I have not posted a response to this aquisition yet because I honestly do not know what to think yet. I am still processing this.


RAF

Talk to your brother "RHC", he knows everything!:D

Here are the actual facts:

1) We really do not know what the deal is / was.
2) We really do not know for sure why Reggie wanted Baja.
3) We really do not know what Reggie intends to do with Baja.
4) We really do not know how this will effect the industry.

Check back in six months and we should know if Bucyrus is closed, if the current employees received a severence, if any transfered to another Brunswick company or to Baja, and we should know by then if Reggie is building boats under the Baja name.

hey ,,, HEY,, Hey,,, :D I represent that remark !!:grinser010:

and u have the direct line to Baja,, not I:p


Your buddy ,, RHC

He may not have been asked. Or had an option to say no if he was asked

Probably build vessels for Mercruiser powerplants/drivelines

Probably none. The market will only absorb as many H/P boats as it can in times of soft economy and $4 gas. At least Baja will maybe be here when things turn around.

That's no fun. How are we supposed to pretend to be industry experts if we have no forum fo our "informed" conjecture?

I can appreciate that you came out and addressed your first comment.

I think that it is great that you can market yourself, take what most would consider a bad situation and reinvent yourself. More people in our country need to learn how to do that. As a nation we have probably become to complacent in that regard.

I guess the point and concern that many of us have is that the "average worker" will probably have somewhat of a tough time with that. Yes, they will live and should be able to find another job. On the other hand, some of those with families will be forced to move and will probably not be compensated to do so. That is a very stressful thing and not fun at all. As one that has moved many times in my professional life, I can tell you that it is hard. I have done so by choice. I do feel sorry for those that are forced to do so. It is expensive (if someone is not toting the relo) and disruptive to the kids/family scene.

I am still not going along with the "sweet deal" notion overall. I do agree that is a sweet deal in comparison to simply closing the doors.

My comments do not mean that I am against mergers and the survival of good companies. Yes, they have some painful attributes and no, we can not all win 100% of the time.

And I can appreciate another lesson in life, thanks to you....... (not joking)

Somebody asked me my age...................well its the same age most of you wish you still were (26), and its the same generation that was taught by most of you............for what its worth.

:D:D:D

I do know who the experts are.

You and RHC!:evilb:

I know nothing except I am heading to Fort Myers in a week to go boating!

Hey Dock are you going to be there during the week of the 7th? My wife and two kids and I are going to be at Fort Myers Beach on the north end of the island on vacation. I'll be walking the beach looking for the performance boats or with my binoculars watching the boats go by. I'll keep an eye out and see if I see yours if we are down there the same time.

My boat is not ready but I will be in a Baja. As soon as the dates are finalized I'll let you know.

I have been right where you are now. Unfortunately it was about 10 years ago and I do wish I was 26 (ok 28). I had been on the acquiring end of a company I knew was going to be bought. I had some stock options and a resume ready. I was waiting for my sweet deal too. I would have received a nice severance, some good money and would have been able to goof around working maybe 20 hours a week until it closed (probably 6 to 9 months). I was single, 28 and having a ball. I waited with anticipation. Heck, I was going to go to Europe and goof off for a while.

What did I do? I took another job about 6 months before it got announced. At first when I found out I was almost pissed. Europe vacation and cash down the drain for a wimpy sign on bonus at another job! I came back to visit friends in the aftermath. That's when I learned how a merger really impacts people. I had been on the buying side several times and literally seen the tears in my office. It was not until I saw it impact my good friends and others that I knew well that I really understood. In the end I finally realized that moving on before it happened was probably better than seeing peoples lives rearranged so much. I talked to those that were single and could goof around. They told me how worthless they felt after a month or so.

Since then I have seen it many times over. I am glad about one thing. I too learned to adapt before it happened to me.