Correct Craft acquires Bass Cat & Yar-Craft
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Topic: Correct Craft acquires Bass Cat & Yar-Craft
Posted By: C-Bass
Subject: Correct Craft acquires Bass Cat & Yar-Craft
Date Posted: March-25-2015 at 11:46am
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http://www.nautique.com/blog/index/welcome-to-the-family-bass-cat-and-yar-craft" rel="nofollow - Link to story Correct Craft has made several acquisitions lately. First the water parks, then PCM, now fishing boat companies. ------------- Craig 67 SN 73 SN http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=6103" rel="nofollow - 99 Sport 85SN |
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Posted By: 81nautique
Date Posted: March-25-2015 at 12:49pm
| Diversify. Personally I think Bill Yeargin is one smart cookie and a great leader, they probably had the life scared out of them during the downturn years of 2008-2012 and these new acquisitions make perfect sense to me. All high end companies too, no losers needing a bailout. |
Posted By: quinner
Date Posted: March-25-2015 at 1:03pm
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And we will finally get a Walleye Nautique!! |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: March-25-2015 at 1:13pm
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TUNAutique Crappie Nautique don't let the pie fall off. Bill Yeargin aside, how about the shareholders? ------------- |
Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: March-25-2015 at 1:27pm
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Maybe now between the 3 of them Pete will realize him dream- a dedicated Tubeique ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1711&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970" rel="nofollow - 69 Mustang HM SS 95 Nautique Super Sport |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: March-25-2015 at 1:37pm
| I think it's a smart move. Bass boats are a well defined market and the buyers are as passionate about their boats as watersports people are, and it's not Correct Craft's 1st time entering into that market. The company is still private isn't it, so the share holders probably have quite a bit of say in what they do? |
Posted By: Toertel
Date Posted: March-25-2015 at 1:45pm
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Smart move! Bring the Fish back!!! The economy works in cycles...now is the time to expand and it a couple of years, the next CEO will focus on cost cutting... the end goal is long term growth without diliuting the individual brands ------------- 1994 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: skutsch
Date Posted: March-25-2015 at 1:57pm
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I bet they continue the strategy of keeping them all seperate operating companies, true to their core. I don't think we will be seeing any Fish, Bass, Sea Nautiques anytime soon... ------------- Our http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4669" rel="nofollow - 98 Sport Nautique My Dad's 63 Ski N |
Posted By: turningpoint84
Date Posted: March-25-2015 at 1:57pm
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I've always wanted to surf behind a fishing boat, excited for the future. ------------- Proud 1968 mustang owner and now http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=6454&sort=&pagenum1" rel="nofollow - 1970 Mustang |
Posted By: quinner
Date Posted: March-25-2015 at 2:34pm
Yea a fishing boat with an outboard....better yet, multiple outboards, good idea 
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turningpoint84 wrote:Posted By: rebel skier
Date Posted: March-25-2015 at 2:39pm
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I think it is a great move. At least in Middle Tennessee and Mississippi where I have boated most, there are way more "professional fisherman" than professional skiers or wakeboarders. There are fishing tournaments on the lakes I use all the time. You see a slalom skier every blue moon. You do see wakeboarders more often. Mostly, you see tubers. Lastly I checked there are no professional tubers. God forbid there ever are! Although a group does set up a slalom course some weekends, I have never seen any tournaments advertised. Who is having the tournaments and paying the money to try and earn the ability to compete, and get sponsors. The fishermen! They are spending a ton. Every Sunday morning around here there are several fishing shows on the local cable schedule, on a couple of different channels. None related to water sports. Now they just need to by an outboard motor company. |
Posted By: turningpoint84
Date Posted: March-25-2015 at 2:56pm
Holy Wow queener, lighten up and sense some sarcasm buddy!  ------------- Proud 1968 mustang owner and now http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=6454&sort=&pagenum1" rel="nofollow - 1970 Mustang |
Posted By: 74Wind
Date Posted: March-25-2015 at 3:06pm
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Rebel: Funny you should say that buy an outboard company. I worked for Yamaha when they began acquiring boat companies..the same concept in reverse. Although they've since sold Century and Cobia, they still own Skeeter and G3. A great market plan. Control the boat companies and you control the engine sales. Sell more boats, sell more outboards... ------------- 1974 Southwind 18 1975 Century Mark II |
Posted By: skutsch
Date Posted: March-25-2015 at 3:09pm
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HA! Yes probably much more likely that one of the engine companies would buy Correct Craft Holdings as opposed to the other way around. However, I have also noticed that Mercury Marine, or I guess it would be Brunswick, has also been divesting of the Boat Manufacturing holdings as well. It too may also be to far from their core competency! ------------- Our http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4669" rel="nofollow - 98 Sport Nautique My Dad's 63 Ski N |
