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I hope that's true... if yours comes, then there's hope some more will follow.
We expect full reports and pictures sir!!!! I hope it comes in soon for you so you can get it feathered in for your liking before the season starts proper!
And your dilemma will be over… then you will have other decisions to make.. like where do I go first? How long of a day can I get out of the maiden voyage? What, if any, things do I want to add to the boat? Again, expecting a through report on the boat since, excepting @Julian and @OperationROL, the other mags reports were less than, well, specific.
If my boat doesn't come soon I will need a storage unit for everything I have waiting. Trolling Motor, Downriggers (2), Marine radio, Trolling Rods, etc.
Will definitely be giving my thoughts. Most likely will put together a video. Although my channel isn't boat specific, I do sprinkle in other things related to the outdoors like hunting, boating and off-roading.
Reached out to my dealer again today. No word on the 22' FSH models still. Kinda disappointed none have hit the dealers since these boats generated so much fanfare when announced. Back to the waiting game
. Dammit that sucks. Yamaha does seem to have a severe communication problem. One of the worst things a company can do is be evasive. The communication should be clear, concise, and frequent. If there are reasons the production is delayed then those reasons should be communicated.
Might start looking for a 252... I just don't want to pay much more than what the 222 was going to cost us. My dealer rep is frustrated as well based on our conversation. I'm seriously thinking about just throwing in the towel and keeping our 195 FSH another season. It's a good boat and does most of what we want...and it's cheaper to maintain/tow. End of the season this year or next year might be easier to find what we're looking for. Of course, eventually our order will come in as well, maybe...lol.
Start looking for your lightly used 252? As discussed in another thread they used market should be warming up in so far as a buyers market.
Perhaps your dealer can help out?
Having a boat that you like and just waiting for a new one puts you in the cat bird seat.
Most definitely! Sadly We've yet to get out on our boat yet this season....between work, trips and the weekends being full of chores or crappy weather, but I'm sure there's a boat trip coming up soon!
That’s the spirit!
That's the nice thing for us southerners... can almost boat year round without issues. Sadly we didn't do any boating over the fall, nor winter. By this time last year we had already taken the boat out a bunch of times.
I just saw a 220 FSH show up a dealer on the FSH FB group. So it looks like they're starting to ship out finally.
I'd have gotten the 220, but I think they'll be fairly slow compared to the 222 and definitely when compared to my 195. Not that speed is everything, but I never want that shoulda coulda feeling after a purchase. I know I'd have had those thoughts if I had went with the 220.