that Ranger laid off 130 employees a couple of weeks ago and that
there are plans to reduce by 150 more after January. They've also
extended the annual 10 day Holiday period to three weeks.

Rumor has it that production is being slowed way down too.

Hmmmm - maybe I should buy that Z-22 that I've been looking at now
rather than later - boat might not be available in the Spring. :)

Interesting side note - when Mako was hit during the last recession,
their quality slid dramatically and never recovered. Same with
Hydra-Sports, although they got their act together fast. I wonder
what Stratos, Skeeter and other bass boat manufacturers are doing?