Fluid Marine Sold!!!!!!!!!!
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Matt Gurnsey
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It is true. Details not divulged to us yet.
starcrafttom
Active member
Hey maybe I will get my c-dory raised pilot house after all :lol:
As long as they understand that the C-Dory is NOT just a boat or an additional product line, I guess it doesn't matter who signs the paychecks. These are special boats with a strong heritage.
I guess I just want the factory owners to care as much about the boats as WE do. Let's hope this is a good sign for the continued production of C-Dory.
Best wishes,
Jim B.
I guess I just want the factory owners to care as much about the boats as WE do. Let's hope this is a good sign for the continued production of C-Dory.
Best wishes,
Jim B.
matt_unique
New member
Deja Vu...
Suggestion for new owners:
1.) Assign someone to regularly participate on this board. Jeff M's participation years ago was a selling point for me but has never been repeated.
2.) Continue to honor all warranties based on when the vessel was sold.
Otherwise keep making the world class boats we love!
Suggestion for new owners:
1.) Assign someone to regularly participate on this board. Jeff M's participation years ago was a selling point for me but has never been repeated.
2.) Continue to honor all warranties based on when the vessel was sold.
Otherwise keep making the world class boats we love!
starcrafttom
Active member
And I hope they do make the boat we love and not the fiberglass interior, vinyl covered bayliner want to-be that we don't want to buy.
It will be very interesting to see what lines or models survive, if any, and which do not. Might just be buying the molds to some competing lines, Orca, and not going to use the rest. We will see :shock:
It will be very interesting to see what lines or models survive, if any, and which do not. Might just be buying the molds to some competing lines, Orca, and not going to use the rest. We will see :shock:
Tom,
I agree, it will be interesting to see what if any of the present C-Dory line continues.
Just curious about your comment "And I hope they do make the boat we love and not the fiberglass interior, vinyl covered bayliner want to-be that we don't want to buy."
Was this referring to the whole Venture series or the defunct 29' in particular or am I just misconstruing your comment?
If it was directed at the entire Venture series, just FYI - we chose our 23' Venture even though it has the vinyl interior because we liked the extra room in the V-berth, the hot water heater, the slightly increased "V" in the hull while still retaining most of the rest of the C-Dory lines, the extra foot length, slightly wider gunwales, and other features.
Owning a Venture also allows us the pleasure of sharing time w/ the folks we have met thru the few CBGTs we have been lucky enough to attend.
We have no interest in Bayliners.
Just trying to understand what you are stating. In a perfect world, all the C-Dory's will remain but that is obviously highly unlikely especially in today's economy.
Take care,
Dan
I agree, it will be interesting to see what if any of the present C-Dory line continues.
Just curious about your comment "And I hope they do make the boat we love and not the fiberglass interior, vinyl covered bayliner want to-be that we don't want to buy."
Was this referring to the whole Venture series or the defunct 29' in particular or am I just misconstruing your comment?
If it was directed at the entire Venture series, just FYI - we chose our 23' Venture even though it has the vinyl interior because we liked the extra room in the V-berth, the hot water heater, the slightly increased "V" in the hull while still retaining most of the rest of the C-Dory lines, the extra foot length, slightly wider gunwales, and other features.
Owning a Venture also allows us the pleasure of sharing time w/ the folks we have met thru the few CBGTs we have been lucky enough to attend.
We have no interest in Bayliners.
Just trying to understand what you are stating. In a perfect world, all the C-Dory's will remain but that is obviously highly unlikely especially in today's economy.
Take care,
Dan
Sea Sport purchased Osprey boats a few years ago, and most of the Osprey models are still being built. If you visit the Osprey website, you will see no mention of Sea Sport. It looks like Sea Sport, Osprey, Skagit Orca, and C-Dory will be built by the same company. Perhaps there are some efficiencies of scale in having one larger boat building company compared to three smaller companies. It will be interesting to see what models remain in production after the purchase of Fluid Marine LLC is complete. In some ways, there appears to be some redundancy with the Sea Sport, Skagit Orca, and Osprey lines. C-Dory is a "stand-alone" boat line, and I hope Sea Sport doesn't mess a great boat up with "improvements" that were attempted during an earlier period of C-Dory history.
Best regards,
Leo
Best regards,
Leo
IF...SeaSport/Osprey buys the C Dory line, I see this as a real positive. The other option might be to let the lineage die out, or be purchased by non savy boat builders. The above named companies have a great reputation over a long peroid of time, and C Dory would compliment their line of current boats.
I agree that the new owner needs to have a presence on this list server and hopefully warantee issues will be continued to be addressed. Recessions can be a plus for some boat companies, and I see this potential as being a real plus for the C Dory line.
I agree that the new owner needs to have a presence on this list server and hopefully warantee issues will be continued to be addressed. Recessions can be a plus for some boat companies, and I see this potential as being a real plus for the C Dory line.
journey on
New member
What happened to Fluid Marine? Good business deal, couldn't make it, combine several lines or what?
The reasons for the sale will probably determine what happens to the C-Dory line in the future.
If it goes belly up, maybe Marbin will be making C-Dories again.
