LA Boat Show
02-07-2007, 10:38 AM
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LA Boat Show
Being a Southeastern boater, I have always wanted to go to the LA show and check out all the west coast stuff. I was not dissapointed. This show is amazing. All the high perf boat manufacturers are there, as are most of accessory, engine and drive manufacturers.
I spent about 6 hours at the show with Bob Loyd and his wife (nice to meet you guys in person) probably missed a few things, and I didn't even look at the cruisers or "family" type boats.
I was most impressed by DCB and Eliminator. They still seem to be selling mostly cats, even in a prohibitive insurance market. Of course, you'll have to pay accordingly for these brands and to insure them. A guy in the Eliminator booth told me that full insurance on a 28' or 30' Daytona with 525s is 10K
, and goes up from there with additional horsepower. I guess the quotes I've been getting here (4 to 5K) aren't that bad after all.
Nordic has made nice improvements in graphics and materials. Several of the new boats featured carbon fiber inserts in the graphics and logos, which is really cool. The newest Thor has a Teague 900 and a capped hull to deck joint, which seems to be another big option out west. It looks great as the boats appear to be one smooth piece of glass work, but I don't know how this is going to work in the real word of raft offs, dock dings, and boat wakes
. I think the fiberglass repair shops will like it though
....
OK here's some pics!
Regards,
Steve
I spent about 6 hours at the show with Bob Loyd and his wife (nice to meet you guys in person) probably missed a few things, and I didn't even look at the cruisers or "family" type boats.
I was most impressed by DCB and Eliminator. They still seem to be selling mostly cats, even in a prohibitive insurance market. Of course, you'll have to pay accordingly for these brands and to insure them. A guy in the Eliminator booth told me that full insurance on a 28' or 30' Daytona with 525s is 10K
, and goes up from there with additional horsepower. I guess the quotes I've been getting here (4 to 5K) aren't that bad after all. Nordic has made nice improvements in graphics and materials. Several of the new boats featured carbon fiber inserts in the graphics and logos, which is really cool. The newest Thor has a Teague 900 and a capped hull to deck joint, which seems to be another big option out west. It looks great as the boats appear to be one smooth piece of glass work, but I don't know how this is going to work in the real word of raft offs, dock dings, and boat wakes
. I think the fiberglass repair shops will like it though ....OK here's some pics!
Regards,
Steve
Last edited by Steve Zuckerman; 02-07-2007 at 10:42 AM.
