Open letter to Yamaha and a dream for the future of Yamaha jetboating.

[rrmidden]

There is no doubt that Yamaha boats were once value buys marketed more for the biggest bang for your buck. Their market strategy has shifted as they branch into more competitive luxury and watersports markets. Anyone that was a value customer is certainly going to be left feeling jaded looking at these price tags.

I think this nails it on the head, and add that those that can/could/should move beyond the 'value' priced boats, will certainly be looking at other brands at this point. In 2015, we got a 212X, and we still love the boat, but for what they are charging for the current 212X, we have a lot more options out there. A lot more boats are also doing the stern seating/swim deck areas, which is one of the main attractions we had to the Yamaha Boats, so if I can get a better built boat with similar performance, better features, for the same, or at least similar price, why wouldn't I?

 

[Ericd]

Double your pleasure, double your fun, two Yorkies are better than one! Rebel joins our family and he is Dixie’s brother. Same parents, two years apart.

 

[Scoop]

Forget about putting a newer Yamaha with a tower thru 7 or 8 foot garage door. I own a 2018 242 Limited S and can not get it through a 9 foot door with the bimini top on. To get my boat through I have to remove the bimini and drop the tower. If I leave the bimini on and drop the tower it still does not fit but it is super close. So close that I was tempted to deflate the tires a bit to see if that would work but decided to just pull the bimini off. This of course resulted in a small tear in the bimini canvas. IIRC the door was not limiting but the metal arm that connects the door to the opener actually was 2-3 inches lower than the door opening. Major PITA!

Scoop