Posted By: rebel skier
Date Posted: March-25-2015 at 3:37pm
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Have they divested any more brands since the great recession and their idling their plants? That is when I dumped my Brunswick stock. On the stern drive side, they seem to have several new marine specific engine options that are no longer marinzed GMs. My iron duke power plant is no longer. I am seeing some interesting options coming out. What they used to do was leverage their full contingent of options to pressure dealers to not carry independent lines. This is why our local marine store stopped selling Stringray. Stingray in turn went all volvo for a few years, but they made up, and Stringray is back in the black, so to speak. I guess its just business cycles. Good news is we all get to fill up with gas half as much a gallon as some of the years after the downturn. I plan to run the hell out of both my Stingray and Ski Nautique this year. |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: March-25-2015 at 7:23pm
Peter, I didn't sense any sarcasm. I'm with Chris. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: rebel skier
Date Posted: March-26-2015 at 2:58pm
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I will tell you a little story about Bass Cat. One of my father's fishing buddies got a new bass boat every other year or so. My father would go to the factory with him to pick them up. One particular year they had some fun with making his boat. He ordered his boats in LSU colors. Every inch of the boat. Well, being a family owned business in Arkansas, they hid a razorback somewhere on that boat. I do not believe he ever found it, but they all have a great laughs when he found out. I think they fished in the owners tournament that year. 606 boats in the tournament. He has since passed away, but that is a story my father likes to tell often as he reminisces about old Sam. |
Posted By: juniorwoody
Date Posted: March-26-2015 at 4:32pm
I know Brunswick owns Boston Whaler which is a couple miles up the road from me. It is a highly successful boat manufacturer and I believe to be the largest employer in this area. Some very high end boats being made there. ------------- The value of money spent on new adventure far exceeds the value of money saved for the future |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: March-26-2015 at 5:06pm
| Didn't Brunswick used to own Master Craft? |
Posted By: turningpoint84
Date Posted: March-26-2015 at 6:39pm
Yes because people normally surf behind an outboard boat, totally sense why you didn't catch that. ALso I/O's are the perfect surf boat too. In fact I/o's over 24ft make superior Slalom ski wake too compared to a a 2000's CC 196. ------------- Proud 1968 mustang owner and now http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=6454&sort=&pagenum1" rel="nofollow - 1970 Mustang |
Posted By: Toertel
Date Posted: March-26-2015 at 6:46pm
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Where did the rest of the comment go???? ------------- 1994 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: rebel skier
Date Posted: March-26-2015 at 6:49pm
Nope, lots of other brands though. Coleman, the outdoor company held them for a while. |
Posted By: quinner
Date Posted: March-26-2015 at 7:42pm
No kidding, we know where it came from though, always talking out his ... Sarcasm Video |
Posted By: Toertel
Date Posted: March-26-2015 at 7:54pm
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I got the notification message read it and when I looked at the site it was changed... ------------- 1994 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: Toertel
Date Posted: March-26-2015 at 7:56pm
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Tourette Syndrome you a...hole Lol ------------- 1994 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: quinner
Date Posted: March-26-2015 at 7:57pm
| I saw it also, very rude and the lords name in vane to boot, not cool |
Posted By: Toertel
Date Posted: March-27-2015 at 10:18am
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Quinner, did not mean you btw ------------- 1994 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: turningpoint84
Date Posted: March-27-2015 at 10:20am
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I have no clue what you gentlemen are talking about, but your infatuation with me is very enjoyable. Quinner stop posting videos of your flabby wife wake surfing, thx. I don't care to see them. ------------- Proud 1968 mustang owner and now http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=6454&sort=&pagenum1" rel="nofollow - 1970 Mustang |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: March-27-2015 at 10:36am
| FYI, anyone signed up to receive email notifications on a thread will get an email containing any new posts... If you post something and then immediately delete it or edit the content, people will still have a record of the original post in their email. |
Posted By: Toertel
Date Posted: March-27-2015 at 10:45am
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Anyway... Google wakesurfing outboard...man am I glad we have a DD https://www.google.com/search?q=wakesurfing+outboard&client=safari&hl=en&biw=568&bih=232&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=zk8VVenCNoarogS4voDoDA&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAw" rel="nofollow - google image ------------- 1994 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: March-27-2015 at 11:04am
| A couple of those pictures were gross! Some people just don't pick up on the obvious. I would think it was good marketing for the inboard manufacturers to really tout the safety of their boats for surfing. |