Does Hurricane typically have boat show incentives?

longlake

Hey gang,

Trying to decide whether to buy a new 2013 that is in stock, or wait till boat show season and purchase a new 2014 188? What's the history for Hurricane? Are there some extra incentives on new boats in the winter? Are they good enough to wait for?  Thanks for your thoughts?

cjjjdeck

The only "deals" that I have encountered with the Hurricane brand from the factory is when they promoted their "Amazing" marketed selection of boats over the past few years.  They chose a group of models with reduced prices.  Most, if not all, of the models chosen for participation were their "three digit" models.  These are the models that have been in existence for quite some time (tried and true I like to call it).  It gave you a lot of boat for very reasonable prices, I took advantage of that promotion when I purchased mine.  Unfortunately, I haven't seen any promotion like this so far for this year.

Of course Dealers may do their own promotions at shows that you can take advantage of as well.  Although I ordered my boat, there is no question that a Dealer will usually be much more "flexible" when you are interested in something "in stock".  The new model year boats are typically being built in July/August, so 2014's are out.  2013 would be a left-over.  Hurricane models don't usually change very much year to year, so you may have an opportunity to get a great price on the 2013 model.

fingerlakes

Shopping for a new SS188 last Winter, I attended two boat shows a week apart.

The first was in ouir home town, the second in a city two hours away.  They were attended by a different Hurricaine dealers.  The show price at the second show was around 10% lower than the first on exactly the same boat, neither dealer had it in stock.

Shop around the dealers.  Apparently the incentives can vary from one the other.