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<blockquote data-quote="openseat" data-source="post: 372523" data-attributes="member: 10379"><p>Welcome to Tinboats vortac!</p><p></p><p>I agree with lowe1648, the only viable option locally is to buy used. Fortunately, that's not a bad way to go for your first jet rig. Those learning curve dents aren't so bothersome if someone else has seasoned the hull a little first.</p><p></p><p>In addition to the smallie crowd that runs jets up near you, the guys associated with the Belle Plaine catfish league would be another possible source for leads on used river jets. Obviously there's not a lot of active advertising right now with most boats winterized.</p><p></p><p>My favorite example of how clueless the MN dealers are was the time the guy at Pierz in Ramsey told me that he wouldn't order me a new 60/40 mercury jet because it would come from merc with a prop lower unit and he'd have to get the jet lower unit separately. LOL. I started to show him where the factory 60/40 jets are on his website, up until he gave me an attitude that matched his dubious claim of being the biggest merc dealer around.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="openseat, post: 372523, member: 10379"] Welcome to Tinboats vortac! I agree with lowe1648, the only viable option locally is to buy used. Fortunately, that's not a bad way to go for your first jet rig. Those learning curve dents aren't so bothersome if someone else has seasoned the hull a little first. In addition to the smallie crowd that runs jets up near you, the guys associated with the Belle Plaine catfish league would be another possible source for leads on used river jets. Obviously there's not a lot of active advertising right now with most boats winterized. My favorite example of how clueless the MN dealers are was the time the guy at Pierz in Ramsey told me that he wouldn't order me a new 60/40 mercury jet because it would come from merc with a prop lower unit and he'd have to get the jet lower unit separately. LOL. I started to show him where the factory 60/40 jets are on his website, up until he gave me an attitude that matched his dubious claim of being the biggest merc dealer around. [/QUOTE]
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