Re: Cypress Cay/Harris boat order
Posted: Thu May 19, 2016 8:35 pm
Okay the boat arrived on the lot Tuesday afternoon and we went and took a look at it. I don't know that I would recommend going to look at a boat right after it comes off of the truck, but we did it because we have waited so long (14 1/2 weeks). To my amazement everything was right on the boat even the speakers we moved from their typical installation. As we were leaving they did inform us that the rear bimini was missing. This isn't normally a big deal but when you have the zipper for the second bimini along with the zippers for the enclosure it gets a little trickier. The good news is that the other boat delivered was a Harris and is in the same general area and that's where it ended up after I did some calling around. The dealer went and picked it up and rigged the boat out. I have to say I wish I dealt with the team in Columbia the whole time as they were much more helpful. They even agreed when I suggested we consolidate the dual battery setup into one seat rather than it being split between two seats so I didn't lose as much storage. Here are a couple of pictures pre rigging that I have, but I'll get more tomorrow. I guess the enclosure is already coming in handy since they will most likely be delivering in rain tomorrow afternoon. The best news was that we caught a little grief from the finance manager because they sold the boat below invoice (before rebates) so I feel like we got a pretty good deal. I wouldn't hesitate to send someone to buy an off the lot boat from them but if you order a Cypress Cay (or Harris from what I have heard) don't expect a 6-8 week lead time even if the dealer gives it to you. Glad the journey is finally over...now if I can just sell my bow rider I can start buying some new goodies for the boat.