"Simple Simon" wrote in message Yes, I know what you mean. I
worked at the Irwin Yacht
yard in Clearwater, FL for a year and we always hated it
when buyers came snooping around with their ignorant
suggestions and last-minute changes based on nothing but
a whim.


It was my experiance with an eight year old Irwin that led me to always want a quality
young boat. The Irwin was an incredible POS, and we would joke about what major component
might fall off next.

BTW, the construction pictures on my web site were taken only a few hours after we
made
the final commitment - they had started construction on "spec" and guessed they we (or
whoever would get it) would want the diesel. More often they have a backlog of up to
a
year.

A year-long backlog means the factory needs to hire an
efficiency expert. Something is wrong. Probably it's a
matter of too many factory personnel out in the field
doing warranty repairs because of shoddy production
practices.

No, its a small shop where a good review or boatshow can generate a few extra sales. They
would probably like to stay at 6 month backlog.

... Anytime you buy something
new you take a real beating especially the first year when
resale value vs. price paid is often 30 or 40 percent lower.
You are the typical, ignorant, gotta-have-a-new-one
consumer who drives the economy but, in doing so,
throws his hard-earned dollars away.


That's a complete myth - I could probably still get roughly 90% of my purchase price. Two
years after I bought and had put 8000 miles on the boat I was offered 105% - the backlog
was high that season. And who says my dollars were hard earned?

-jeff