Originally Posted by Powerful Addiction

Knot 4 Me,

I owned the 34' and you have a good memory. I am from Wenona. That 34 had over 325 hours on it and there was not a crack to be found and it had spent the first part of its life on Lake Michigan. I also owned a 2001 290 and it had just under 200 hours on it and it also had no cracks in it anywhere. PQ makes great boats and I agree that no manufacturer is ever perfect, but when you had a question or needed something from the fatory they were there and would work with you direct. I wanted a shower on the 34' and the factory sent me everything including the directions just last sping. I have never had a boat manufacturer that would do this. Quality is what gets you to buy the first time, but service after the sale is what keeps you coming back and from reading this site it is easy to see the PQ owners keep coming back again and again. Lets just all hope they start back up and continue to make great boats and still have the level of service they have alsways had.

Tim

Originally Posted by Knot 4 Me

I'm sorry you have met Mental. Watch yourself around him if he's been sailing with the Captain. Bending over to tie your shoes would not be a good thing to do. You should give him crap as he has a townhouse, dock, and lift and nothing to put on it other than some folding bag chairs.

Originally Posted by Mentalpause

I had my 27 for 2 years. Ran it the first year on local lakes and vacations to LOTO 3 times. Bought a condo and ran it the second year at LOTO, and put about 100 hours on it that year, mostly on snotty weekends. It had quite a few spider cracks on it after the season on LOTO. Those don't indicate structural damage, just Gel that is too thin or too thick. It was mostly around the back of the boat.

Not knocking PQ here, but then again I had 450 hours on my Sunsation Dominator after 5 seasons on LOTO that did not have a flaw in the gel.

Besides some spider cracks, the PQ was a great boat..

Originally Posted by jmackin

Owned 2 PQs 29 &38 and not a single stress crack. I dont see the great finish in Sunsations. Maybe you can explain it to me. Pretty plain if you ask me. Friend has an 02 288sun that has a fake step and a full length pad under it! I think I'll run right out and buy a sunsation. NOT!

Originally Posted by Knot 4 Me

Owned?! Did you sell it? You wouldn't happen to know the Regnier's, would you? I work with Linda (used to be Stenzel) as well as her sister.

Originally Posted by PWRQWST

Tim sold it and bought a 38 the one that riverview had at Chicago last winter.

Jmaklin
I also have friends with Sunsations and I would have to disagree with you, I feel that they are built very, very well. As a matter of fact I looked hard at a 32 before buying my 29, but we just wanted a bigger cuddy. It just depends on what you want.

Originally Posted by jmackin

I never said they werent well built. I just dont think a fake step and 15' pad under a 28' boat is cool. Interior finish isnt as good as PQ, IMO. I really dont care cause I will never own a Sun., they dont appeal to me. They are really to completely different boats and arent really comparable. BTW its MACKIN.

Originally Posted by Mentalpause

There is a small square pattern in the molds for the decks for the Sun cuddys. It is not intended to be the smooth finish that would be similar to the sides of the boat. There would not be an insert for the mid cabin, they are separate molds.

Again, personal preference. There are plenty of boats with smooth finished decks on them.