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27' new Yamaha model 275 jet boat to be unveil Thursday at the Miami Boat Show

I don't know about low bridges being so common. What about all the bay boats and center consoles with their even bigger towers and 2nd stations that definitely don't collapase at all? What about even bigger cabin cruisers?

Yacht tenders? What exactly is it that makes a boat good for being a yacht tender that wouldn't also make it a good boat to fit in an 8' garage? LOL. Am I missing something?

I can't help but feel like Yamaha added the ability to collapse them because we asked for it a long time ago, and then somewhere along the way, forgot why.
 
I think the folding tower has probably just become industry standard with wake tower manufacturers that even if the boat isn't being produced to be stored in garages it still has a foldable tower.
 
Did anyone happen to check the anchor locker of the 275 if you saw it at the show?
 
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Did anyone happen to check the anchor locker of the 275 if you saw it at the show?

I did, and it looks similar in design but larger. The opening is different in that is has a very large lip all the way around the opening which leaves you open to fit larger anchors in there from what i saw compared to a 240.

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But, on the outside, i hate to say it, it looks like another messy anchor locker drain. I didn't pay attention to it on the inside though, forgot.

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I did, and it looks similar in design but larger. The opening is different in that is has a very large lip all the way around the opening which leaves you open to fit larger anchors in there from what i saw compared to a 240.

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But, on the outside, i hate to say it, it looks like another messy anchor locker drain. I didn't pay attention to it on the inside though, forgot.

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Boy that is crappy work sealing the outside of the drain. Is that really the 275?

No bow ladder i see
 
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Is there an option for a windlass?
 
So here is my input from a non-jet boat owner. We were at the show on Friday. I was very impressed with the amount of room. This is a great family boat! The fit & finish was very nice, the instruments and overall functionality of the boat was excellent IMO. We did get a test drive and thought the boat handled very well. We really like the toggles on the steering wheel, Drive System. My wife loved it and thought it would be the best choice for us as far as having grandchildren aboard because of the jets.
I hated the "look" of the hard top. Fugly! The hull style reminded me of a deck boat but it did drive nice on the test ride. Just not physically appealing. I thought the price was pretty high but considering it is a 27' boat, it's really not crazy. I'm still not convinced this is a boat I want for salt water. If it had a closed loop system like Bombardier, I may have been sold at the show. If I was on a fresh water lake, I believe I would have purchased the 27' at the show.
All that being said, we didn't buy a boat. I'm seriously contemplating the 28' Mako. It was a great boat and I though it had great value compared to everything else I saw in the 26' to 28' range. We're also going to wait until this summer and see what the water conditions are like; green algae & red tide. This has a huge impact on our boating season.
 
Atleast now they are starting to introduce bigger. But this one kinda space ship looking. Lol.
 
There’s some great things to like and some things they could improve upon. It’s not going to fit everyone’s eye, but what does in the world?
 
Looking at Yamaha's site there is no mention of a trailer like all their other boats have.
I guess 130k isnt enough to get a trailer wow

Here in lakes country, MN, 90% of larger boats are sold without a trailer. As the dealer will sell a service plan to launch it at the lake in the spring, pull it out in the fall, winterize, shrink wrap and store for the winter. I'm a trailer guy, and will always have one. But as so many folks leave their boats on lifts in front of their lake home, the option of a trailer, rather than comes standard, is more common.

This is much more true with the larger boats like Pontoons, Tritoons, and more importantly, anything over 8.5'. As mentioned by someone else, up here, going beyond legal width is noticed on our highways by LEO's. The average owner of a 24' x 8.5' Tritoon literally hates the idea of trailering, and hates even more trying to find a place to store it between trips.

I do believe at 9' beam, Yamaha was definitely not going after the trailer market. And the option makes much more sense than to include it like other models.

And let's be real, if Yamaha was trying to hit the demographic of this forum all the time, they would have never released the 190 series. This is a mid-year release. You should all be excited that this may be a sneak peak at some potential features that would be released in other models of the line up. That's the whole idea of a pre-order Boutique-ish model. They can make a limited build on pre-orders and save on research and development of something they mass produce and fail.

