"HK" wrote in message
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Brunswick Corp. (BC) signed a letter of intent to sell certain assets of
its Baja Marine business to Fountain Powerboat Industries Inc. (FPB).
Financial terms weren't disclosed.
The Lake Forest, Ill., recreation products maker will end production of
Baja boats in Bucyrus, Ohio, by the end of May, consistent with the end of
the 2008 model year.
The company said closing of the Baja plant will result in the elimination
of about 285 jobs.
As a result, Brunswick estimates pretax asset write-downs, along with
severance and other costs, to total between $10 million to $15 million.


Your post prompted a question in my mind as to the number of US boat
manufacturers.
This link has a list of many .... both past and present .... but does not
include all.

http://www.iboats.com/b/

I didn't count them all, but I estimated close to 3,000 listed just at this
source.

I wonder how that compares to the automotive industry and the number of
different car manufacturers.

Eisboch