the table that justifies the 26k price difference? From what I can tell the difference seems to be in the exterior cladding but not sure what else?
This new boat will replace a 2017 22GSR ESP with a 200Hp Yamaha.
Thanks for any input .
 
ON the build your Benny feature, the standard specs at the end can be copied and pasted and resorted to get a great comparison - I must have spent 40 hours building spreadsheets and studying the catalog - and, that resulted in almost a perfect Benny (they did not have Lillypad ladders when I bought in 2021). I see the price differential is over $33K. A quick glance: Enhanced fencing design with integrated lights, power bimini, blackout package, Cladded captain seat, integrated lights (vs deck mounted), upgraded furniture (really, really important to sit and try the furniture differential - it pushed us to the LX over the L at the time). I saved about $15K by opting for the LX over the R - the only item I did not get was the integrated lights. I did not want the raised helm, the blackout for me was not important.
 
I haven't looked at the build site much this year, but in the past power arches were offered .
 
LaurencetheAdventurer said:
ON the build your Benny feature, the standard specs at the end can be copied and pasted and resorted to get a great comparison - I must have spent 40 hours building spreadsheets and studying the catalog - and, that resulted in almost a perfect Benny (they did not have Lillypad ladders when I bought in 2021). I see the price differential is over $33K. A quick glance: Enhanced fencing design with integrated lights, power bimini, blackout package, Cladded captain seat, integrated lights (vs deck mounted), upgraded furniture (really, really important to sit and try the furniture differential - it pushed us to the LX over the L at the time). I saved about $15K by opting for the LX over the R - the only item I did not get was the integrated lights. I did not want the raised helm, the blackout for me was not important.
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Thanks for your response.
Yes I have configured several builds.
The 23RFB I configured ended up adding all the items that the RX model has except for the 5k sport seating pkg. price tag was still $26k difference. Maybe the automotive style cladding is the big cost increase but not sure.
 
Generally speaking, more luxury models have a higher profit factor. That also means they get a larger discount!
 
There may not be much more different about it. It is cheaper to add options to the lower tier boat. The upper tier boat typically comes with higher base price, sometimes higher costs on adding options, and typically more options are opened up. Also, the styling piece is a premium.

When we got our boat in 2017, we got a pretty much loaded out model that was pretty much identical to the tier model above it. However, we saved nearly $10-12k in price simply because it was a heavily spec’d up lower model vs the nearly base next model up at the time.

The seating would really be worth checking out to see if it’s nicer/more comfortable. Beyond that, you are probably paying a premium for a “cooler looking” RX model.
 
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