| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 839.1 | Ihope not | WR1FOR::SHERRILRO | | Wed May 15 1991 20:30 | 4 |
| I hope not , being a Wellcraft owner myself. One thing I have noticed
is it is very hard to get parts out of them. All I was trying to get
was a bow cushion for my boat and it took 4 or 5 calls and 2 months
last year.
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| 839.2 | sign of the times.. | HYEND::J_BORZUMATO | | Mon May 20 1991 11:51 | 10 |
| I was reading a boating mag. the other day, they pointed out that
the "luxury tax" "user fees" etc. were a serious contributor
to a seroius downturn in boat sales. Of course the economy and
not making up to par product doesn't help. I've owned 2 Silverton's
so far, but i wouldn't have thrown any rocks at Wellcraft. Too
bad that their quality has slipped. We can't afford to buy
less than quality boats, they cost too much too maintain in the
after-market...
JIm.
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| 839.3 | Is the real story in Reader's Digest? | FASDER::AHERB | Al is the *first* name | Sun May 31 1992 23:51 | 10 |
| Just last night, my brother was telling me to pick up the recent
Reader's Digest to read the article of how a now so honest government
inspector looking for graft almost put this company out of business.
What I was told is that Wellcraft refused to "pay" for passing
inspection on some government contract. As a result lots "failed"
inspection. Reportedly, it was some middle east contract wanting a
similar craft that the "rejects" fit the bill rather nicely. This, they
say, is what saved Wellcraft.
I guess I should look for the article to read it myself.
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| 839.4 | | BUSY::BOUSQUET | | Mon Aug 16 1993 10:53 | 9 |
| I believe Wellcraft is still going strong. Their latest catalogue lists
at least 30 models. They introduced a redesigned line of sportboats in
the 18 and 19 foot range, Some new fishing boats, and at least one new
Scarab. I've looked at a few boats in the 19-23 foot range from these
folks and they still seem to be very well built. Better than most of
what I've seen in the past 4 or 5 years, even in comparison to some of
the other "premium" builders.
Al
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