Checkmate Boats
05-16-2013, 08:31 AM
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I agree Flysfloatsor. With high unemployment and stagnant wages, new boats seem to be out of the reach of the average working guy nowdays. That was the customer base for Checkmate, Baja, some what Fountain, etc for a lot of years. Wonder if this is the end of the production style performance boat companies.
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05-16-2013, 08:48 AM
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The numbers on production boat companies simply don't work........
They have priced the common man out of a boat......
So it's no surprise that Fountain, Baja, Donzi, Checkmate & a whole host of other boat manufacturers are tits up.....
It doesn't look like any want to face the music & drastically streamline their margin structure.
Bad news for brokers as they are running out of old boats to flip to the next sucker in line.... Oh wait all the suckers are gone....
(Just look at the Fountain section in the classified
) With 102 boats for sale good luck dumping your beak to the fool in line. When Reggie exited the stage so did the loyal owners.....
They have priced the common man out of a boat......
So it's no surprise that Fountain, Baja, Donzi, Checkmate & a whole host of other boat manufacturers are tits up.....
It doesn't look like any want to face the music & drastically streamline their margin structure.
Bad news for brokers as they are running out of old boats to flip to the next sucker in line.... Oh wait all the suckers are gone....
(Just look at the Fountain section in the classified
) With 102 boats for sale good luck dumping your beak to the fool in line. When Reggie exited the stage so did the loyal owners.....
05-16-2013, 09:53 AM
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Sad News for sure Have Owned a checkmate for Years and Its Build quality and Gel are second to None for Inland lakes .This was there 50th Year In Biz a Milestone in a soggy bottom industry.
Pic Up Your dream ride while You can the performance Boat industry is shrinking and Used are Not avail Like they Once were.
Just try and find Merc or Yamaha service dealer that can work on large outboards ....
This was the Working Mans weekend cottage craft, and with the Blue collar Jobs under water it another Victim of the economic times.
Love when on the lake in my 21' merc OB Starflite Black metalic 4 color gel inlay that have way Less than 10K in. People always stop, many who have $300,000 plus Boat say they Love the Boat and Had one years ago etc .
Price a 250 or 300hp Merc sell that to momma for the cottage craft. You will be glad to a find quality used Running if you Can
Pic Up Your dream ride while You can the performance Boat industry is shrinking and Used are Not avail Like they Once were.
Just try and find Merc or Yamaha service dealer that can work on large outboards ....
This was the Working Mans weekend cottage craft, and with the Blue collar Jobs under water it another Victim of the economic times.
Love when on the lake in my 21' merc OB Starflite Black metalic 4 color gel inlay that have way Less than 10K in. People always stop, many who have $300,000 plus Boat say they Love the Boat and Had one years ago etc .
Price a 250 or 300hp Merc sell that to momma for the cottage craft. You will be glad to a find quality used Running if you Can
