Semper Fi wrote:
I am considering buying a second hand Getaway. Unfortunately, this one is not fitted with the wings, which are (from my perspective) very expensive (higher price than the boat's itself !). I am thinking about making them myself : are they made with aluminum or stainless steel ?
Should be pretty simple to DIY. Especially if you have a getaway local with wings to copy from. The aluminum pieces will add up to probably about half what the kit costs (and yes, $2K is a lot to spend on a second hand boat worth about the cost of the upgrade). You might save some money by substituting something other than extruded aluminum for the wing bench seats. That being said, I bought my Getaway for 4K and then paid another 2K for the kit...the boat isn't the same without the wings; not that I sat on them much...just used them as a backrest.