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GALLEON
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 Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 4:39 pm Post subject: Webster boats , any one know where they are now made? |
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Webster Boats in Orange got into financial difficulities a few years ago.
The business was sold but aparantly the management skills of the new owner were not much better than the previous owner & it was again sold.
The last I heard , it had been purchased & the boats to be manufactured in China. That was 12 months ago.
The Webster web page still on the net but the information is now over 18 months old.
Has any one heard what is happening or have they just dissapeared into the sunset.
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frosti
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i spoke to the new owner last week , they are only going to make and sell 2 models only . if they get enough orders they will make the other models as a special run . they are now all made in china
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Kerry
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What is required is a list of all boats now being built in China.
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Scooby Steve
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| Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 6:35 pm Post subject: Re: |
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| Kerry wrote: |
| What is required is a list of all boats now being built in China. |
Its starting to be a long list. Unfortunately! |
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Kerry
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| Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 6:43 pm Post subject: Re: |
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| Scooby Steve wrote: |
| Kerry wrote: |
| What is required is a list of all boats now being built in China. |
Its starting to be a long list. Unfortunately! |
Yes, unfortuneately it does appear that way! Already some indication on record of what might be expected in the future.
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shanej
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| Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:12 pm Post subject: Re: |
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| frosti wrote: |
| i they are only going to make and sell 2 models only |
Do yo know which models?
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| they are now all made in china |
That's disappointing.
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Bentstik
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I was told that a certain dealer in Melbourne bought the jigs for the 4.9 and 5.2 and one was on show at the Melbourne boat show under the name of Seatrac Cats. 
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frosti
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| Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:18 am Post subject: Re: |
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| shanej wrote: |
| frosti wrote: |
| i they are only going to make and sell 2 models only |
Do yo know which models?
| frosti wrote: |
| they are now all made in china |
That's disappointing. |
the 4.9 and 5.2 runabouts . the company is now based in melbourne with the boats being made in china 
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Pelagic Boats
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| Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:33 am Post subject: Re: |
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| Bentstik wrote: |
| I was told that a certain dealer in Melbourne bought the jigs for the 4.9 and 5.2 and one was on show at the Melbourne boat show under the name of Seatrac Cats. |
That info is incorrect, The Seatrac's are built under license exclusive for Inverloch Marine, its a completely new design done by a Navel Architect. nothing to do with the Twin Fisher brand. |
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