[Buckhead]

Originally Posted by Walleyedude

Fair enough. My point being, those items are not required to use the boat or go fishing, they are items you want in order to maximize performance and potentially safety. For the record, I agree with you, if you're passionate about it, those items are all "must haves" in order to get the most out of your boat. I'm the guy with 4 or 5 stainless props kicking around all the time and WAY too much money in electronics mounted on my boat. I don't "need" any of it, but I sure do enjoy it.

Are you your own marine mechanic? If not, sub "dealer" with "marine mechanic" and the point from my last post is the same. If you've found someone that's good and charges fairly, you're lucky, they're worth their weight in gold.

At any rate, there's definitely no right or wrong answer, and I'm not trying convince you of anything, I just enjoy a good discussion.

Yes, I enjoyed this discussion. You sound like a fellow that knows his way around a boat. That’s good to know.