On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:18:08 -0800, "Bill McKee"
wrote:


"jps" wrote in message
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On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:53:17 -0800, "Bill McKee"
wrote:


"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:18:41 -0500, Jim wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
First the good news.
http://www.ibinews.com/ibinews/newsd...27ibinews.html

"Brunswick's Meridian Yachts brand said it has recalled workers to its
facility Palm Coast, Florida as the builder prepares to ramp up
production. About 40 per cent of the work force in Palm Coast had been
laid over the last 12 months as demand declined."

Now, the bad news.
They'll be making more of these.
http://images02.olx.com/ui/2/63/43/f_25596043_1.jpeg

NOTE: The preceding is the author's opinion only.
Others may disagree.

--Vic



The Sea Ray name has disappeared off their plant on Merritt Island. I
see now that it is a Meridian Bayliner Plant.
I hadn't heard about the Meridian brand. Is it a gussied up Bayliner or
something completely different?

Don't know, first heard of it in the BoatTest e-mail I get.
Nice video there.
http://www.boattest.com/boats/boat_video.aspx?ID=1953

Most of the BoatTest boats are not my cuppa, and beyond my means
anyway. But the e-mail is usually an interesting read and has
interesting test vids and articles.

--Vic

Was just a rename of the Expensive line of Bayliner.

It was a new line introduced several years ago. New designs, in
larger sizes. They were only behind the economic curve by a half
decade.

Nope, the first Meridians were actually smaller than the large Bayliners. I
think the first one was a 49'er. They were having a hard time selling a
million buck boat witht the Bayliner name. Previously was the Bayliner 57
etc.

Oh geez, you can't miss a chance to be difficult. They were smaller
than the largest Bayliner at the time but were focused on larger size
vessels. Most of the Bayliner series remained in shorter lengths.

Does the little woman enjoy your big hearted personality?