The Boston Boat Show

After seeing the Raleigh, NC boat show posting, I realized that the Boston Boat Show must be coming up (been super busy). The dates are February 14th through February 22nd. Is anyone planning on going?

I've gone after work on a Tuesday. It's kind of like walking into a huge dealership on a rainy Sunday. But you can really pick their brains about what used boats might be coming up for sale.

Brian, Been thinking about you and John and how bad you've been getting clobbered lately. You are in Roslindale aren't you? Which is pretty urban? which means there is no place to put the snow. I don't know about John. Where do you live John? You guys have been making the national news a lot lately.

Heard about Maggie Mae listening to Howie Carr today. Still listen to Howie down here. Keeps me in touch with whats going on up there.

Yup, I'm in Roslindale. I'm somewhat lucky in that there is at least some place to put the snow in my neighborhood. But, unlucky in that it's a dead-end street. Between that, and some other logistical challenges for the plow driver, A LOT of snow gets left behind. We have one assigned spot but two cars. I have a spot dug out on the street for our other one, but if we lose that, I basically would have to move hundreds (maybe thousands) of pounds of snow to make another one.

Tensions are definitely running high too. My neighborhood seems to be picking up the "space-saver" tradition pioneered by South Boston. There was a space saver squabble last night outside our place, that led to the police being called.

I'm also somewhat concerned about the flat roof in our 3 decker building. There's plenty of other similar buildings around, in a lower state of repair, so if any of those give way, I'll start to really worry. I'm tempted to try and get up there and clear it, but I doubt the hatch could even be lifted from underneath at this point, with so much snow on it.

I was unfortunately laid off last Tuesday. So, if there's one silver lining to all this snow, is it's provided me some short term employment. I do the snow blowing for my condo association, and a friend of mine has a construction business where he does snow removal in the winter. So, I've been helping him out as well.

Spring can't come soon enough though, that's for sure.

Worcester approx 15 miles north has been dubbed the snowiest city. To date we are @ 73" with the possibility for another foot Sat into Sunday. We are only a few inches behind but to small of a town to count!

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I wonder if their trying to push the 200 since just about everyone had one displayed? As to the MC snap in carpet- the one down here was all wrinkled and I thought made it look cheap.

Malibu's 350 monsoon is a PCM now Bruce! It is a Crusader labeled as a Challenger Ski Line wearing monsoon badges. Apparently Malibu owns the rights to the Monsoon hierarchy.

I have always wanted to see dyno sheets from PCM but they act like they don't exist.

Rumor is the direct injected 5.3 even outperforms the 450 in power numbers.

The MC guys are such ignorant mud slingers.

I was born and raised a few miles from Correct Crafts factory. I thought it was normal to smell fiberglass every morning going to school. Family has owned a Correct Craft everyday since 1972. Over the years met many of the guys from Southeast and the factory. Every now and then do work for Southeast.

Today, if I were to drop big coin on a brand new boat, it'd be the MC Prostar. Torn between the Crusader and Ilmor though. May give Ilmor a lil bit if time.

I think the boat at the show was the walk through OB. It was around $50K. They don't want that Response anywhere near the Txi because it would probably draw more attention.

I know it is not the same, but my friend just picked up a 1994 Malibu Eschelon $4,700.00. The only thing wrong was it was filthy.

That response looks just like the one in the air last year. I wonder if it is only a display boat (No motor or Trans). I've never seen one on their inventory list.

The boat last year was blue IIRC. The red boat this year was the new walk through rather than the step over OB. I was told you can order this boat in a closed bow without many options for $45k.

They stopped listing this boat in the catalog years ago, but had it on their web site. They must sell enough of them to continue building them and improving them as they did this year with the walk through. The hull came out in 1998.

Zach, For some reason they stick it up in the air where you can't take a close look at it. This is about the 3rd year in a row they've done that. I guess they figure if you're interested enough, you'll come to the dealership.