2019 Release coming soon!

[the MfM]

Yamaha website just went down for maintenance. Possible update coming??

Welcome, first post... Guerilla marketing?

 

[AJACHIM]

first post from me as well. Looking to get a 19 footer so Im hoping theres some positive changes

 

[dslack67]

Welcome, first post... Guerilla marketing?

Nope. Just been lurking for about a month, considering a AR240 but began to wait until 2019 announcements. Test ride in the Scarab 255 Open 3 weeks ago, got me even more excited to see what Yamaha has up their sleeves.

 

[haknslash]

first post from me as well. Looking to get a 19 footer so Im hoping theres some positive changes

From the vague distant looks of it seems to be a nice refresh for the 19' boats. Just hope it's not a 3k hike like the other models. Well I kind of do as that helps the used market

 

[GTBRMC]

Nope. Just been lurking for about a month, considering a AR240 but began to wait until 2019 announcements. Test ride in the Scarab 255 Open 3 weeks ago, got me even more excited to see what Yamaha has up their sleeves.

Welcome aboard!

 

[GTBRMC]

first post from me as well. Looking to get a 19 footer so Im hoping theres some positive changes

 

[Bajd98]

Here we go

 

[robert843]

Oh snap I can't believe it's actually out I thought we were going to have to wait till the Miami Boat Show I will be dropping a deposit tomorrow!!!!!

https://www.yamahawaverunners.com/ex-series/exr/

 

[haknslash]

New models are up!!

Introducing the 27' Yamaha Splash. It's 27' wide not long though

 

[Bruce]

I believe this is new

 

[GTBRMC]

New "Wakebooster"... patented, but description looks awfully familiar. Licensed from Gantlin???

Oh, yes, the new site is up!

 

[Julian]

But it seems to be happening.

They added 1500 this last year to the 24 foot top of the line boats with 12 inch screens. I'd love to know what one would get for a 3k increase???

 

[dslack67]

Yamaha has been very strategic, very intentional, and very successful in how they have gone after - and eventually came to dominate - the 21 - 24 foot bowrider category over the last 15 years or so. If they go after the 27 foot market, I would expect a similar approach... and would not bet against them.

I would be interested in a slightly larger Yamaha 25’+ that had a legit head, cockpit fridge/sink, don’t need it to be a surf model. Slightly deeper V for some better inshore/offshore Ocean 3’-6’ waves/wakes/chop, or just the extra size/weigh cutting through rougher stuff a bit better. If it came in around $70k-$75k ($16k-$20k increase over current AR240) would sell a crap load I would bet. Later they could offer a Limited and then Surf models and maybe do well in the $90k range, but I think that would be a stretch.

 

[haknslash]

I wonder if spider cracks still won't be covered. They offer same types of limited lifetime hulls on a lot of boats but seems spider cracks or improper gel cost somehow is denied and takes a dealer to really go to bat for you regardless of boat mfg.

 

[MattFX4]

 

[Bruce]

New for 2019?

 

[MattFX4]

http://www.greenhulk.net/forums/showthread.php?t=273838&page=2

 

[haknslash]

Using the tie downs huh. I wonder where they got that idea

WakeBooster seems like such a funny name though. Interested to see what it looks like.

 

[Chester]

I'm happy I got the 2018 AR240. They eliminated the anolog guages and its just blank with a phone cradle...looks weird. Other then the warranty and nozzles nothing I'm missing. Oh you can have the $2200 price increase too...ouch!

 

[MattFX4]