Ac boat show

Was wondering how the show was this year, ( can't make it this year ) how were the vendors ?
Any bargains.

Pics from top of the trawler

No deals for me today. I was pricing 17' Carolina SkifFs DLV'S

Not impressed with the show this year, but then again, I'm not surprised. Times are tough, and it cost's money to do those shows.

Pray every day for this thing to turn around.....:bow:

jjm7 said:

No deals for me today. I was pricing 17' Carolina SkifFs DLV'S

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Couldn't get down today or tomorrow, the dang snow forecast kept me up here in NEPA......Didn't they have any there, or just didn't like the pricing? A friend of mine got some pricing on the 218 and 238DLV....not fantastic, but not bad...

The show is catering to what the they believe the market will bear. Luhrs had the only large sportfisher there, boston whaler had a real nice 34 express, so did edgewater. the 34ss by regulator was just awesome. Some real nice cc from 22 and up. robalo had the nicest boats i thought. Hardly any vendors though. half the back of the center was empty. Hope they make it through the weekend. We did see the weather channel guys on the way out, Scott Williams was on the Sheraton hill. buddy Davis had a real nice 34 cc custom

Willie said:

Couldn't get down today or tomorrow, the dang snow forecast kept me up here in NEPA......Didn't they have any there, or just didn't like the pricing? A friend of mine got some pricing on the 218 and 238DLV....not fantastic, but not bad...

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Willie

Same old same old,,everyone says"its a buyers market"Untill I go shopping.

I really liked the Yellow Fin with the trip 350'S as you first came in. That 34 Regulator looks like a bad *** fishing machine, I liked the transom door but I don't really understand the console on the starboard side of the CC? It's a giant boat with lots of storage, so why take away the 360 degrees of fish ability??

I got to meet some other barners, and barn sponsors so that was great. All in all compared to the shows 2 or 3 years ago this year's show really sucked.

my VOC teacher told me in advance it was gunna be like 1/3 of the size. that yellow fin with the 350's was awesome. overall, not really impressed with the show. but it was free for me, so ehh cant complain. twiggy was fun to watch for all of 2 seconds....the owner was a nut case.

i totally agree about the 34 regulator... makes no sense to close off the walkability of the console like that.
Really liked the Yellowfins... seemed like the only boat at the show that wasnt built to please the girls with prettied up Foward seating Etc.... had great room to fish in the front and was diggin that coffin box with lift up storage underneath.

AC Boat Show

I was down there late Friday to stay over for Sat...Sat cancelled. I like the seminars. Stayed over again Sat night. All Sat's seminars (RFA give aways etc) were cancelled and not rescheduled. 1st speaker on Sunday...no-show. Didn't stick around much after that. Didn't see any deals. Just renewed NJ Angler and The Fisherman subscripts and got out of Dodge. Highlight of show was that damned waterskiing squirel.

Not worth the effort of 2 nights in AC casino. Luckily I broke about even....except with the wife who was back home for the snowstorm.

There will be more builders who won't make it to next years show if thing stay as they are. Very sad times in the recreation industry.

Hell....I had 3 free tickets sitting in my Jeep, I only live 8 miles away, but because of this friggin blizzard, and the fact that I'm employed in the rescue services I never got the time off to go see it. The closest I got to seeing any of this years show was today while passing the A.C. Convention Center I saw the vendors pulling their boats out and hauling them away......:huh: