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Ward, What people are not understanding is that if the map you fish is NOT included in the bundle on the NVB package (which includes Navionics Gold and Hotmaps Premium with 2006 maps) – most would assume as you do – simply go buy the new SD or CF card for 07 or 08 that now DOES HAVE the lake you want to fish included. What people are finding out is that the new cards are not working in conjunction with the preloaded 06 maps in the NVB units – and the unimaps are not working either. What they get is a large yellow screen showing nothing with just their boat. So they are being forced to buy the unit that costs $200 more than the combo units by BCB and are then only to find that even spending ANOTHER $200 for the new Hotmaps 07 or 08 editions they still cannot get the mapping to work on the unit. My belief is that this is a fairly new isue to BC and they were only going on the info they had been given by HB – which to be honest when you think about it – spending $2k on a unit in late 07 or early 08 – only to find it has the 2006 maps installed…thats not right in my book. This is an ongoing topic of discussion in the yahoo side-imaging group. We have an email into both HB reps on the board and just waiting to hear back… BC will not sell the basic combo units from what I understand where you could save the $200 on the HB unit and then spend that $200 on the map card for the region you tend to fish the most and circumvent this appearent software compatability issue…maybe this will change when they further investigate the issue with HB…??? I hope some decision is made soon – I order my boat in a week and Id rather not spend $2k on a unit that only will lead to headaches due to unresolved issues with the software on these units and new map cards. My 2 cents – take it for what its worth… Halls

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Bama, I have already finalized and put $1k down on the initial order/price about 2 weeks ago. But, I actually go tomorrow up to WI and meet my salesman/dealer at the WI boat show to finalize and make any last minute changes to the order. Yes, color has been a long standing issue as I still am on the fence between the Merc 150 Opti & the Evinrude Etec 150 HO…and a red/black/white boat with a navy engine would look tacky in my opinion. So I had a color scheme set for the Etec (Starlight Blue hull & cap, Fire Red hull & cap inserts, white boot & trim stripe, white seats) , but that just got blown up not being able to have a white pin stripe… Kelly, you have a Blue White Red color scheme on yours right? Lots of good stuff out there about the Etecs and a lot of pros are going that way it seems….??? HallsLast edited by Halls1030 on January 24th, 2008, 5:12 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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If you guys at Bass Cat put more t-shirt/sweater/hat options out there – there is NO DOUBT in my mind that a lot of guys would be sporting them. With all the BC owners and our brand loyalty and pride – I bet if you made more clothing options available guys/gals would definitely purchase them.

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Congrats on the new ride! I dont see any pics though?! Let us see that bad boy!!!

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Hoping I can get an official answer on this from Bass Cat Boats….one way or the other…

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Thats what I was told as well. I guess I was just wondering if there was a way to get silver trimmed bezels on a blue or red so as to better match the boat. I think the Gold will look tacky with nothing else on the boat that color.

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Congratulations to Bass Cat Boats and all the employees in Mountain Home, AR who do it right – and we the owners recognize & commend you for it!

One of the MANY reasons I bought a Bass Cat!

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Decals will be changed to Red to better match the boat.

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Ok, So what would you guys advise for removing the existing decals before attaching new ones? I have a brand new Sabre FTD I just picked up last week that had Blue decals that I am swapping for Red, etc. I plan on using a hair dryer to help get the ones on the boat now up and off – any suggestions on tools to use/avoid, etc. Should I use goo gone…or just pull it up and using rubbing alcohol to clean the residue left over and allow that to air dry before applying the new decals…??? Thanks in advance for the help!

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Thanks BCB and SamRush for the answers… I am already in the Yahoo SI group – trying to educate myself there… Thanks for the quick response as always.

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Just curious if anything was found out about the radio and if it has AM functionality/capability…? Thanks

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Thanks guys for the info….will do.

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John, Its been great meeting you this week down here at the OI, and we second all the local hospitality…but for God sakes were in the cabin across from you and really would appreciate you either putting on some pants or close the blinds…your choice!

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