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.

 

[airshot]

Also hear the snowmobile industry is in bad shape due to high prices and lack of snow. That wont help BRP either...

 

[David Atkins]

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.

So he went with xpress and their sorry trailers they put under their boats?
I worked at dealership in my home town and we never put inferior trailers under our boats, it just wasn't done!

 

[David Atkins]

I too hope it means a come back for Alumacraft.

I hope so more Alumacraft boats means better pricing for us, more competition!

 

[LDUBS]

I hope so more Alumacraft boats means better pricing for us, more competition!

Yep. A vibrant competitive economy is a good thing for everyone and cures a lot of social ills.

I go a little nuts when one of the candidates talks about addressing "price gouging". Certainly has an emotional appeal to potential voters who won't recognize it as the way to rationing and shortages. Not that I worry because I know it is just campaign talk and is not likely to happen.

 

[Lost But Happy]

Yep. A vibrant competitive economy is a good thing for everyone and cures a lot of social ills.

I go a little nuts when one of the candidates talks about addressing "price gouging". Certainly has an emotional appeal to potential voters who won't recognize it as the way to rationing and shortages. Not that I worry because I know it is just campaign talk and is not likely to happen.

Low-information voters

 

[alask83]

Low-information voters

Price gouging is left wing speak for the left wing moves to increase energy prices.