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How to piss off the family...
So my son has friends with poontoon boats and it would seem that Mrs.
Wave has an interest in this "slow boat" approach, so we went looking
today with intention to buy.So we were talking to the sales guy and he's very helpful - up until
he mentionied power options. I don't want a four stroke - no, no, no. I want two stroke. They
don't install two strokes on new boats. Ok...well, let's explore another option. Just the boat - no rigging,
no engine and a trailer. I'll install my own engine, guages and
controls. So the sales guy asks - what kind of engine to which I reply that I
have a source of ETECs and I can have an engine, gages and controls
here by Thursday, rig it myself (I have the software on this computer)
and be on the water by Friday. Anybody want to guess what happened next? |
Short
Jul 17
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| No, but what's the software for? |
JoeSpareBedroom
Jul 17
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| He called you an old-timer for still clinging to two-stroke technology? |
NOYB
Jul 17
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| A. you got a job offer
2. you got tossed out |
HK
Jul 17
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| OK - I'll bite. You got up to leave, a la the car dealer dance, to see if
he'd chase you to the parking lot. Mrs. Wave stayed and bought the boat with
the motor recommended by the guy. |
JoeSpareBedroom
Jul 17
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| The day I got my Yamaha F225, I was "converted." There's nothing I find
appealing in the high-horsepower two strokes anymore. Size of the boat
isn't really relevant, because the boats I've been considering can swing
just about any weight outboard on the stern. I like the instant start,
the no-need to mix oil, the no smoke, the no oil in the water, the no
oil dripping somewhere in the boat, the car-like silence at idle, the no
loading up at idle, et ceterea. My next boat likely will have a Yamaha F150 on the stern. There's no
sense having a 45-50 mph small boat on the Bay when most days the chop
is such that you are lucky to make 20-25 knots. |
HK
Jul 17
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| Tell her to then hire Perry Como (if he is still alive) to sing to you while
laying comatose along the back seat. That would cap off the slow boat
approach on a pontoon boat. ;-) |
JimH
Jul 17
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| I dunno. Pontoon boats make more sense on most smaller lakes than 60'
bubble boats. |
HK
Jul 17
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| He whuped you upside the head? I would think this would be the ideal setup
for 4 strokes.....
After all, it's like a floating deck. Who wants to recline in a nice comfy
chaise trying to listen to nature with noisy, smelly 2 strokes ruining the
atmosphere. |
Don
Jul 17
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| Especially with young families... or in the case of most
here..grandchildren. |
Don
Jul 17
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| Agreed...but who mentioned 60 foot yachts? |
JimH
Jul 17
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| Let's see. If I'm the sales guy, I tell you that I like your style,
your forthright manner, and your imposing presence.
So for you, and just for you, I'm going to break the dealership's
rule and power you with an ETEC. Not only that, my source will cost
you less for the ETEC than your source.
Whattaya think of that, Mr Wave?
Am I a prince or not? --Vic |
Vic
Jul 17
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| Lemming... |
Dan
Jul 18
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