This is something Yamaha is doing with other powersport industries as well. Their true all-yamaha sled line were spring order only for 2019. The only mass produced models were co-developed with another manufacturer. If you wanted an all-yamaha model, it had to be spring ordered with the options you chose. I am hoping they continue this boutique model, as I feel the fit and finish will increase (along with prices). But the limited supply may also increase demand and keep used values up. Yamaha knows inventory management from the factory to the consumer. And I think dealers like the idea of cleaning out inventory on a regular basis.
 
Am I the only person who loathes the sink setup? I think it's a big waste of space and prevents the captains chair from swiveling around to join the party when floating. Everybody I know who has a sink like this just uses it to hold sunscreen and trash. Are people really going to use the sink to rinse vegetables or wash their face? Otherwise, she is a beautiful boat....
 
I'm in the same boat on the sink, totally useless. I do like to have a solid counter surface though, it's nice to be able to set stuff on occasionally.
 
The average owner of a 24' x 8.5' Tritoon literally hates the idea of trailering, and hates even more trying to find a place to store it between trips.

I'm with you on everything EXCEPT this one statement.

If 22-24ft Tri-Toons aren't the most popular boat around my portion of the country, then they are a close second. Many folks have 26-28ft 'toons, and there are more than a handful on Patoka with a second story sun platform and slide, that get trailered in every weekend. These boats are fairly light compared to a comparable 22-24ft bowrider/deck boat, and are easily trailerable. Weight, length and width are not the issue when trailering these, it's wind resistance, just like a camper. It's also pretty common to see minivans and mid-sized SUV's trailering these due to the light weight.

Once pulled my uncles 22ft Tritoon with my 4.3 powered S10. Was like towing a giant sail, but otherwise had no problem.

Storage is likewise no different than any other bowrider/deck boat. Local storage near the lake, or storage in a barn/garage is easy to find. Width isn't the issue here either, as most storage bays are 120in wide (my AR190 is 104in wide on the trailer BTW), getting a 30ft deep one to fit a 24ft 'toon without a swing tongue is the bigger issue. Most people I see with them in storage just leave the tongue sticking out in the weather since the "sheds" around here typically don't have doors on them.
 
Weight, length and width are not the issue when trailering these, it's wind resistance.

100% spot on. It's not usually weight. It is wind resistance for sure. (Until you get the 350hp powered Tritoons. That motor is a massive portion of that weight.)

But anyone producing something above 8.5 and going for Yacht certification is truly not going after the trailering market. Even here in MN, there are lines of Tritoons and pontoons with 10ft beam. They are most definitely not going after the trailer market.
 
100% spot on. It's not usually weight. It is wind resistance for sure. (Until you get the 350hp powered Tritoons. That motor is a massive portion of that weight.)

But anyone producing something above 8.5 and going for Yacht certification is truly not going after the trailering market. Even here in MN, there are lines of Tritoons and pontoons with 10ft beam. They are most definitely not going after the trailer market.
Yeap... I'm with you here too. Those boats over 8.5 beam shouldn't be considered "trailer boats" IMO.

Saw a Manitou at the show this year that was interesting. 28ft long Tri-Toon with twin 400's on the back. Thing was awesome, and it damn sure better be for the $156k they were asking. Want to talk about a niche market!
 
This is odd, and curious if anyone else had this pop up in their Facebook timeline. Since looking at the 275 from Yamaha, I was getting Boating Magazine's ads in my timeline. (that should not surprise me)

But what did, was a very targeted ad for a boat very similar to the 275. Obvious differences, it is a 25', with 8.5' beam. forward drive surf boat with a similar layout to the 275. And it lists for $111,000. Very interesting when you look at what you get with the Yamaha in comparison for similar money.
That being said, I wonder how Regal sits on that MSRP, or if one could expect a 20-30% discount. I'm not in the market, but facebook thought I was.

2019 Regal LS4 Surf

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Watched the video...that's a great boat! Nice features and no ugly windshield design!
 
Did anyone notice that this boat still has a plastic scupper valve?
 
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