Ok, first of all i want to say im in awe of my buddy Daves new 2008 Puma. One of the first ever i think to arrive in the west coast via Mossdale Marine.All i can say is WOW, i want to sell my 06 Cougar and get a new Cougar FTD or Puma. To those at the factory that built this boat, good job and my hats off to you for such a sweet boat. It was the Maroon, candy brandy wine looking boat with the silver lighting bolt trimmed in Gold and black..dont worry pics to come..at any rate since my buddy is somewhat computer illiterate, i thougt i would ask these question on his behalf since he is a new memeber to the family. Question one: With the CD player being mounted underneath the console, was there to be a remote control to the cd player to be sent with the boat or for future builds will one be provided for ease of use. Reason is my buddy is about in his mid 60s and its hard for him to bend down to load the cd, change the channel or control the volume. Hell im half his age and smaller in size and I still had to really bend down to see underneath the console to change the CD or work the controls. I understand that this location may have been best suited for customers not to bang the CD with nets, rods, bad cast and so on, but for ease of use its not so easy. What are most folks doing with this new desing for CD location on the new Puma? Question 2: I understand that the PSI gauge may not be a standard option since its part of the engine, but how would he know he does not have water pressure when running low tide on the delta over grass or weed flats? I told him the Guardian system on the mercury opti would probably beep and possibly shut the engine down, but he was curious why this is not a standard feature? My boat has it but im sure i may have paid for it not knowing it. At any rate if one was to be installed, about how much would it run him and is it important to have? Question 3: He thought he was to get a couple of rods for ordering the boat and or Jacket and Cap. Im assured him the dealer is probably ordering his jacket with his name and cap from BCB but wasnt sure about the rod promo if one exist. I though i saw a posting on the forum here that described about a rod promo. He wants to know because the dealer did not mention anything and would like the rods if available as per the promo. Please advise..ok, thats about it. He is very happy with the boat and has started the break in period and Saturday we are taking the boat out to get baptise it….with bass juice! LOL. But yes he has been sitting in his boat for hours every night before he goes to bed..funny i think we all have done when we first got our boat, well atleast i know i did..LOL. Anyways if BCB or the regular veterans of this forum can help answer, that would be great. thanks, Gabe
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