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John Dowd

Sales & service · Grand Lake

Put a face to the name before you drive up. John will walk you through what to expect and how they can help you find the right boat.

Sales & service John Dowd

John Dowd

Can rig a wake boat in his sleep.

Home lake
Grand Lake
Boat John loves
MasterCraft XStar
What John runs
An older MasterCraft he's rebuilt twice
On the water
Rigging wake boats for 15+ years
  • Can rig a wake boat in his sleep
  • Keeps a tool roll in every service truck
Rapid fire
  • Wake Cruise
  • Sunrise Sunset
  • Grill Cooler
  • Glassy morning Sandbar afternoon

More about John

I'm the guy who reads the rigging manual for fun. If your boat makes a noise, I've probably heard it before.

A perfect day on the water
Dawn bass bite, then dialing in someone's surf wave all afternoon.
First boat I ever ran
An old MasterCraft I rebuilt twice in my own driveway.
Off the dock, you'll find me
In the garage with a project, or fishing before sunup.
John's tip

Weight the boat before you blame the wave. Most bad surf waves are just a trim-and-ballast fix.

Ready when you are, John is too.

No pressure and no runaround. Reach out and John will take it from there.