A boat!
2021 Crestliner Storm 1600 with a 20hp Mercury.
If you read my post about selling my Tracker and then ordering a new Tracker Grizzly to build out myself, then you know I wanted to go with small power to get onto HP Limited Lakes. You may have also seen that I ordered an electric outboard for electric only lakes. With this boat, electric only lakes will be handled with the Ultrex trolling motor currently sitting on the floor of my garage and will do just great!
The reason for this purchase. Before I ordered my Grizzly, I fell in love with this model Crestliner. Small enough to do anything but plenty of storage and deck space compared to my last boat. Unfortunately the dealer told me it would take 6 months or more to get one. That was when I decided I would build out my own boat and ordered the Grizzly. Fast forward to yesterday, I was anticipating picking up my Grizzly this week but the dealer told me it was pushed back 6 weeks, possibly more. Thanks for the great line of communication dealer! Ugh! He said he would understand if I wanted to cancel and get my deposit back. I told him just hang on for a day or two and I would get back to him.
Through the power of the internet and how it owns us in advertising, my local Crestliner dealer pops up in my YouTube feed last night and it got me thinking to look at their site and wouldn't you know, they just received 4 in! I called this morning, 3 were sold but the white one was still available and I snagged it. Ironically, white was at the top of my color choice so this was perfect!
I could not write them a check fast enough.....a fishing fool and his money, quickly parted! LOL. I'll hopefully pick it up this weekend, they need the check to clear and have some prep work to do. I've since cancelled my Grizzly order, no issue there but I am not sure if the dealer in Georgia will cancel my electric outboard order yet. I already paid for it so getting a refund while a motor is on a shipping container somewhere in the world could get dicey. Worse case, I can resell it if it hits my doorstep, they are in high demand and I see quite a few of them at Lake Nockamixon so I know someone will want it.
I cannot tell you how excited I am! And how much I have missed having a boat!