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FMI

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  1. Great choice, you should be very happy. What color hull are you going with? The Key Lime boat looked SHARP!
  2. Could you PM or email me? Have some information for you.
  3. This is a pretty good reason why... If you have a good Evinrude dealer in your area and the prices are close it would be tough to beat, especially at this HP range.
  4. bly, Very ambitious project, impressive. One question however, are you planning on epoxy coating the fuel cells?
  5. Wiley, From what I personally have witnessed your assessment is spot on. In my area (Big Bend) things are even worse large boat sales are DEAD due to the restrictions on snapper & grouper fishing. It's not so bad once you hit Apalachicola as they have deep water and a more diverse offshore fishery. Here it is now 24' Bay boats and smaller. The Kayak and canoe market that had received a huge boost from fuel prices gained even more steam.
  6. One thing that is often over looked (not calling anyone out) is how much costs have risen for builders. During the price run on oil material prices jumped nearly weekly from 5-20% in some extreme cases even more, distributors that offered free freight added a fuel surcharge. Resins are a petroleum based product so when oil tripled, well resin was right with it. I know what some of you are thinking... Oil is not as high as it was. True, but prices in the composite industry seem to never go back after an increase. Even with the stat of the economy there is enough business in the various sectors of composite business that the material companies can hold their prices. As for engine prices it is brand to brand and even hp to hp with in that. Some held 2009 pricing, the rest there was a 1-2% increase. As for this it is really up to the buyer. I will say this... With boats there is no limit to how much you can spend. It is really easy to over look how much time can go into various aspects of a project. A 30' boat with twins 200's you are looking at what, 30k worth of motors in the box. That is not factoring components, labor, or the hull.
  7. wiley

    Welcome to the ReelBoating Forum FMI :)

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