I sitll need to post a ton of pics I took.

The show was good albeit small. Interesting that Bennington had the largest and most impressive showing by far. Years back there were a few manufactures who would have filled that space that were not at the show this year. Sign of the times I suppose. But I also heard sales were up this year, which is awesome. I honestly think people are tired of sitting on their dough. The economy is what it is, those who can afford it seem to be spending a little more.

There were a couple of manufacturers who appear to be totally focused on the entry level consumers. Which is super smart, especially right now. Get them in a boat, get them hooked, then upgrade them in a couple years. Some manufacturers have gone away from the stepping stone model. If its working for them great, if it isn't I think they should take note of these other manufacturers. Nothing wrong with entry level boats. Most of the performance boaters started out that way. I only know a few ballers who jumped right in to a big boy boat. And I wasn't one of them.

I'll get the pics up soon. Unfortunately I was detained slightly yesterday