Progression power boats Any Good??
08-03-2010, 08:27 AM
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08-03-2010, 09:31 AM
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Yes progression does make a very good boat.
They are vacuum bagged and put together very well. The rigging has always looked good to me and I like the ergonomics of the one I sat in.
I got a good look at one in Havasu earlier this summer and from a build point of view I liked what I saw and as the owner of 2 LaveyCrafts I would say Im pretty damm picky.
Their boats are AME 4000 and baltek set up- when vac bagged this is nearly indestructible, super-light and suffers none of the curses of a marine plywood deal.
Now styling is another thing- and this is all opinion.
I dont particularly like their styling to me its boxy and the swimstep on the i/o I saw was the funkiest thing Ive seen yet.
Progression claims they dont us the step to "drive up boat prices per foot", but nothing is stopping them from building a useable good looking step, and removing the step length from the boats claimed length and pricing accordingly.
The gelcoat was clean, but extremely basic - some guys claim they like "old school" thats ok- I like old school but with a bit more flair than what Ive seen on progressions.
Sometimes "Old School" is a choice the client makes - sometimes "Old School" simply means the builder simply doesn't posses the skill to do a better than basic job. Im not sure which is which in progressions case.
If you can live with the styling/detailing the boats themselves seem great.
Uncle Dave
They are vacuum bagged and put together very well. The rigging has always looked good to me and I like the ergonomics of the one I sat in.
I got a good look at one in Havasu earlier this summer and from a build point of view I liked what I saw and as the owner of 2 LaveyCrafts I would say Im pretty damm picky.
Their boats are AME 4000 and baltek set up- when vac bagged this is nearly indestructible, super-light and suffers none of the curses of a marine plywood deal.
Now styling is another thing- and this is all opinion.
I dont particularly like their styling to me its boxy and the swimstep on the i/o I saw was the funkiest thing Ive seen yet.
Progression claims they dont us the step to "drive up boat prices per foot", but nothing is stopping them from building a useable good looking step, and removing the step length from the boats claimed length and pricing accordingly.
The gelcoat was clean, but extremely basic - some guys claim they like "old school" thats ok- I like old school but with a bit more flair than what Ive seen on progressions.
Sometimes "Old School" is a choice the client makes - sometimes "Old School" simply means the builder simply doesn't posses the skill to do a better than basic job. Im not sure which is which in progressions case.
If you can live with the styling/detailing the boats themselves seem great.
Uncle Dave
Last edited by Uncle Dave; 08-03-2010 at 09:40 AM.
08-03-2010, 11:50 AM
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Yes progression does make a very good boat.
They are vacuum bagged and put together very well. The rigging has always looked good to me and I like the ergonomics of the one I sat in.
I got a good look at one in Havasu earlier this summer and from a build point of view I liked what I saw and as the owner of 2 LaveyCrafts I would say Im pretty damm picky.
Their boats are AME 4000 and baltek set up- when vac bagged this is nearly indestructible, super-light and suffers none of the curses of a marine plywood deal.
Now styling is another thing- and this is all opinion.
I dont particularly like their styling to me its boxy and the swimstep on the i/o I saw was the funkiest thing Ive seen yet.
Progression claims they dont us the step to "drive up boat prices per foot", but nothing is stopping them from building a useable good looking step, and removing the step length from the boats claimed length and pricing accordingly.
The gelcoat was clean, but extremely basic - some guys claim they like "old school" thats ok- I like old school but with a bit more flair than what Ive seen on progressions.
Sometimes "Old School" is a choice the client makes - sometimes "Old School" simply means the builder simply doesn't posses the skill to do a better than basic job. Im not sure which is which in progressions case.
If you can live with the styling/detailing the boats themselves seem great.
Uncle Dave
They are vacuum bagged and put together very well. The rigging has always looked good to me and I like the ergonomics of the one I sat in.
I got a good look at one in Havasu earlier this summer and from a build point of view I liked what I saw and as the owner of 2 LaveyCrafts I would say Im pretty damm picky.
Their boats are AME 4000 and baltek set up- when vac bagged this is nearly indestructible, super-light and suffers none of the curses of a marine plywood deal.
Now styling is another thing- and this is all opinion.
I dont particularly like their styling to me its boxy and the swimstep on the i/o I saw was the funkiest thing Ive seen yet.
Progression claims they dont us the step to "drive up boat prices per foot", but nothing is stopping them from building a useable good looking step, and removing the step length from the boats claimed length and pricing accordingly.
The gelcoat was clean, but extremely basic - some guys claim they like "old school" thats ok- I like old school but with a bit more flair than what Ive seen on progressions.
Sometimes "Old School" is a choice the client makes - sometimes "Old School" simply means the builder simply doesn't posses the skill to do a better than basic job. Im not sure which is which in progressions case.
If you can live with the styling/detailing the boats themselves seem great.
Uncle Dave
Yea, I have to agree with you there on the styling. I've often said that Kevin is kind of stuck in the 1980's. But, when I look at how well my boat has held up (it's a 1992) through some seriously rough water at high speeds, I can put up with dated styling in exchange for one hell of a boat. The gelcoat graphics may be "old school," but people still ask me if I just picked it up! It's held up that well. Too bad the absolute worst angle to view mine is from the rear - because that's the only view most folks get!
09-23-2010, 07:59 PM
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This one peaked my interest seems like a bargain..
http://longisland.craigslist.org/boa/1969493749.html
http://longisland.craigslist.org/boa/1969493749.html
09-23-2010, 10:37 PM
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This one peaked my interest seems like a bargain..
http://longisland.craigslist.org/boa/1969493749.html
http://longisland.craigslist.org/boa/1969493749.html
09-24-2010, 05:46 AM
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floor is shot where you enter the cabin and was shored up using scrap 2x4s and drywall screws....dash is cracked at the cabin entry door pretty badly.....
Stainless marine bracket was modified to allow the 300s to fit which are wider than the original motors and it was done half assed and now the bracket has a few cracks because of it...
i stopped by Progression and spoke to kevin about the boat and he says the boat was junk 10 years ago something to the effect of it filling with water on land and sitting fill of water for sevral months as well as the boat has just been beaten to death....
if i were you i wouldnt even waste my time looking at it....i spent an hour or so there trying to convince myself that it wasnt all that bad and everywhere i looked i kept finding another reason to stay away....
