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Old 04-06-2014 | 10:17 AM
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Is that Yoda on the bow ^^^

I~m taking notes on the weight distribution, now I`m thinking I might have to move some coolers around.
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Old 04-06-2014 | 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by 4bus
Very few people look at the ami index for total vehicle content, ultimately they would be surprised at the top ten cars for American content, parts and assembly.

#1 on the list Ford F150... The ironic thing, in the top 5 there are 2 toyotas and a honda. In the top ten 4 toyotas and a honda.
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Old 04-06-2014 | 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by phragle
#1 on the list Ford F150... The ironic thing, in the top 5 there are 2 toyotas and a honda. In the top ten 4 toyotas and a honda.
But the naysayers will tell you the profits from those cars go to japan (they don't know how a corporation works) but will happy with you buying a big three brand made in Mexico or Canada, or a real import rebadged.
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Old 04-08-2014 | 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by mptrimshop
The other night I was out having a few PBR's with a friend "in the know". We got to talking about how he has not been around the past few weeks...... And he let it slip. He told me that the Korean's are working on building a line of boats.... Completely over there. Said it sounds like some cutting edge stuff. I'm not sure what he has to do with it... But I don't want to cost him any $$ if he has a deal going, but I have a feeling things could get interesting 2014.... More like 2015.

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Did this conversation, by chance, happen Tuesday of this week ?
You did not answer.

Straight to the point, that Tuesday was April 1st...April Fools day,
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Old 04-08-2014 | 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by 4bus
Very few people look at the ami index for total vehicle content, ultimately they would be surprised at the top ten cars for American content, parts and assembly.
Kind of misleading list, says it's a list of cars but includes 1/2 ton pickups. Diesel pickups excluded. All of the big three use American manufactured powertrains and are assmbled in the USA which would change the look of their list if included.
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Old 04-08-2014 | 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by BUP
Not much made here anymore anyways. Not good. The GM Long block / Mercruiser uses 3.0 L 4 banger and the 5.7 are made in Mexico, Yamaha Outboard power heads on the smaller motors are what Mercury uses or it least did. All small hp Mercury outboards are made by an Asian outboard manu.

The number one family rec boat 22 ft - 25 ft sold here in America is the 23 / 24 footer Yamaha jet drive boat. At one time this Yamaha Jet drive boat sold more boats than any other boat brand in America of any size. All made by Yamaha.

Also I think Yamaha outboards are now the number one selling outboard in America. Keep in mind its the Americans buying this stuff. How many Asians do you see on the waterways here in America. How many Asians do see driving American made cars or American made motorcycles. But you sure see the Americans buy a lot of Asian products. Especially white Americans.

Also an Asian company owns Ebbtide boats in TN USA. Also one of the largest bass boat companies in the USA is located in Texas all owned by Yamaha (Japan company) which is Skeeter boats. Century Boats was also owned by Yamaha.

More outboard model brands in the USA are owned by other countries. BRP - Canada, Honda, Suzuki, Nissan, and so on all Asian companies

the number 1 jetski sold here is Yamaha or Sea Doo. Nothing American made or owned for those. Again all Americans buying it.

What you are experiencing here is the fallacy of the White People. Sorry if anyone thinks I am leaving out a particular ethnic group but boating is a predominately white recreational activity in America. The fallacy extends into boating not out of boating though.

Name any ethnic group other than White and you will see that they follow nature’s rule of “birds of a feather flock together” and that is the core basis of the fallacy in White America. Asian’s purchase their food at Asian markets, do business with Asian bankers, purchase their homes with Asian Brokers, purchase Asian automobiles, etc. (It’s a bit to sensitive to name other ethnic groups that do the same in public at least)

White people, well they only look at their stomach, their ass and their instant gratification. A white person will eat at an Asian restaurant, one night, Mexican the next and African BarBQ after that. They will shop at stores with Asian sales force, Hispanic, or Black and never think twice about it. Whites will bank with foreign national banks, purchase foreign national automobiles and electronics and so on to the point whereby there is no loyalty to one’s own Ethnic group and possibly this is due to the ethnic shame the media puts upon them or they are just a bunch of cheap bastards?

The only White Ethnic group that buck’s this behavior are the Jewish. They like the other Ethnic groups keep their business and therefore the wealth amongst themselves and do not spread it around to other ethnic groups as much and some not at all. This is the solution to the problem and the economy on a macro scale also.

The only thing one can do to change this on a macro sense is to buy your own, meaning buy American. I’m not going to draw lines in the colored sand on what makes one an American but if you are here it’s best someone here also supports your rather than a like person in a foreign country. Now the foreign visitors here who draw upon our great society and send their monies outside this country to be spent elsewhere are not Americans, they are merely visitors as they are not stimulating this economy as they are here merely to help others in a foreign land. This is not to be misconstrued as dislike rather this is an economic effect they have on their native country rather than their host country they come to exploit.

So everyone wants their local and national economy to improve and all it really takes is a step towards changing your buying behavior. No one makes you purchase product from those foreign companies. No one holds a gun to your head to shop at companies that support foreign products. There might be no alternative for a television but one can start somewhere that is what makes a difference.
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Old 04-08-2014 | 11:46 PM
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Recently I bought my 1st Japanese Vehicle ever as I was over the American built crap and their denial of when their product was bad .

So I went and bought a really nice and clean Nissan Pathfinder and really felt I had made a very wise decision and was secure I had a reliable product.

2 months ago the radiator started leaking coolant into the transmission. Turns out this was an on going problem with Nissan trucks Google [ Nissan Pathfinder radiator transmission problems]

Anyways I knew half the crap on the American cars was now made in China and I just Spent 2 years replacing rebuilt parts on my other truck because the cheap Chinese crap failed after a year or 2.

So I decided I will buy me a nice Japanese truck and only have Nissan service it with Genuine Nissan Japanese parts.

Guess what the Radiator says right on the top of it and had been made by the same manufacture for 5 years and is causing billions of dollars of heartaches to the poor bastards that bought these cars? And non of them did not catch the problem soon enough so they are stuck with a 7 thousand dollar repair on a 7 to 25 thousand dollar car that is out of warranty.


PROUDLY MADE IN AMERICA

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Old 04-08-2014 | 11:56 PM
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As far as beating up on Japanese outboards my dads 225 Yamaha has way north of 5 thousand hours and the only thing he replaced was the lower unit and that was because fish line took out the seal on the lower unit and he ran it dry.

15 years ago when we were still running Merc 330 in the commercial boats they took the grease fittings out of the tilt and swivel pins and replaced them witha nylon bushings.. They were so sloppy after 500 hours of running and 4 months of wobbling at the mooring that you had to replace the transom assembly.

This Country rarely makes something better anymore they simply find away to make something cheaper and make cuts and in the long run the consumer suffers for it.

Phuck just the other day I was at a bar i have been going to for 5 years that has a happy hour menue and offers a3 or 4 items for an hour at 5 bucks.

I know everything especially food has gone up and up but instead of raising the price to 6 they found a cheaper vendor and gave a smaller portion. It was crap I would not feed to a dog and would never order their food again.Still will buy a few beers there but never touch the food again.

Phuck me once shame on you ==Phuck me twice shame on me

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Old 04-09-2014 | 01:34 PM
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I just hope the boats are built like KIA's.
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Old 04-09-2014 | 01:38 PM
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Korean go-fast boats?.... Airfare to Hawaii must have skyrocketed....
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