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Good! google the cedar point boat show and there are discounts available see you there
Wilco. Thanks!!!! We are planning on running the boat up from Cleveland for the show on Friday....we'll probably make a day out of it. Fingers crossed for the weather!
First year that I will be missing it in a while...out of town until Sunday night. I would be curious to see the size this year as it has been shrinking the past few years. Not many dealers have new product so I suspect a lot of used boats this year.
I was really surprised to see how small the show was this year. It really was just a fraction of what it used to be in the past. Even the vendor booths took a big hit.
I was there on Friday and the attendance was very poor.
I was really surprised to see how small the show was this year. It really was just a fraction of what it used to be in the past. Even the vendor booths took a big hit.
I was there on Friday and the attendance was very poor.
No surprise that it was small; our industry has shrunk a little and boat show costs are not coming down any. Friday is always a slow day, but attendance was very good both Sat and Sunday. We sold boats and I'm sure others did too; best show for us in a couple of years.
Thanks to all who attended.
Wow, I'm from Cleveland originally, and I was shocked at the press release on Lakeside. I was stunned. They have been up in Lakeside for a long long time. I went to the Cleve boat show in January and was somewhat surprised that they didn't have a Pursuit to look at. I ended up buying but from an out-of-state dealer. The Lakeside people were very nice, and it was a family owned business. My dad used to own a cottage 8 years ago on Meadowbrook drive, so i knew them as a straight up outfit. It's just too bad. Thanks for posting it.
I went on Friday. Surprised to hear some vendors had a good show. Good for them. I thought the show was a disappointment. $10 to park $9 admission and I didn't stay long enough to have a beer. I doubt I'll go next year.
Holy crap! That really stinks. I bought a used boat from Tom Vickers 3 years ago. Actually his personal boat. Very nice guy. Although he was the only guy I met, when I was there, everyone was nice. They had a pretty good reputation 150 miles away here in Erie.
Holy crap! That really stinks. I bought a used boat from Tom Vickers 3 years ago. Actually his personal boat. Very nice guy. Although he was the only guy I met, when I was there, everyone was nice. They had a pretty good reputation 150 miles away here in Erie.
I just bought a Pursuit and had planned on taking my all my families boat business to Lakeside (purchased boat from a different dealer). Have been in their showroom off and on for the last two years looking and looking - what a shame. Nice folks all around.
btw, how did Southshore Marine end up as a Pursuit dealer less than two weeks after Lakeside got locked up?
I just bought a Pursuit and had planned on taking my all my families boat business to Lakeside (purchased boat from a different dealer). Have been in their showroom off and on for the last two years looking and looking - what a shame. Nice folks all around.
btw, how did Southshore Marine end up as a Pursuit dealer less than two weeks after Lakeside got locked up?
Most likely the same way Skipper Buds came up with Tiara; this event did not happen just recently, but over a period of time. I'm quite certain that Tiara/Pursuit had hedged its bets as any builder and good business structure would have to do.
Cedar Point Boat Show, Sandusky, Ohio 
