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I liked what Mean v2 had to say. All a boat is, is a place to stand while you are catching fish, just like a bank fisheman. I've had 2 rangers and two bass trackers and enjoyed the crap out of both because I was fishin!!!!
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Having been thru several "buyout" situations in two different sectors of the economy, it's standard press release material, things will change for the employees of those bought out, odds are they will change for the worst. Whether quality and such goes down, very hard to say, but I would bet some people will say yes, while others say no. It will depend on who is talking as it's all personal opinion.
GO BIG ORANGE !
I meant to behave, but there were just way too many other options available at the time.
Crappie Wall Hanger II
In the end it will be fact. One way or the other it will be fact. Ranger is not the same business it was when Forrest owned and ran it. As far as Stratos and Triton my guess is one or both will go away eventually. A big corporation hardly has a need for 3 brands in the same price range competing against each other in a dwindling market, but that is just a guess. I have seen first hand when a company reduces quality even though it may be minor to increase bottom line. Their line of thought is if they can buy material/parts from another vendor and save even $10 then if they sell only 2,000 units that increases bottom line $20,000.Originally Posted by jimp
Lots of places that can be cut, fasteners, resin, and general parts. It will be things the average consumer won't realize until down the road. They will keep all the sparkle and features, but you can bet they will look to increase the bottom line as top priority. Personally I was looking for a company that is interested in keeping Quality as a top priority while being satisfied with a solid profit margin. Also customer service after the sale should be a top consideration for every consumer.
Dan
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I think this is why Lund continues to do well. Their quality has always been top notch. I've never owned one, but I've never heard a lund owner complain.
Crappie Wall Hanger II
When I was researching Aluminum boats Lund was the tops IMO. You are gonna pay for that quality but IMO it is more than worth it. A Gentleman once told me if you want Good Clean Oats you will pay a Fair Price. If you are satisfied with oats after they have been through the Horse there are a Lot of Bargains! If I had decided I wanted an aluminum boat I would have a Lund on order right now!
You can fish out of any aluminum or glass boat but that hardly means they are tops in quality or customer service!
Dan
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Tracker Marine did not buy Ranger, Triton and Stratus, BPS bought them...it is different. Probably looking at BPS to sell Stratus and possibly Triton. Had to buy all three because of Fishing Holdings, LLC owning them and it was an all or nothing deal. Ranger will continue to be built in the same plant in Flippin, AR, not at the Tracker Boats plant.
Crappie Wall Hanger II
Who ho owns Tracker Marine? Duh! It doesn't matter what building a boat is built in. What matters is the ownership that controls quality and Customer service.
Dan
Slabmaster II
History repeats itself. Look at what happened when Johnny Morris purchased Mako and Kenner boats. He killed off Kenner in short order so to bolster Mako sales. He couldn't have a good boat out there beating up on Mako, so he just killed it. I use to sell both of them years before he purchased both, and we sold five Kenners for every Mako. He did not want volume, he wanted profit dollars. That is all they want now. My kingdom for a new Champion hull, also gone due to the pursuit of profit dollars.
Crappie Wall Hanger II
Strictly my opinion, but I disagree on the Lund quality. I purchased a new Explorer in 2004 and still have it. Two weeks after I placed my order, Brunswick purchased Lund. I don't think the quality of today's Lund is equal to what I purchased.
Keeper
Ditto on the Lund quality. There is a gentleman on another board who has a 2013 Lund Predator that the paint started falling off the first time he put it on the water. Two years later and he's still waiting for Lund to fix the issue. All brands have their snags. We will see where this deal goes. If the used price of my ranger tin goes up I'll sell and walk over to the basscat dealer. Ether way this isn't something to get worked up over like some people are. My boat still floats and I'm stil fishing.
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