We Are the Last Place You Should Look for a Boat.
Kind of an absurd statement to make about my own business right? The fact is, we are kind of unique. Most places you go will do or say just about anything in order to sell you something. Here, we choose to do business a little differently. You are not going to come in our store (or visit us at a boat show for that matter)..find a boat that you like and hear someone say “10 grand off…but only if you buy it today!” or “We will give you twice what your trade is worth…but only if you buy it today!” Frankly, when I hear stuff like that come out of salespeople’s mouths, all I can think of is how much your product had to have been overpriced to begin with in order to make me such an unbelievable offer. For us, for our customers and family, the way we do business is we would much rather give you what we can afford to give you up front. It does not mean we will not work with you to earn your business, but it sounds a little different to hear you will get something worth a few hundred bucks to sweeten your deal than it sounds to get thousands of dollars off. We are not into people impulse buying a boat. If you want to make an impulse buy, feel free to look at the bic lighters and the ring pops next time you are checking out at the grocery store.
As a general rule, most people do not buy boats very often, and deliberation and research are the norm. The more that you look around, the more that you learn, we feel like the better we look. We would much rather you do your due diligence and make an informed decision. Most of the time, that is what results in us making a sale. Sometimes it does not, and while that will always bother me a little bit – I feel like I should make every single sale every single time – Sometimes the product we have is simply not the best fit for a customer’s needs and I have grown to accept that. I am glad that is rare! We are not the cheapest place to buy a boat, for that you usually need to go to a box store. Be prepared with a couple days’ rations and maybe a signal flare or two…and for goodness sake it is twice as important to do your research because there is a good chance you will be answering your own questions. We are big enough to have resources and small enough to care. That is why we are the best place there is to buy a boat.
And please, make us the LAST place you look!
We have definitely noticed an increase in our business the past several seasons. A very sincere THANK YOU to all our customers that have trusted us with your business and ordered or purchased a new boat from us. In general, the national sales levels of new boats are climbing and the past few seasons, that put several major manufacturers in a bind to meet demand. Some builders sold out their entire production capacity for the whole model year as early as March. This ended up placing a much bigger emphasis on in-stock units. The best news is that we are a strong stocking dealer and always have new inventory in stock RIGHT NOW and ready to rig to your specifications to get you on the water immediately. If you have a thought in the back of your head that you might want to custom order that perfect boat for an upcoming season, my advice would not be to wait until after the first of the year to try and do that. Hopefully the builders are better prepared going forward but if they are not, the savvy buyer will have their boat on order in the fall instead of finding out in the springtime that there are delays again like recent model years. No matter what you need to make the most of your time on the water, from a spark plug to a brand new boat, we hope to see YOU here in our store very soon!
We carry a great cross section of Bayliner pleasure boats, Crest pontoons, Lund fishing boats, and even the new Lund pontoon boats on display INDOORS for you to check out. With our YYUGE showroom you can always see a couple dozen new boats all uncovered and under one roof. Keep in mind at most any point during the season, fresh trades and lots of brokerage boats are coming and going every week so we continue to do our best to bring you a nice selection of great pre-owned boats. Please note that our used inventory typically sells fairly quickly so please call ahead to check the status of any pre-owned boat we have online if you would like to come take a look.
In the shop, the guys are usually going gangbusters with service work and new boat rigging and prep. Let us know if we can help you with any repair or maintenance need that you want to have taken care of this season. You can always use our 24hr boat drop off service, just bring your boat by – day or night, whenever it is convenient for you and we will get your service work completed ASAP!
We want to wish you and your family the best and extend a heart felt thank you to all our sales and service customers for your business and for your loyalty!