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ahahaha I have a certain dock neighbor with a silverton that likes to talk crap about bayliner, That would be epic if brunswick picked them up.
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Years ago (early 90s), I had my heart set on a Mainship 31.....first boat of that general size to steps to the fly bridge instead of a ladder. Really nice layout for a boat that size with one cabin with bunks and another with island berth.
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biohazard wrote:
ahahaha I have a certain dock neighbor with a silverton that likes to talk crap about bayliner, That would be epic if brunswick picked them up.
I'm not sure Brunswick has ANY interest though... it's like GM, it was time to consolidate brands, not pick up others at a fire sale. Luhrs does not have enough market share (and maybe hasn't in decades) to interest Brunswick. Hunter seems to do well, though it wouldn't sell Mercury power plants.
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ishiboo wrote:
I'd take a Bayliner over a Silverton any day of the week.
I'm not sure Brunswick has ANY interest though... it's like GM, it was time to consolidate brands, not pick up others at a fire sale. Luhrs does not have enough market share (and maybe hasn't in decades) to interest Brunswick. Hunter seems to do well, though it wouldn't sell Mercury power plants.
I think Mercury Marine could power sailboats if they really wished to. The Mercury Diesel line already includes a 1.9L in-line 4 that would be fine in Hunter's larger vessels. I'm sure Mercury could build or buy/re-badge an even smaller one for the smaller Hunters. And when you get down to the very small boats, like 24' and under, they have outboards.
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ColonyCove wrote:
:sorrow: With her builder-parent dead, my boat is now an orphan!
Safe and Happy Boating!
ColonyCove
-Ron
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biohazard wrote:
ahahaha I have a certain dock neighbor with a silverton that likes to talk crap about bayliner, That would be epic if brunswick picked them up.
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boatworkfl wrote:
Up until 2 years ago Hunter in Florida seemed busy, not so now, drove by the sailboat plant outside of gainesville and not much going on.
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whiskywizard wrote:
I'm surprised by this. You'd think that with these higher fuel prices, there would be a shift towards sail power. And with Hunter being a price-point boat, wouldn't you think their sales would be more stable than the competition? I guess there's deeper trouble inside Luhr's marine Group than we're seeing or hearing about.
As they say, sailing is the most expensive way to get from point A to point B for free.
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Astral Blue wrote:
There isn't much money saved in sailing,
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Hunter is generally not a preferred choice in that category.
Astral Blue wrote:
As they say, sailing is the most expensive way to get from point A to point B for free.
If you want to see engines with really high hours on them, look at sailbloat engines.
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