Boris
The reasons for the sale will probably determine what happens to the C-Dory line in the future.
If it goes belly up, maybe Marbin will be making C-Dories again.
Boris
Well that makes perfect sense now. That's why, as I noticed at the SBS factory tour, the new CD hulls have the upper color stripes going all the way around the point of the bow like the Sea Sport rather than tapering off and ending before the point in the traditional C-Dory fashion. That was the first distinguishing feature us older guys with failing vision would notice when a boat coming toward us was a Sea Sport or a C-Dory.
Another member, Forrest, mentioned this development to me in a PM a couple weeks ago. We couldn't find out anything about it - even from C-Dory - so we left it in the rumor stage. I guess it has progressed to fact now. Good or bad? Time will tell. I'm guessing good. I think Sea Sport works hard to stay true to their roots and they care a great deal about the quality of their boats. Perhaps they will allow the C-Dory line to continue to do the same.
Another member, Forrest, mentioned this development to me in a PM a couple weeks ago. We couldn't find out anything about it - even from C-Dory - so we left it in the rumor stage. I guess it has progressed to fact now. Good or bad? Time will tell. I'm guessing good. I think Sea Sport works hard to stay true to their roots and they care a great deal about the quality of their boats. Perhaps they will allow the C-Dory line to continue to do the same.
starcrafttom
Active member
Dan, If the cape cruiser/venture had came out a year earlier I would own one. Look at my post about the boat from that time period. I love the CC design, I just don't like the vinyl that was added after the take over. The fiberglass interior that was added to the c-dory was a set back also and that is what I was mostly referring to.
The seasport line is a great boat and well made. Many of my friends in the PSA and the CCA have them. I am happy that the c-dory line is going to a boat company and not a computer company. It will be very interesting to see what they do do with c-dory.
The seasport line is a great boat and well made. Many of my friends in the PSA and the CCA have them. I am happy that the c-dory line is going to a boat company and not a computer company. It will be very interesting to see what they do do with c-dory.
Pat Anderson
New member
It will be interesting to see if "Fluid Marine" was sold or just assets of Fluid Marine, like brands, molds, tools, and so forth. The company is more likely to get sold when it is doing well, assets only when it is in trouble. The Reynolds to Fluid Marine sale was an asset sale. It will also be interesting to see where C-Dorys end up getting built, if they continue to be built. Only time will tell. I hope Matt or Marc finds out more soon and lets us know!
Captains Cat
New member
Just as long as it wasn't the Federal Government. I don't want no
O'-B-Dorys!
If the new owners would have an "Ask the Factory" thread like the Ranger Tug Nuts do, that would be a great step forward and get people buying/upgrading again, IMHO. Andrew Custis has more posts on that site as the factory rep than any other poster!
Charlie
O'-B-Dorys!
If the new owners would have an "Ask the Factory" thread like the Ranger Tug Nuts do, that would be a great step forward and get people buying/upgrading again, IMHO. Andrew Custis has more posts on that site as the factory rep than any other poster!
Charlie
Strangely enough, if C-Dorys were never built again, that would probably (IMHO) cause the value of the existing used boats to go up, since there would be no new boat alternative, and the existing ones would be the only source of this popular, sought-after group of boats.
But the Sea Sports, Orcas, and the rest (now including Skagit-Orca) from that manufacturer are inboards*, and the lighter, somewhat smaller, and less expensive C-Dorys will be a valuable addition to their wares.
Plus the C-Dorys have a following and a market share (in good times) that is ready-made.
I wouldn't, however, be surprised if some of the models, especially where there is overlap with other models with similar features, get put aside if the demand is low and continuation of the model does not make good business sense for the manufacturer or the dealers.
If I were in charge of it, I'd keep the CD-16, the CD-22 Cruiser and Angler, the CD-25, and the Tomcat 255, and drop the CD-19, the Venture 23 and 26, and the CD-29, just for business reasons. But don't worry, I'm not Sportcraft, so we'll have to wait and see.
*Except for the smallest of the Skagit-Orcas, but they don't compete with C-Dorys directly because of the extra-high quality/cost difference with the C-Dorys.
Joe. :teeth :thup
But the Sea Sports, Orcas, and the rest (now including Skagit-Orca) from that manufacturer are inboards*, and the lighter, somewhat smaller, and less expensive C-Dorys will be a valuable addition to their wares.
Plus the C-Dorys have a following and a market share (in good times) that is ready-made.
I wouldn't, however, be surprised if some of the models, especially where there is overlap with other models with similar features, get put aside if the demand is low and continuation of the model does not make good business sense for the manufacturer or the dealers.
If I were in charge of it, I'd keep the CD-16, the CD-22 Cruiser and Angler, the CD-25, and the Tomcat 255, and drop the CD-19, the Venture 23 and 26, and the CD-29, just for business reasons. But don't worry, I'm not Sportcraft, so we'll have to wait and see.
*Except for the smallest of the Skagit-Orcas, but they don't compete with C-Dorys directly because of the extra-high quality/cost difference with the C-Dorys.
Joe. :teeth :thup