New Premier purchase
First off, I want to welcome Dan and Kathy to the Premier Pontoon family. We have been extremely happy selling Premier and their boats are just amazing!!!
I always do my best to deliver a great product and to have happy boaters on the water...
As far as my love for Optimax as some people mentioned, I have just had a very good experience with them. They have a better power to weight ratio, the maintenance costs less and they consume less fuel. The 200 Optimax runs about the same speed as a 250 Verado and it costs thousands less. My last 2 engines were 225 ProXS Optimax engines and they were great. Codeman had a 250 ProXS that for some reason is a noisy engine compared to the other Optimax engines but it runs very good. The 200 ProXS is our most popular engine and has been extremely reliable and is just a powerhouse. It can be a little noisy when starting and at lower rpms but once your cruising it has a nice sound to it.
The Verado has a bunch of cool features such as the DTS(Digital Throttle and Shift) and is extremely quiet at idle. The supercharger helps it hold a good speed even when the boat is loaded up. We have sold a good amount of Verados this year especially on the larger Premiers as the Optimax only goes up to a 250 hp while the Verado goes up to a 300 as a non race motor.
If both engines were the same price we would sell more Verados. Premier is already an expensive boat and to sell it with an engine that is thousands more it's hard to justify in my mind. Also, you have to go with a larger Verado to get the same speed out of it. If I was to sell a 25 foot Premier with the PTX package I typically go with the 200 ProXS. If it was a Verado I would be recommending the 250 Pro which brings the cost up even more. I'm trying to provide the most boat for the dollar to my customers...
Happy Boating!!!
Ryan Crawford
VP Winnisquam Marine
President NH Marine Trades Association
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