Rank Boat dealers in SWLA.....

[jsmoke222000]

I can only really rate the 2 that I have had dealings with.

When I started shopping for my new boat last year I first went to Jerry's Marine. My wife & I walked around in the lot looking @ boats for about 30 minutes before Jerry actually came outside. When he did finally come out, he acted like such an arrogant douche nozzle that I really just felt like he simply didn't care whether I bought a boat or not. I was looking @ a Nautic Star, 22' I think, with a Suzuki 150 4 stroke. Without even asking me how much I was looking to spend or how big of a note I could afford, he told me that this particular boat was probably gonna be out of my price range. I believe the price was around $27,000. The whole experience just left a bad taste in my mouth.

My wife & I left Jerry's and headed to Chillies for lunch. After we finished lunch I talked my wife into going over to see what they had @ Lake area marine. We had been discussing how much we were willing to spend & she was very intent on not spending a penny over $30,000.

We walked in Lake Area Marine & went into the show room to look @ what they had. It took Gerald Link; the owner, about 30 seconds to find us. He introduced himself as the owner & we shook hands. He asked us a few questions that didn't have a darn thing to do with boats. Where are you from, how old is your son, how long have you two been married, etc. We made it through the feel good **** chat & he asked what type of boat we were interested in. He began to explain the various makes & models of what he had in stock & what he could order. Right in the middle of the show room, there was a Blue Wave Pure Bay 2200. This is the top end high dollar model for Blue Wave. I took a glance but passed it up to look @ boats that were obviously less expensive. My wife was behind me & she stopped to look @ the Pure Bay. She started talking to Gerald like they we old pals. She said "Oh wow, I really like this one a lot better than that nautic over @ Jerry's", " Look how much wider it is, it's got so more much room". Then I heard something come out of her mouth that I never expected, " I want this one!". I almost had a stroke!

I guess Jerry was right after all. I couldn't afford his $27,000 nautic star. Atleast not after I spent $38,000 on my new Blue Wave!