Boat Wrx/Caymas?

[Bill Babler]

Is Caymas Boats going out of business, or is it just Boat Wrx.  

Boat Wrx sold a huge amount of the total build of Caymas boats.  

Boat Wrx was the top national dealer in 21/22 for the boat line. 

They are saying there are 21/22/23 brand new year models of Caymas boats available. 

One of the guides on LO told me last week Boat Wrx was going out and so might be Caymas. 

Just asking if y’all have heard anything. 




 

[fishinwrench]

Yeah Boatwrx is toast. 

 Baitwrx remains...for now anyway.  

There's a lot I'd love to say, and y'all should know how hard it is for me to not speak my mind.....But my thoughts on this aren't gonna help or entertain ANYONE, so I'm gonna practice some couth on this one. 🙄 

So many "told ya so's" that I've lost count. 😔

[snagged in outlet 3]

50 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

Yeah Boatwrx is toast. 

 Baitwrx remains...for now anyway.  

There's a lot I'd love to say, and y'all should know how hard it is for me to not speak my mind.....But my thoughts on this aren't gonna help or entertain ANYONE, so I'm gonna practice some couth on this one. 🙄 

So many "told ya so's" that I've lost count. 😔

You have couth and suave 😂

[fishinwrench]

1 minute ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

You have couth and suave 😂

....and an agenda 😉 

Which is obviously the ONLY thing allowing me to maintain it.  

[Lvn2Fish]

It’s funny everyone I’ve asked about says “ there’s so much I could say “ or “ it will all come out soon …”Well I say let it out . They obviously pulled the rug out from under a lot of buyers . Their service was joke . Last time I went in I was treated like I was an annoyance for even being there . 

[Bill Babler]

Boatwrx in conjunction with Caymas was giving so many boat deals to common everyday tournament anglers to get the product out., it was totally ridiculous.  I mean stuff that the big 5 bass boat manufacturers could not believe. 

Dealer cost-10% below dealer cost-15% below dealer cost, memo deals,  caught up with them.  Totally mismanaged marketing  

Late 90’s early 2000’s strategy doesn’t work in todays market.  Plus as has been stated huge service issues. 

With higher interest rates, higher production/material cost as well as higher labor cost, you durn well better have your ducks in a row. 


 

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

You cant hardly go to the lake without seeing a couple wrapped bait or boat wrx boats flying around. I think they "sponsor" everyone who bought a boat from them

[fishinwrench]

The quickest way into the finance business is to have a product on hand....and a clientele in need of a financier.   

Wannabe bass pro's could be a perfect target.   But problems can arise if warranty issues on the product(s) become overwhelming.   As a dealer you are bound by contract to honor those warranty's....UNLESS you suddenly go out of business, and are protected by a LLC.  

Giving up sales commission in lieu of interest on the loan would work as a business maneuver.....provided you don't have TOO MUCH product failure that can't be fairly easy to rectify.   

 

 

 

 

Somewhere on here was a guy that pissed & moaned, and warned about computer controlled 4-stroke outboards, and how poorly they are designed......Who was that?  🤔

[Bill Babler]

New info today is that BassCat and Skeeter are going to take their floor plan boats back. 

Caymas is not. There is going to be a fire sale. 21/22/23 new, pro staff and memo boats are in real jeopardy. 

This is for sure buyer beware. You might own it for life.   These guys that jumped to Boatwrk for ridiculous deals are pretty much going to have to start all over. 

There were bridges burned.  


 

[fishinwrench]

24 minutes ago, Bill Babler said:

New info today is that BassCat and Skeeter are going to take their floor plan boats back.

Unrigged ?   (Boat & trailer only)