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One month ago I purchased a new boat. I looked at Mastercraft, Correct Craft, Malibu, Supra, and Moomba. I researched for months. I heard the same story at all the dealers. They all said production is going to be cut by about 65% (or so depending on manufacturer) and the prices are going up by 7% - 12%. I got an unheard of deal on my new loaded 2009 24ssv gravity games because nobody is purchasing new boats (used market seems to be good though). All the dealers were giving away boats. The deals were amazing. I had 4 different competing offers going with some less then dealer cost. The laws of supply and demand do not support a price increase. I guess they figure if supply is limited enough then prices can be raised. In my eyes this seems to leave the market wide open for a Sanger, Centurion, Epic or one of the other smaller manufacturers to gain huge market share at the expense of the "big boys". The market is not going to support these prices. A "common" person can't buy a 70k+ boat and they can no longer use their home equity to pay for it. just my 2 cents. I think the manufacturers have lost their minds if they think this is going to work. If it does work, good for us who already have boats since ours will be worth more.
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