[SteveS]

Were there any changes made to the hull?

Thanks

[SteveS]

Ive bought 3 Bass Cats that were all new and I had problems with all 3. Water in boxes, key pad issues, hand rails, electric wiring sloppy in the bilge and dash, trailer carpeting coming off, stickers/decals shifting  and other problems. Bass Cat was great in taking care of these issues and I think the world of them. The water in my boxes was never resolved but I just dealt with it.

Ive also bought 2 new Rangers and I am currently in a Ranger and they have had their issues as well but not as many as my Cats had and I received decent service from Ranger on my first new one I bought.

I have to agree with the above post, Bass Cat makes a good boat with great service but I cant say after owning 3 that they have been any better than my Rangers.

Im wanting to get in a new Jaguar and after pricing them, I am having a problem justifying the cost/quality of a Bass Cat.

The Jaguar comparably equipped to a Ranger or most other brands is $10,000 +

I think the problem is as we all research this major purchase of a bass boat we read a lot of Bass Cat owners stating how perfect and how problem free their  Cats have been and I think that sets a un-realistic high bar. Future owners read all these opinions and expect perfection. Its almost like there is a un written rule that no one post problems they have had with their Cats?  And when no one post problems even resolved problems the expectations become to high.

My 3 Bass Cats had plenty of problems but I couldn’t complain because they took great care of me.

Current service with my in warranty Ranger absolutely SUCKS and im back looking at Bass Cat but I just cant see the cost compared to quality any more.

 

[SteveS]

Bass Cat Boats:

All the things going on in the world bring out the worst in us it seems. When one vents, that’s fine, when one bashes it’s not fine. We monitor and offer this forum for people to use and it appears many are beginning to use it again. Facebook simply does not have a tracing record for easy access on questions and thumbing through dozens of posts is cumbersome. We are glad you’ve opened the topic and we offer this resource for you.

 

Most of your mentioned issues are vendor issues that would have been common to any brand. We don’t know the purchase history on your boat though second hand purchases are often tied to these types issues. The original owner might be a source and if your the original owner then you do know the track record.

 

 

thanks for the retraction, though we are leaving this a few days to be transparent.

 

 

BCB

 

You should leave this for more than a few days.

His issues are what needs to be aired here and are positive since he received service which many other owners (including myself)  with different brands do not receive.

I agree with vendor issues on some of his issues but 3 cracks in the fiberglass is concerning.

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