Just curious
01-08-2020 | 11:26 AM
#12
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All that marketing all over the earth about the big run did not produce any new boat sales so hence why its not even on the bucket list anymore, also not to keep throwing dead money into it. That money will never be recoup from the past, the present or future. Basically all that hype did nothing and did not produce one boat sale.. That old saying win on Sunday sell on Monday does not apply currently like it did way in the past. . Ford vs Ferrari or in this case Fountain vs Outerlimits. End of story
01-08-2020 | 11:34 AM
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^^^ the boat had to "win" in order to sell on Monday - it was a flop overall in terms of what was promised leading up to the run so why would a person spend 10x on a new boat that was basically no better than the boat they are currently running and probably paid for.
Granted, the Fountain following is solid but with the rebirth, people would also expect innovation in performance and design. When you look at the finesse that was thrown at the engine hatch, no amount of "new" boat smell could get past that - sleek and Sexy was never ever a comment that came out.
Definitely not being a title breaker and the O/B performance (CC and sport) market is impacting sales as that is the principal demand in this era
Wasn't that particular boat supposed to be racing by now?
Granted, the Fountain following is solid but with the rebirth, people would also expect innovation in performance and design. When you look at the finesse that was thrown at the engine hatch, no amount of "new" boat smell could get past that - sleek and Sexy was never ever a comment that came out.
Definitely not being a title breaker and the O/B performance (CC and sport) market is impacting sales as that is the principal demand in this era
Wasn't that particular boat supposed to be racing by now?
I think the CC market and the OB market is already on the decline, or will be soon. Couple of my buddies and customers went out and spent a fortune on these outboard boats and sure, are they reliable, fuel efficient , and somewhat quick? sure. But at the end of the day, they are bored. No feeling of the raw horse power, the noise, etc.
to each their own, but i think it was a fad and more stern drive boats will be back to being built. Now if someone could just do something about the insane pricing for merc stuff and offer a competing unit for less money with a warranty program. The upcharge on this stuff is asinine.
01-08-2020 | 12:48 PM
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I think the CC market and the OB market is already on the decline, or will be soon. Couple of my buddies and customers went out and spent a fortune on these outboard boats and sure, are they reliable, fuel efficient , and somewhat quick? sure. But at the end of the day, they are bored. No feeling of the raw horse power, the noise, etc.
to each their own, but i think it was a fad and more stern drive boats will be back to being built. Now if someone could just do something about the insane pricing for merc stuff and offer a competing unit for less money with a warranty program. The upcharge on this stuff is asinine.
to each their own, but i think it was a fad and more stern drive boats will be back to being built. Now if someone could just do something about the insane pricing for merc stuff and offer a competing unit for less money with a warranty program. The upcharge on this stuff is asinine.
But back on the topic here, I think being as far off as as FarmBoat was after all of the talk really reflected very poorly on Fountain and Iconic. And I think the entire cobbled together look of the boat was also a poor reflection of the fit and finish they can (maybe...) produce, and then that wasn't helped by them showing that Donzi 44 cat that appeared to have the entire interior squished together by silicone and appear to be an afterthought. I don't see much positive business strategy to keep pushing the kilo issue until they come up with something that can actually do it.
01-08-2020 | 05:19 PM
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I think the CC market and the OB market is already on the decline, or will be soon. Couple of my buddies and customers went out and spent a fortune on these outboard boats and sure, are they reliable, fuel efficient , and somewhat quick? sure. But at the end of the day, they are bored. No feeling of the raw horse power, the noise, etc.
to each their own, but i think it was a fad and more stern drive boats will be back to being built. Now if someone could just do something about the insane pricing for merc stuff and offer a competing unit for less money with a warranty program. The upcharge on this stuff is asinine.
to each their own, but i think it was a fad and more stern drive boats will be back to being built. Now if someone could just do something about the insane pricing for merc stuff and offer a competing unit for less money with a warranty program. The upcharge on this stuff is asinine.
Depends where you live and how you boat.
I can assure you our group down here is not bored and no one is missing their BBC i/o boats enough to ever go back to them
01-08-2020 | 06:02 PM
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From: SW CT & Long Island Sound
Couldn't disagree more, most manufacturers are going to OBs in all their classes of boats. Count me in on the OB wave next boat I purchase. The old gear-head HP dudes are getting old and getting out, the new generations don't really give a hoot about boating let along fire breathing monsters.
