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Faced with the same decision, my dealer convinced me to go with the most advanced inboard marine engine on the market - 80 hours in, no regrets!


Advanced? Does that mean Volvo?

Yes. Merc is still old school but good school. It's just a VVT engine. Some day maybe?

Did you get accustomed ...

Did you try the boat with a 380?


No. They only had the factory demos you see on the videos. The Volvo 380 and 430 are virtually the same motor with slightly different tuning. The engineer I talked to said the 380 makes HP and RPMs a little quicker, and the 430 is tuned to make more total hp ...

I still have time to change my build since it hasn’t been started yet. I chose the Volvo 430 on my build, but after test drive of the demo with the Volvo 430 I’m considering changing to the Mercruiser 430. I liked the performance and top speed of 57 but wasn’t as fond of the higher revs sports car ...

I just got a message from my dealer on my 22 R8S. It was originally slated for a December/January build time frame. They informed me if I wanted the could move up the build to the next 30-45 days. Of course I eagerly said yes as that would give me some additional garage boating time!

Yes I want ...

Hello all!

Captain I have to tell you I was surprised at how large the boat appeared on the trailer! I didn’t get an exact measurement but the boat and the trailer was 35 feet long give or take 6 to 12 inches.

The height on trailer was all of 13 feet if not 6 inches more. We were doing estimates ...

katoom450 wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 12:23 pm I’m havIng a ceramic coating put on our R6 surf when we receive it. I was quoted 1100 dollars by the detailer. We use him often and trust his work. Very nice boat by the way!!!

Ceramic is 10xs better than wax, its easy to do yourself

I ordered my R4 in October, spoke to the regional sales manager at a factory test drive event in Florida last week. He said mine will get scheduled soon for a February start date, march delivery to my dealer. He said not much more than 2 weeks start to finish if they have all the parts. As long as ...

I ordered my R4 in October, supposed to start in production in February. I loaded it with the 430HP. I took the demo for a spin, on plane quick and hit 57 with 4 adults on a smooth lake. We are mostly at the sand bar, idling around the shoreline, and cruising 30mph, but when you do go WOT for a ...

I’ve wanted to add some thing on, but they are not wanting to give the same discount, and saying the deal is already skinnier than they like. It seems like any add on to a deal would add to the margin so why not do it? If you already sold one of your build spots, why wouldn’t you want to make more ...

22.2% off on on the R4 I ordered with many options, I’m happy about it. They seem unhappy about it now for some reason.

I spoke with the factory rep today, he told me that the lead time is 6 months right now.

I’m very grateful to all of you who share your thoughts, opinions, and other important information on this forum. It was very helpful to me.

That kind of discount off MSRP does sound pretty good given the market of the last 12-18 months. I like the way you picked options, too. Seems like you've got a great boat coming!


Thanks, I think so too.
I’m 2 hrs from 3 different dealers so it didn’t matter much which one. One of the others ...

I'll echo what VTENGR asked, when did they tell you to expect delivery? Also what %off MSRP did you get?


I’m pretty happy with the deal. I got them to add the rear camera, transom switch, swim platform lighting, and throw pillows for no added cost. Comes to 22.2% off msrp. The salesman said ...

I'll echo what VTENGR asked, when did they tell you to expect delivery? Also what %off MSRP did you get?


I’m pretty happy with the deal. I got them to add the rear camera, transom switch, swim platform lighting, and throw pillows for no added cost. Comes to 22.2% off msrp. The salesman said it ...