The dealer we purchased our boat from closed a year after our purchase.  We have been using Tommy’s in Rancho Cordova, CA and have an appointment tomorrow to have our screens replaced (under warranty) along with normal service. 

What I find interesting is when you go to find a dealer on the Malibu website and type in our zip code, we get No Results.    We are in Northern California.  Find it hard to believe the site would not direct me to a dealer, even if it is 300 miles away.

I will post an update tomorrow after our boat is dropped off. Thanks to all who have posted informative updates on the current situation. 

49 minutes ago, IXFE said:

Sounds like they were burning cash on just about everything…

 

 

… except the boats they collected money on

 

Some of that low rate commercial debt rolled over?

Tested the boat on the fake a lake, first key up doesn't get to pressure. 2 or 3 key ups and it starts no issue. Fuel pressure sits on 58 - 57 psi. Hopefully can take it somewhere this weekend and test it under load. SHould they hold pressure when key turns off? i feel like it should t just go straight back down to 0.

9 hours ago, bwski said:

Who knows what the reality is, but Tommy's and their associated businesses own pretty much the entire "downtown" area of Walloon Lake Michigan.  The comments regarding personal property in Boyne City could be referring to these properties.

  They pretty much rebuilt the entire Walloon Lake downtown in northern Michigan.  Walloon as a very upscale lake for the area and the downtown area was very run down and not a destination other than the lake until around 2013, when Tommy's opened.  They dumped a TON of $ into the area.  They own 2 great restaurants and a very nice hotel.  They just completed an upscale condo building and another is about 75% completed, both with retail areas.  The area they developed is incredibly nice and we visit often, we are hoping all of this does not have a negative effect on that area!   

Sounds like they were burning cash on just about everything…

… except the boats they collected money on

48 minutes ago, The Hulk said:

This supports what we are seeing as well with lift sales. wake boat market is getting hit harder than othr market segments.. all are being hit but tow boats are being crushed more..

I think that’s easily explainable…

wake boats have become the upper end of the recreational, inland lake boating industry. For years, a lot of people just wanting to get on the water chose wake boats (aka status boats) because nothing says cool like a modern wake boat + money was cheap, so why not get the cool boat with the loud speakers and the clamping racks??

now that money is no longer cheap (and I don’t just mean boat loans) that same buyer who just wants to be on the water doesn’t care about looking cool so much as making the damn boat (and house and car) payment. So they are buying cheaper toons (if they are buying at all)…