I need to take a survey... Did you Jerry do the boat naming ceromony for the boating gods when naming your boat. Last boat I had before current boat I followed all the ceromony guidelines. 954 hours later I sold her last weekend. Ran the **** out of it, never a prob. This boat I bought last year... 2 motors and one outdrive (kinda), and $10k later later, she's starting to come around. Gonna put a new name on this weekend and will be breakin out the wine for the launch. Better than the whine from me being pissed all the time cause my boat is broke... again.

Anyway... good luck Jerry. Hope you are up and runnin soon.

BT

Thanks all. I have been in contact with insurance and a dealership all day. Now that time has past, I have decided it best just to take it slow and have the upper torn down and inspected along with the whole transom assembly on the advise of the Merc dealership. I don't want to spend $3800 for a new lower only to have it get ruined by the upper only so that I can be on the water this weekend. It will all be taken care of and properly.

Merlin, thank you very much for the offer. Greatly appreciated. Boat is going in Fri for the estimate. Not how I wanted to spend the holiday weekend thu.

Jerry

Naming ceremony.......whats that? Guess that answered your question, huh.

Jerry;

Sorry to here about that. You may want to try to give this number a call 732-751-1200 They are in New Jersey. I was there Saturday, he has rows of Bravos' lined up for sale. Ask for Kevin if you call.

Call Derebery.....$3200 Complete Bravos.New in box!!!!
Side pick-ups...1 year Warranty....
Do NOT ship with there Trucker!!!!!!

How and were do these prices come from? I was just told today by a Merc dealer that just a new lower alone is that much. I sure would hate to pay $3200 for just a lower when I can buy the whole thing for the same amount of money and not mess with having the upper checked out, providing these are brand new straight from Mercury Marine and not rebuilts from sunkin boats and sold as new. Doesn't Merc them selves have guidlines that dealers have to abide by as far as what they can charge? I can see a few bucks variation, but not a couple thousand! Thanks

Jerry,
I e-mailed you my number. I may have a good deal for you. I'll find the link to the boat re-naming ceremony. Bad things can happen if you don't do it properly, ask MIdnightRider.

The Bravo prices are all over the place. If you keep shopping you'll always find a better price. $3,200.00 sounds like a great price. When I was searching the best I could find was $3,800.00.

Dan

Jerry, I paid $3200 for my complete 2001 that I just got. It's a BravoHp w/low water pickup. Came with a 1year warranty too. I don't think he has any left but I got it from Offshore Performance in Grasonville, Md. I can check with him to see if he has anymore if you want.

I didn't really want the LWP but beggers can't be choosers!

Eric