C-dory factory on fire

This is a tough break for a bunch of folks doing great work. All the best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Thanks Ruth and Joe. Somehow I knew you'd swing by and see how they were doing!
George and Carolyn
 
I was just called by my dealer and they told me that all of the C-dory molds were outside and are in good shape.

The owners have insurance and intend to get back in operation as soon as possible.

My dealer told me that the owners asked about me and my order and wanted me to know that the Tomcat mold was fine and they will be back.

They did sustain damage to the Seasport 280 mold. They had a seasport 280 only 4 days away from delivery that was lost.
 
Great to hear they were apparently no injuries.

Of course its also good to hear they are insured and do intend to come back and keep the business going as well as not having lost the molds.

Hopefully, they can recover in a relatively reasonable time period.

After C-Dory lived thru all the other ups and downs, including the recent downturn of the last few years which shuttered lots of boat manufacturers, it would be terrible if this was the end.

Take care,
Dan, Tanya, and Hannah on C-Renity
 
I'm Guessing those "For Sale" used C-Dorys just got a lot more expensive.....

Sam
 
Sam & C-Chickie":2skpzdom said:
I'm Guessing those "For Sale" used C-Dorys just got a lot more expensive.....

Sam
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I don't know that I totally follow that logic. Reason I say that is that I don't think most folks who buy a used one "would have" bought a new one.

There are still plenty (the same amount in fact) of used ones out there for the folks who would already have bought used ones.

So the only "new" people are those who were just on the verge of buying a new one, and no matter how good business was, I doubt it was that many people at this exact moment, and of those probably some will wait to try to still buy a new one. So the only additional demand is those few people who were on the verge of buying a new one but who will now buy a used one. I don't see that making a statistical difference at this time.

Also, you might be able to count a few people who might not have been planning on buying a new one, but will now consider it because they would like to support the gang at NMI.

Those are my thoughts anyway.

My best to the C-Dory/NMI crew - we're pulling for you.
 
I am very saddened by this news.
I hope to see the "Phoenix" edition soon!
Good luck to all involved.

Carpy
 
We fall into the looked used decided to go new and were placing the order today.

Now I am drained. We thought today about the used route again then a vendor called me about a deal he had on boat we were interested in.

We decided to take some time off from boat buying.
 
Having been thru two different fires at a couple of our commercial properties, I can say that if they have the right insurance they will be back in business in better shape than before the fire. We had one commercial building burn to the ground (3/4 of the building). Within 3 months all the businesses were back in business with brand new spaces, mechanicals, new designed interiors, etc. The key is nobody was hurt.

It all comes down to the pre-fire insurance planning - poor planning might be devastating but good planning should have a silver lining.


Also: Many businesses carry business interruption insurance that should/could/might pay the employees.
 
The logic is simple, those buying new or were thinking of buying new will have to wait, a year, two years now? If a c-dory was what you wanted you might think about a good used one now. Life is short , some might want to re-think new. Simple as economics 101 , supply and demand....
 
This is just too shocking to jump in with opinion or speculation at this point. We are just hoping for the best for the Wrights.
 
Message from Mark at Northwest Marine - Our hearts are broken and we are in the process of wrapping around our brains on what we should do next. We know there is concern a out Cdory and its future. To the best of our knowledge the entire fleet of CDory survived the fire. Have us in your thoughts and prayers as we generate a plan moving forward.
 
I saw photos of the damage online and it was gut wrenching to watch. I want to offer my heartfelt sympathy to the owners and workers at Northwest Marine who have worked so hard to revive the business and produce such fine boats.

Rich
 
I am hopeful that they are back in production soon.
I'm wondering how far the molds were from the fire.

When Pacific Mariner had their fire the molds outside looked okay, but the intense heat caused them to warp and ultimately be unusable.

My fingers are crossed and good thoughts are being sent out to the Wright family, their partners and their crew.
 
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