Re: what boat is right for me?
Well, I think I have my mind just about made up on what boat to go with. I went and saw a few of the models I was interested in. The Campion, the Invader, and the Reinell. Now I have to say all these boats look great to me, and actually all fall into about the same price range, with the Campion and Invader being slightly less. The invader looks more cheaply made in my opinion than the other 2 boats, the finish doesnt look as nice,the paint scheme looks tacky and the back end is a little bit goofy to try and open up, to get at the motor, so I crossed that boat off. All 3 boats are being sold with Volvo 4.3 L 190HP. The Reinell boat he had was a 185 which is a little longer boat than the Campion, so i guess that explains the price increase, although you cant really tell any difference when sitting in the boats. I felt pretty limited by the Reinell dealer, because he only had 2 boats to pick from one yellow , and one black, with the 185 being the smallest he had, plus it would take quite a few months to get one from their factory up here to Canada. Now I went to the Campion dealer, and he has more selection, the boat I looked at there was the Allante 535i BR. Very nice boat, and as I recall someone said it looked like a fridge inside, and I would have to agree, the stainless steel kinda look does remind you of a fridge, but it looks really nice to me, guess I like fridges
. I never did get to look at the Glastron, the damn dealer shut his doors at 1 oclock in the afternoon. What kinda boat dealer works from 9am to 1pm? The Campion has 16 degrees Deadrise, is that good? The dealer said that he had the same model up to 50Mph, which was faster than the reinell. That wasn't a huge deal to me, personally I think anything over 40mph in a boat is pretty decent, but why not get the most bang for your buck? Well I think just talking about it has solidified my choice, and I think i'll be cruisin the lake in the Campion, I also say to hell with Glastron, I drove to the city once to look at all dealers, guess that'll teach him for only working for 4 hours. One dealer said that their warranty claims had dropped by 70% by selling their boats with Volvo, as opposed to selling with Mercruiser as they had previously. Im thinking Volvo must sell a decent motor because they seemed really popular in Alberta. The Campion has 3-TEX dimensional fibreglass, what the hell is that exactly? and is it good? they also were saying they have Kevlar in the keel of the boat, which to me sounds good, maybe it really is a bulletproof choice?
. Well I guess im just rambling now, but damn they are nice boats, and its just exciting to contemplate having one.<br /><br />P.S the Campion also has really comfy bucket seats, and a Clarion CD player ! Bye for now, and thanxs for your help, im sure ill have more to say once I own a new boat
