Cruisers Forum
 


Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 25-03-2008, 09:27   #1
Senior Cruiser
 
sneuman's Avatar

Cruisers Forum Supporter

Join Date: May 2003
Location: Chesapeake Bay
Boat: Sabre 28-2
Posts: 3,197
Images: 37
Brunswick closes another plant

because boats are a discretionary big ticket item, the industry is a pretty good bellwhether for the overall economy:

Brunswick to Close Ohio Boat Plant - Forbes.com
__________________
Voyage of Symbiosis: https://svsymbiosis.blogspot.com/
sneuman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25-03-2008, 09:37   #2
Registered User
 
AnchorageGuy's Avatar

Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Wherever the boat is!
Boat: Marine Trader 34DC
Posts: 4,619
A slowing economy will also shake out those manufacturers that produce poor quality products or that have forgotten just how important customer service is.
__________________
Chesapeake Bay, ICW Hampton Roads To Key West, The Gulf Coast, The Bahamas

The Trawler Beach House
Voyages Of Sea Trek
AnchorageGuy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25-03-2008, 11:42   #3
Senior Cruiser

Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: California
Boat: 1980 Endeavour 43 (Ketch)
Posts: 2,457
BW is also selling a plant - Brunswick to Sell Its Baja Boat Business: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
S/V Elusive is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25-03-2008, 12:39   #4
cruiser

Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 4,525
The world's bowling balls and pool tables are in danger!! We need a JP Morgan style buyout!
ssullivan is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Plant Visit in Ximan China michael201 Monohull Sailboats 7 21-06-2007 19:32

Advertise Here


All times are GMT -7. The time now is 19:01.


Google+
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Social Knowledge Networks
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.

ShowCase vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.