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I see where long time California GB dealer Stan Miller no longer carries the brand. Heard that GB sells direct to buyers now. Is this a cost saving measure?
I see where long time California GB dealer Stan Miller no longer carries the brand. Heard that GB sells direct to buyers now. Is this a cost saving measure?
Grand Banks made a high quality TRAWLER. 8 to 10 Knots vessel for owners who just wanted to mosey along with good fuel burn. Then they went to Fast Trawlers. I think they lost a lot of the old customer base. Fuel prices went up and so did price of boat. Boater I deal with today want low fuel burn and power to provide 8 to 10 knots max. The minute they see big engines they back off and look for another vessel. Lots of 3208s pulled out and replaced with Deere 4 Cyl. 135 HP engines. They should get back to where they started.
I understand that GB had discussed an exclusive arrangement with a SE FL dealer. This was after the acquisition of Palm Beach. This dealer apparently had no use for the Palm Beach guy now running GB. .
Mark Richards of Palm Beach as CEO of GB? Was this perhaps a reverse takeover by PB of GB?
Grand Banks moved to "semi-displacement" as the market did.
I think the dealers balked at fronting a couple of million to have the boats sitting in their inventory.
My understanding is that this is precisely why they have reverted to direct sales.
Marin, fellow GB owner, may chime in here, but the known "GB issues" are centered around the teak deck. The old style installation with thousands of screws placed a premium on maintenance; replacing the bungs and keeping an eye on the seam chalk. If this was not done, rusted fuel tanks were a near certainty and core problems would likely follow; this is not unique to Grand Banks.
In all the rusted fuel tanks I've seen on GBs, I don't recall any that I could say had to do with leaking decks. The teak decks or GBs are not the leakers as on other lesser quality boats.
Can you make me a list?Insequent said:The old ones have known issues that can cost a lot to fix...
Can you make me a list?
Ok, so no different than the others then.Windows, decks, tanks and blisters.