And I maintain that (at least in his case) Larson QC sucked the big weenie,
spinning the blame (at least in part) back to Larson.

Also IMHO the salesman (who makes enough commision on a deal to spend some
time) outta go out with the customer and take at least a 1 hour shakedown
cruise. The benifits to this are overwhelming. The customer learns basic
operation and boater safety. Initial break in of the motor is supervised.
And there is a decent chance that (assuming the salesman is looking for
trouble) that a lot of the "infant mortality" issues will be found and dealt
with 1st time around.

-W

"Jim Kelly" wrote in message
...
Right you are sir. As you noted, I meant Glastron not Glaspar. There
haven't
been any G3 ski boats built for some time.

Regarding my comments on the problems encountered, there are only a few
manufacturers of components such as alternators and gages and these few
manufacturers supply the entire boat building industry. It is unfortunate
that this gentleman had so many problems, but I still maintain it is
unrealistic to conclude that Larson boats are of inferior quality based on
the
fact that he was unlucky in receiving an unusual number of defective
vendor
supplied parts that are in common use in the industry.

Clams Canino wrote:

Actually Jim one of the boats he's considering is Glastron. Glaspar
has
been extinct since the early 70's. If you're gonna flame someone - make
sure your asbestos panties are on securely next time.

-W

"Jim Kelly" wrote in message
...

I notice that one of the boats you are considering, due to your
misdirected
anger with Larson, is Glaspar. You clearly do not know much about
boats
or who
manufacturer them.