Luhrs/Silverton/Mainship/Hunter files for bankruptcy

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Tue May 08, 2012 12:15 pm

Gunboat (sailing cats) is opening a new plant in NC ...
http://www.tradeonlytoday.com/home/5199 ... na-factory

Sailboat sales are doing well.

k9th · Post by **k9th** » Tue May 08, 2012 5:52 pm

Wind is a lot cheaper than gas or diesel I guess. When I was doing a lot of flying, one of our sayings was "Go by air, it's everywhere".

With oil prices falling, I am hoping that gas has peaked for a few months. Out of 250 gallon capacity on the boat, I left about 150 in over the winter and I'm happy I did. At 25gph at cruise, at least I can get away a little before hitting the fuel dock.

trojanmanXS · Post by **trojanmanXS** » Tue May 08, 2012 6:22 pm

I blame it all on those damn pontoon owners !!!! I mean I know we had to do SOMETHING with the old trailer parks but recycling a 77 singlewide trailer into a pontoon was just silly. Thats all you see up here on our river system everybody and their brother has a pontoon boat, and I use the word "boat" loosely.
I own a hunter sailboat h23.5 and its a well built and long lasting vessel with little to no maintance at all other then dumping vast monies in upgrades like plasma tv, new outboard and inverters batts ect, all the creature comforts , the boat itself hasnt cost me a nickle

mitch · Post by **mitch** » Fri May 11, 2012 12:56 am

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 3:43 pm

Looks like Hunter will now survive, bought out by Marlow, and will continue production in FL (not China as speculated): http://www.tradeonlytoday.com/home/5208 ... a-facility

Egg Harbor just bought Silverton.

A Florida group (Tiger International) is still trying to buy Luhrs Corp. and Mainship Corp.

Fountain, which went bankrupt in Jan, is in receivership (Fountain owes more than $53 million to First Capital). Reggie is gone, but suposedly starting "Real Fast Powerboats" ...

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 11:50 am

Looks like Luhrs is officially done ... selling off all of their manufacturing facilities.
http://www.tradeonlytoday.com/home/5210 ... roup-sites

Be interesting to see who picks up the molds (or perhaps they'll be demolished, like Trojan's molds - what a shame!).

jefflaw35 · Post by **jefflaw35** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 8:58 pm

Makes me sad, had I just dropped the 20g on the boat I saw first, I would have never bothered you guys lol....I really liked that boat, maybe one day