BRP sells marine division

[flatheadsteve]

Looks like BRP is selling off its marine division including alumacraft and Manitou. They will retain sea doo. Not sure what this will mean for parts availability for the brp built late model evinrudes. Hopefully someone will turn alumacraft around they we're once a great option for an aluminum boat.

 

[LDUBS]

I too hope it means a come back for Alumacraft.

 

[Crazyboat]

Is BRP in some trouble or are they predicting a slowdown in the industry?

 

[flatheadsteve]

Is BRP in some trouble or are they predicting a slowdown in the industry?

Just my personal opinion but I think they got into the marine market at the wrong time. Several years back they purchased evinrude, alumacraft, Manitou, and a couple others. The marine industry has taken a pretty hard blow along with the economy in the last 5+ years and they are looking to stop the bleeding so to speak. Can't imagine what's left of alumacraft or any of the others has been profitable for awhile now. The dealer i purchased my xpress from had been a alumacraft dealer for decades and switched brands not long after brp took over. In his own words brp was too hard to work with and the quality tanked so he went looking for a new brand.

 

[FuzzyGrub]

These days, most of the boat companies are owned by Yamaha or Mercury, which put their motors on them. I can see that happening with the BRP boat brands, but the Evinrude would be closed out or sold.