Test drive a Phoenix Boat

[Neal]

Hey guys, We have a 2012 Phoenix 619 fueled up and ready to go. If you or one of your buddies are are in the market for a new boat you have to drive this boat. Give us a call to set up a test drive

Neal

[mww24]

So, Say a guy all ready has a bass boat. Can I still come drive the phoenix for the heck of it? just giving ya a hard time. They look like sweet boats good luck on the sale.

[TR21HP]

careful mww24, you test drive that Pheonix and you might be driving her home. The only thing that stopped me from bying one two years ago was no local dealer then last year one pops up. Bad timing on my part because this is a really well designed and nice driving boat.

[CAMAN]

I was driving next to one coming back from Voyageurs last Sunday, I almost drove off the road being so mesmerized by it. They are pretty sweet looking boats, wish I could afford one.

[mww24]

I think they had one at the bass expo i peeked at. they are nice. But I assure you my pocket book does not allow such purchases. Still would love to drive one just because I love bass boats. But would never waste a dealers time unless I was serious to buy.

[Neal]

Trust me we wish they did not cost what they do. Like everything else in this world they just keep going up

Neal

[GooBack]

What's so great about phoenix boats?

Why weren't they all the rage before the name change?

[mww24]

hey Neal. I dont know if you want to answer this or not. So if not thats fine. To me it would seem that people in this economy would be buying used boats or smaller boats. yet like you say. The prices keep going up and a 20 footer with a 250 seems to still get marketed more than littler boats. Do boat sales throughout the region still hold up in this economy? I mean I've seen bass boat fully loaded that are close to 70K new. not from you guys but others. It just seems that if anything toy prices would almost start dropping a bit.

[GooBack]

As long as people are willing to buy a boat and pay for 30 years, the prices will never drop. Decent, entry level boats are nearly 30k new.

[Neal]

The Phoenix boat is not an old hull with a new name, it is a completely new hull. They are built in the old Bumble Bee factory so a lot of people think that is what they are. There were some boats built under the Bee Line name which were the old Bumble Bee hulls. This was done while the Phoenix line was being developed. They are no longer building any Bee Line boats. They are currently working on a new facility that they should be in by the end of summer. Phoenix boats have some very innovative features that are new to the industry and only found in a Phoenix.

Neal

[Neal]

In the Phoenix line the 721 with a 250 is the most popular boat nation wide and this is over a $ 50,000.00 boat.I can't speak for boat lines that I don't handle but I would have to guess that the same holds true. The reason boats cost what they do is a pure numbers game on the manufacturing side of things.Example Ford may build 350,000 F 150's so they need 350,000 windshields for that model. A lot of boat companies only build 300 boats a year total so they need fewer individual parts. Volume = buying power from the vendors that supply the parts. Also it takes a week to two weeks or more to build a fiberglass Bass boat vs's how many cars come off the line per day. So untill something changes in the whole process I don't see the price coming down anytime soon. (not saying it's right that's just the way it is) What seems like a lot of money to you and me is not for some other people.

[Neal]

I wanted to get this off my chest. I don't know where this idea came from that you have to have a 20' boat with a 250 hp on it to go fishing for sport or tounrnament came from. YOU DO NOT. There are many 17' to 18' Bass boats on the market that you can get into for $ 35,000.00 or less. Please buy the boat that fits you and your families needs. Don't buy the boat that everybody including the dealer you are working with tells you need. I have the luxury of fishing out of any new boat I have in stock if I want to but I usually do not. If I use a new boat it is no longer a new boat. My family fishes out of my old 16' aluminum boat with a 25 merc on the back. With that said if I were in the market for a new boat I would look at a 18' or 19' boat with a 150 or 200 on the back at the most. I would buy fiberglass because of the ride and handling. But if fiberglass is not in your budget take a look at some aluminum bass boats there are some nice boats on the market. And remember you and your family are fishing out of it and thats all that matters.

[mww24]

kudos to you neal for the last post. So very true. I run a 10 year old ranger 17.5 footer with a 130. Plenty of boat for me. Ya if I had 50k+ i would have the big boat but I don't. I liked watching that new major league fishing or whatever it was where all the boats the pros used were 18 footers with 150's and scaled back electronics. Nice to see.