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Yeah; and when they tell you 10 days out; you go ahead an tell the kids. I’m more pissed at Yamaha’s apathy. So, anybody here look at Vortex? This site seems to be 95% Yamaha.
I looked in to Vortex a little before. Their website looked outdated and boats looked old. Checking now it looks like they have revised the website and added surf/watersport models. I can never find a good answer on whether the Yamaha clean out port or Rotax sheathed system is really better, but the Rotax certainly seems to offer more power. 24' Surf model with 600hp for $75k but they look like older Chaparrals. I've been so set on my Yamaha reservation that I haven't looked at them recently.
FWIW, Yamaha owns 90% of the jet boat market so the makeup on the site pretty accurately reflects reality. I looked at Vortex back in 2018; they're made by Chaparral and they seemed to be good quality boats, though I don't know if they've had many updates in recent years and may be getting long in the tooth. There's talk that Chaparral may discontinue the line, too, and I think service after the sale can already be spotty; it would really be spotty if they were discontinued. Hopefully some Vortex owners can chime in or you may want to make a specific post on the Chaparral subchannel.
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I'd learn to love gray/tan, but if you can't, tell me the dealer and I'll learn to love it.
When I put my deposit down on our 252SE I was originally thinking I wanted the blue ext w/ tan interior. When the first 252SE showed up at my dealer, of course it was the black ext w/ gray interior. I had the option to take it or wait on a blue/tan one. I went ahead and took it (a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush). Well, after 10 months of ownership I don't even think about that anymore--we're perfectly happy with the black/gray.
I have a 2020 Vortex, it's a fantastic jet boat and we're very happy with our purchase. However they just announced that Chap will be "pausing" production for 2022. I have no idea if all the 2021 models are spoken for, it's a very popular boat even though they have a much smaller market share than Yamaha. Best guess is that with the shortage of almost everything, Chap can't get enough of the Rotax engines and are shifting labor to their Chaparral and Robalo lines.
You might have seen my boat... it arrived at Lake Viking. It would have been the one with the bent tower. Apparently shipping damaged.
I'd check to make sure there aren't any signs of strain/cracking in the fiberglass around where the tower mounts.
No doubt! The towers are very beefy. Any amount of force large enough to bend one would put a tremendous strain on the mounting points. I'd be looking at those areas very, very closely.
Yeah, I asked this and the Dealer says no other damage. Still a little concerned that it isn't a visible crack. I'll get a close up of it when I head over to get a look for myself.
Out of curiosity wildcat, when did you buy the boat? I'm trying to decide just how mad to get at Yamaha. After all of this "two weeks away" from the rep, the fact they don't even call just keeps getting me more PO'd.
I put my deposit down first of April after the boat became available (not sure of situation). I think the original order goes back to October from the paperwork.... if I read it correctly.