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Another quality boat manufacturer sells out.
Just read that Albemarle was bought out by Brunswick. Another famous
line goes in the crapper. Cabo was sold last year. Sad to see the independents disappearing, since they build the best boats. |
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Another quality boat manufacturer sells out.
"HK" wrote in message . .. Just read that Albemarle was bought out by Brunswick. Another famous line goes in the crapper. Cabo was sold last year. Sad to see the independents disappearing, since they build the best boats. When Brunswick bought Triton, they left the Triton management in place and production has continued as before the buyout. Some "independents" that are stapped for cash and without resources start cutting costs and turning out inferior products. Your statement is too much of a broad brush and inaccurate. |
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Another quality boat manufacturer sells out.
On Nov 3, 8:36 pm, "William Bruce" wrote:
"HK" wrote in message . .. Just read that Albemarle was bought out by Brunswick. Another famous line goes in the crapper. Cabo was sold last year. Sad to see the independents disappearing, since they build the best boats. When Brunswick bought Triton, they left the Triton management in place and production has continued as before the buyout. Some "independents" that are stapped for cash and without resources start cutting costs and turning out inferior products. Your statement is too much of a broad brush and inaccurate. Not related to boats, but sort of in the same context of the thread, Ampeg, a guitar amplifier company, known for it's benchmark quality was owned bySt. Louis Music company for several years, then was sold to another firm. At the Lakland 10th aniversary bach,I talked to one of the higher reps of Ampeg, and he told me that the new owners guarenteed that the management would stay in place, and that the products would still be built to the same rigid specs as before. Now Ampeg has been sold again,a nd looks like it's going to be a different game. "Rumor" is that the Ampeg line will be shipped to Vietnam, and Lord knows whats going to happen, because the new owners are wanting to play the price/profit game. pity |
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Another quality boat manufacturer sells out.
Tim wrote:
On Nov 3, 8:36 pm, "William Bruce" wrote: "HK" wrote in message . .. Just read that Albemarle was bought out by Brunswick. Another famous line goes in the crapper. Cabo was sold last year. Sad to see the independents disappearing, since they build the best boats. When Brunswick bought Triton, they left the Triton management in place and production has continued as before the buyout. Some "independents" that are stapped for cash and without resources start cutting costs and turning out inferior products. Your statement is too much of a broad brush and inaccurate. Not related to boats, but sort of in the same context of the thread, Ampeg, a guitar amplifier company, known for it's benchmark quality was owned bySt. Louis Music company for several years, then was sold to another firm. At the Lakland 10th aniversary bach,I talked to one of the higher reps of Ampeg, and he told me that the new owners guarenteed that the management would stay in place, and that the products would still be built to the same rigid specs as before. Now Ampeg has been sold again,a nd looks like it's going to be a different game. "Rumor" is that the Ampeg line will be shipped to Vietnam, and Lord knows whats going to happen, because the new owners are wanting to play the price/profit game. pity I saw a beautiful old Gretsch f-hole electric hanging in the window of a music store today. Almost went inside for a look-see, but I was carrying four gallons of paint in buckets, and I thought my hands would protest mightily if I put the load down and then picked it up again. |
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Another quality boat manufacturer sells out.
On Nov 3, 4:29?pm, HK wrote:
Just read that Albemarle was bought out by Brunswick. Another famous line goes in the crapper. Cabo was sold last year. Sad to see the independents disappearing, since they build the best boats. Where have you been, Harry? Brunswick has owned Albermarle for quite while now. Basically, they are built by the same group that makes Hatteras. Many of the upper tier trademarks built by Brunswick are pretty darn good boats. Sometimes people make the mistake of looking at the cheapest entry level product a corporation builds and then presuming that no matter what point they buy into the product line or what trademark they get the quality will be no better than the least expensive, entry level "leader" item the corporation builds. That's the same logic that's in place when a guy says, "I saw the Chevrolet AVEO and wasn't at all impressed, so I won't waste any time looking at the Cadillac CTS- after all both cars are built by the same company so the Cadillac won't be any better than the AVEO. The $9995 boat-motor-trailer combo doesn't represent the entire Brunswick line......far from it. |
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Another quality boat manufacturer sells out.
Chuck Gould wrote:
On Nov 3, 4:29?pm, HK wrote: Just read that Albemarle was bought out by Brunswick. Another famous line goes in the crapper. Cabo was sold last year. Sad to see the independents disappearing, since they build the best boats. Where have you been, Harry? Brunswick has owned Albermarle for quite while now. Basically, they are built by the same group that makes Hatteras. Many of the upper tier trademarks built by Brunswick are pretty darn good boats. I'm sure they were better boats when the companies that built them were independent. The newest model Albemarle, for example, is wider and with less deadrise than the model it will be replacing. That's corporate conglomerate think for you...take a line of fishing boats and turn them into something less. |
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Another quality boat manufacturer sells out.
