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The demise of a great boat...
Mrs. Wave and I traveled over to the new Bass Pro Shops in Foxboro
today at Patriot's Place. Anyway, I was walking around while Mrs. Wave was purchasing her sale goodies. Got a really close look at a Mako 26 CC and almost cried. There wasn't a straight line on the boat. Run your hand along the gunwale and all you felt were bumps. Look down the chine and you could see where they filled in areas. The gel coat was awful - you could see little swirls and obvious after the fact repairs. Inside the boat, the same thing - look down the freeboard and there wasn't a perfectly flat surface the entire length - you could actually see the imperfections. Ran my hand down the side and you could feel it. The rub rails were not correctly installed - you could see where the screws holding the rail on were either incompletely installed or at an angle - you could feel it. The T-Top had gaps between the structure and the console - you could grab the top and actually shake it indicating thin wall tubing. I looked inside the console and there was wiring everywhere - the bundles weren't organized in any sense of the word and generally left hanging. It appeared endemic to the other Makos including the smaller bay boats - all had blemished in the gel coat, straight lines seemed nonexistant and the workmanship just gave the impression of being - well, incomplete to be polite. It kind of bummed me out. Compared to the Nitro bass boats that is. Which is a whole 'nother story. Talk about cheaply built. Anyway... It's a great experience by the way - I really like the way the store is set up. I'd like to spend some more time but it was really crowded and I hate crowds. Didn't stop me from making some purchases though - got a couple of new heavy boat rods (can't make them for that money) and they have a great fly/do-it-yourself section. |
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