Question:
I was not leading up to anything. I just found it odd that they don't come water ready from the factory?? Not like it is a big deal to buy and mount one. Or that anyone is going to base there boat buying decision on it. What about other brands. Does a CC come with a fire extinguisher other brands??

Answer: Interesting that they sell a boat that is not USCG approved. They require 1 B-I for any boat under 26 feet that has inboard/I/O/permanent fuel tanks. The only exception is if you have a Halon system, that counts. I ordered my CC with Halon, so I got no seperate extinguisher. If I didn't get Halon, I would have gotten a extinguisher with the boat (I added one anyway-better safe than sorry). It is really hard to believe that for what a new Malibu costs that they can't even put in a fire extinguiser.