Also when Leo Fender sold Fender Guitars out to CBS broadcasting..

thank goodness they recovered from that debacle when sold to private
investors in the late 80's
now their on top again....


basskisser wrote:
JimH wrote:
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I've heard they are actually a pretty low-quality mfj. I know theres a
dealer that sells a few of them locally , but you don't see many of
them.

But I was thinking that if they are so bad, then how do they stay in
business?

Surely , I would think, they have to make something good.....


They do make a decent entry level boat on par with most other mass
production boats in the 17 to 25 foot range.


how did they get their dubious reputation?


From the crap the made in the 1980's. Their quality has improved
substantially since then.

Don't pay attention to the Bayliner basher crowd. They will always be
around and they most likely have never been on one recently.

Jim

Yeah, what I don't understand is that fact, that because of the crap
they built in the 80's is still haunting them. Hell, Ford Pinto and
Mustang II hurt Ford for awhile, but not forever. Same with Chevy Vega
and the infamous 350 that was converted to a diesel didn't hurt GM for
long. Harley when AMF took them over?

wrote:
Also when Leo Fender sold Fender Guitars out to CBS broadcasting..

thank goodness they recovered from that debacle when sold to private
investors in the late 80's
now their on top again....

Couldn't agree more!


It seemed like that era seen a lot of manufactured items go to hell in
a handbasket!