Probably not, but I can tell you that the manufacturer should hear what the offshore community has to say about their new product ,good or bad. That is how you improve things when and if it might be applicable.

I don't know about being entitled, but there are provisions in the Constitution allowing for free speech. In that regard, yes, cry the blues over and over abd over about the boat and what isn't to like. Do it a bunch in the same thread so we all understand.
Like the boat, don't like the boat. Just quit *****ing about it every time someone else says they like this or that.....or don't that seems to be the trend in here.

Like I said he brought up some valid points. Is he a little "blunt" about it? Yes, but that doesn't bother me. I have better things to get upset about. LOL

Well said!

Dustin what is the gismo on the steering wheel?......volume control maybe?

He must have mistyped or been refering to something else. A 600SCI can make 750hp with modifications to the PCM and pulley, a system we offer, but they make under 600hp, at least the few that we've tested.

one thing I have learned about OSO is that no one takes critism well...

however everyone has a right to there own opinion, period.

does that mean everything should turn into a pissing contest? no. take the persons opinion for what it is and move on. instigators continue to fuel the fire here. my 0.02.

Yes, black bilge, its what the customer wants and I think it looks sharp. Why would it need to hide oil, what engines are you use too? Its got a brand new Mercury Racing 600SCi and there pretty darn bullet proof and rarely leak oil. Quite a few OL's have black bilges, goes with the carbon theme that most have, which is like all Lambo's and Ferraris.

The panels remove on the sides to get better access if needed. The engine comparatment is a little tight, but hopefully, one should spend more time in the cockpit, which has tons of room, in fact more than some 40+ foot boats that I've come across. So if you have to sacrifice some room, to me, its the engine compartment. If one wanted to sit in front of the engine, the cockpit would have to move quite a bit forward which would throw the CG off. There's plenty of room to have access to the engine, you can change pulleys, fuel filters, spark plugs.....

As for the view, I sat in the boat, and you can see every gauge with zero issues. I don't think you can tell the angle of the steering wheel to the gauges from an angled picture. As for the dash, there's plenty of room, what other gagues do you want there? Most new boats have a simplified dash, as all new motors have CAN based outputs that send all the data to the digitial dashes. The gauges are there for more a less nostalgia feel, but the digital dash has all you need, including navigation and IPOD/IPAD connection/on screen menus.

controls the ray marine unit.

real question is what is the key fob thing. everytime i seen it at the show the key fob was sitting on the dash.

remote start? :evilb:

I'm sorry my boat is better than any boat ever made and anything that might be better I will criticize because it's not