"HK" wrote in message
... Tim wrote: On Nov 3, 8:36 pm, "William Bruce" wrote: "HK" wrote in message . .. Just read that Albemarle was bought out by Brunswick. Another famous line goes in the crapper. Cabo was sold last year. Sad to see the independents disappearing, since they build the best boats. When Brunswick bought Triton, they left the Triton management in place and production has continued as before the buyout. Some "independents" that are stapped for cash and without resources start cutting costs and turning out inferior products. Your statement is too much of a broad brush and inaccurate. Not related to boats, but sort of in the same context of the thread, Ampeg, a guitar amplifier company, known for it's benchmark quality was owned bySt. Louis Music company for several years, then was sold to another firm. At the Lakland 10th aniversary bach,I talked to one of the higher reps of Ampeg, and he told me that the new owners guarenteed that the management would stay in place, and that the products would still be built to the same rigid specs as before. Now Ampeg has been sold again,a nd looks like it's going to be a different game. "Rumor" is that the Ampeg line will be shipped to Vietnam, and Lord knows whats going to happen, because the new owners are wanting to play the price/profit game. pity I saw a beautiful old Gretsch f-hole electric hanging in the window of a music store today. Irrelevant to this subject. |
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Another quality boat manufacturer sells out.
"Tim" wrote in message
ps.com... On Nov 3, 8:36 pm, "William Bruce" wrote: "HK" wrote in message . .. Just read that Albemarle was bought out by Brunswick. Another famous line goes in the crapper. Cabo was sold last year. Sad to see the independents disappearing, since they build the best boats. When Brunswick bought Triton, they left the Triton management in place and production has continued as before the buyout. Some "independents" that are stapped for cash and without resources start cutting costs and turning out inferior products. Your statement is too much of a broad brush and inaccurate. Not related to boats, but sort of in the same context of the thread, Ampeg, a guitar amplifier company, known for it's benchmark quality was owned bySt. Louis Music company for several years, then was sold to another firm. At the Lakland 10th aniversary bach,I talked to one of the higher reps of Ampeg, and he told me that the new owners guarenteed that the management would stay in place, and that the products would still be built to the same rigid specs as before. Now Ampeg has been sold again,a nd looks like it's going to be a different game. "Rumor" is that the Ampeg line will be shipped to Vietnam, and Lord knows whats going to happen, because the new owners are wanting to play the price/profit game. pity Great. I'd just talked myself out of upgrading my amp head and waiting until finances were in better shape. Now, you've confused the issue. :-) |
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Another quality boat manufacturer sells out.
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"HK" wrote in message ... Tim wrote: On Nov 3, 8:36 pm, "William Bruce" wrote: "HK" wrote in message . .. Just read that Albemarle was bought out by Brunswick. Another famous line goes in the crapper. Cabo was sold last year. Sad to see the independents disappearing, since they build the best boats. When Brunswick bought Triton, they left the Triton management in place and production has continued as before the buyout. Some "independents" that are stapped for cash and without resources start cutting costs and turning out inferior products. Your statement is too much of a broad brush and inaccurate. Not related to boats, but sort of in the same context of the thread, Ampeg, a guitar amplifier company, known for it's benchmark quality was owned bySt. Louis Music company for several years, then was sold to another firm. At the Lakland 10th aniversary bach,I talked to one of the higher reps of Ampeg, and he told me that the new owners guarenteed that the management would stay in place, and that the products would still be built to the same rigid specs as before. Now Ampeg has been sold again,a nd looks like it's going to be a different game. "Rumor" is that the Ampeg line will be shipped to Vietnam, and Lord knows whats going to happen, because the new owners are wanting to play the price/profit game. pity I saw a beautiful old Gretsch f-hole electric hanging in the window of a music store today. Irrelevant to this subject. Yes, I've often noted how important relevancy is in rec.boats. |
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On Nov 4, 4:30?am, HK wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote: On Nov 3, 4:29?pm, HK wrote: Just read that Albemarle was bought out by Brunswick. Another famous line goes in the crapper. Cabo was sold last year. Sad to see the independents disappearing, since they build the best boats. Where have you been, Harry? Brunswick has owned Albermarle for quite while now. Basically, they are built by the same group that makes Hatteras. Many of the upper tier trademarks built by Brunswick are pretty darn good boats. I'm sure they were better boats when the companies that built them were independent. The newest model Albemarle, for example, is wider and with less deadrise than the model it will be replacing. That's corporate conglomerate think for you...take a line of fishing boats and turn them into something less. Why would every boat in succession always have to be narrower and with a deeper V than previous models? Perhaps the new model is intended for slightly different conditions. Is it possible that the same changes that make the boat less "fishable" in your estimation might make it better suited for cruising and exploring or some other purpose? Albemarle builds boats that range up to 40-soome feet in length, and not all are intended exclusively for use by the weekend or retired fisherman. It may be that in order to increase total overall appeal and sales of the new model Albemarle decided to make it slightly less specialized......don't know this for a fact, simply stating a possibility. To build a good case for a decline in quality I think it takes a lot more than the appearance of a new hull design with different characteristics. Why not check out one of the new boats in person and see if fit, finish, hardware, workmanship aren't still up to traditional standards? I'll be getting underway on one of their new boats, just over 30-feet LOA, in the next week or so. The brand doesn't have the long history in this region that it enjoys back on the east coast, so I can't say that I will be able to compare it knowledgeably with the pre-2005 produciton- but a pretty thorough at-the-dock examination of one of the current boats a few months ago revealed no glaring defects or cheap-cut aspects- I thought the boat was pretty impressive overall and I am looking forward to the opportunity to learn even more about it. (The "Hatteras Collection" includes Hatteras, Cabo, and Albemarle. The Harrell family sold to Brunswick in 2005). |
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