Boat Show
Well it looks like there are not many types of boats at the boat show.
70% surf boat… one is 38 feet long.
28% tritoon
1% fishing boat.
1% Jet Ski
I saw a massive 400 HP outboard on a tiny little fishing boat for $133k.
This is what it looked like.
Tritoons were all over the place from traditional style at entry level prices to high end units priced well above $300k. Did not see any twins this year but did see a 400HP on one. The Tritoon boat footprint is growing, most were 10 foot beams and 28 foot long and most now have much larger tubes than just 5 years ago.
IMO, Surf boats are for dumb people with big egos - they are crazy way over priced from low $200k average to over $500k. I did not get close to the 38 footer surf boat (not a typo) as it was too packed with over 3 dozen kids from just 3 sets of local parents.
Lots of bulldog noses on all the new boats - flat and wide with lots of angles - massive new structure for sure for reducing flex - at the end for the day the new look is like the big grills on the lexus, has zero impact on performance or experience but will date every curved boat as old - the blocky and flat design with lots of triangles is a stamp of 2025 new and nothing more… I loved it.
Adonia has an ego houseboat with new shares at $489,000 to OVER $500,000 for an 8 share boat. That is $4 million for the boat folks - so crazy to buy in at those numbers just for the brand - pay 1/4 of that and get a trifecta with 90% of the experience, minus the boner logo.
The biggest surprise was 3 ice cream cones, hand scooped by a very funny Russian guy for $37.00. After that was the lack of steam gauges - everything is touchscreen and that is great with big nits and calm water.
Cheers…
Well it looks like there are not many types of boats at the boat show.
70% surf boat… one is 38 feet long.
28% tritoon
1% fishing boat.
1% Jet Ski
I saw a massive 400 HP outboard on a tiny little fishing boat for $133k.
This is what it looked like.
Tritoons were all over the place from traditional style at entry level prices to high end units priced well above $300k. Did not see any twins this year but did see a 400HP on one. The Tritoon boat footprint is growing, most were 10 foot beams and 28 foot long and most now have much larger tubes than just 5 years ago.
IMO, Surf boats are for dumb people with big egos - they are crazy way over priced from low $200k average to over $500k. I did not get close to the 38 footer surf boat (not a typo) as it was too packed with over 3 dozen kids from just 3 sets of local parents.
Lots of bulldog noses on all the new boats - flat and wide with lots of angles - massive new structure for sure for reducing flex - at the end for the day the new look is like the big grills on the lexus, has zero impact on performance or experience but will date every curved boat as old - the blocky and flat design with lots of triangles is a stamp of 2025 new and nothing more… I loved it.
Adonia has an ego houseboat with new shares at $489,000 to OVER $500,000 for an 8 share boat. That is $4 million for the boat folks - so crazy to buy in at those numbers just for the brand - pay 1/4 of that and get a trifecta with 90% of the experience, minus the boner logo.
The biggest surprise was 3 ice cream cones, hand scooped by a very funny Russian guy for $37.00. After that was the lack of steam gauges - everything is touchscreen and that is great with big nits and calm water.
Cheers…