Wind Down of Rinker Brand

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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It’s a start... 
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  • skyman2112skyman2112 Member Posts: 26 ✭
    Wow all they make now are pontoons and deck boats. Why did they even buy the Rinker brand 2 years ago???
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  • Cableguy GregCableguy Greg Member Posts: 5,077 ✭✭✭✭✭
    They bought Highwater Marine, LLC, which included the Rinker brand. Wish they would have spun it off rather than close it. 
    2008 280 Express Cruiser, 6.2MPI, B3, Pittsburgh, PA "Blue Ayes" (Sold)
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  • bry1429bry1429 Member Posts: 371 ✭✭✭
    edited May 2020
    The entire move of purchasing an Awesome company as Rinker with the result of shutting down a couple years later STINKS ! I understand  Covid-19 is playing a portion of responsibility here but its extremely possible to keep the plant open and still profit from a great product. I'm thinking Rinker brand name will get picked up by some manufacturer, it's a Well built reputable Brand with years of proven success, it would be foolish not to put the name to use in some form of watercraft
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  • raybo3raybo3 Administrator Posts: 5,614 admin
    I would hope that one of the Rinker family "kids" would pick it up and put it back in the family.... 
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
    LoL!
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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
    aero3113 said:
    LoL!
    shawnmjr said:
    Aqua_Aura said:
    Yes but then you would have all of us thinking together which could potentially not be amazing 😕 too many cooks. 
    We would all agree until it was time to decide between gas and diesel and then hard tops vs no hard top. 
    No choice for me LOL
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  • Aqua_AuraAqua_Aura Member Posts: 2,702 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I prefer diesel over gas
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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Aqua_Aura said:
    I prefer diesel over gas
    Be careful what you say on here. There are a lot of diesel haters on here. 
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  • WillhoundWillhound Member Posts: 4,241 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nah....we just like giving Handy a hard time..😎
    Given a big enough boat and the right trawler type hull I'd go diesel all day long.
    "Knot Quite Shore" - 2000 FV270 (Sold)
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  • MiamiAGMiamiAG Member Posts: 210 ✭✭
    So what is going to happen to these forums now that the brand is going away?
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  • TonyG13TonyG13 Member Posts: 1,438 ✭✭✭✭
    edited June 2020
    Error.
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  • LaReaLaRea Member, Moderator Posts: 8,059 mod
    edited June 2020
    They have to keep us.  How many hundred times a year do we make a support call to Rinker unnecessary?   We are the cheapest crowd-sourced support they will ever get.  
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  • raybo3raybo3 Administrator Posts: 5,614 admin
    I was told the forum will continue 
    2002 342 Fiesta Vee PC Point Of Pines YC Revere MA. popyc.org     raybo3@live.com
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Dana Point, California, USAPosts: 0 ✭✭✭
    It isn't great to own a boat that is a now defunct brand. However the good news is that typically when things break on my boat they aren't made by Rinker but by their suppliers who hopefully stay in business!
    Andy
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  • Michael TMichael T Member Posts: 7,241 ✭✭✭✭✭
    One of my best friends just bought a used Rinker (25 foot deck boat 350 Mag Blll with Corsa Captain's Call side hull exhaust). He bought it because, in his words "I doesn't worry me that they are going out of business, they made great boats with strong hulls." That is pretty much what people say about Rinkers around here. Great boats. I believe their value will endure. BTW there were three couples looking at that boat. Compared to local Chaparrals and Regals they look like a bargain! Don't worry guys you have awesome boats and the general public knows it!

    So, this is right out my window, taken a couple of days ago - THREE - Rinkers. Where I boat people LOVE their Rinkers. :-)



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  • NeatseaNeatsea Member Posts: 6 ✭
    One of the oldest boat builders in the US. Hate to see them close. Owned (2) Rinker boats. Both brand new. They built an excellent vessel.
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  • Black_DiamondBlack_Diamond Member Posts: 5,439 ✭✭✭✭✭
    They made a serious market forecast boo-boo.  New Boat sales are thru the roof by me. Dealers stocked out. 

    Past owner of a 2003 342FV
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Black_Diamond said:
    They made a serious market forecast boo-boo.  New Boat sales are thru the roof by me. Dealers stocked out. 
    Yea, I’m sure their banging their heads against the wall now. 
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  • lionelzlionelz Member Posts: 54 ✭✭
    Well I am pretty gutted, I have only owned one boat a rinker 270 and it's great, the challenge will be getting spares now,  let's hope they keep this form going
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  • Ahl4Ahl4 Member Posts: 2 ✭
    Wow... well just bought a 2013 Rinker Captiva 192 last week! Looks king for some parts and advice and was excited to find this forum, then first header i see is this! Kapowee! Love the boat. Any advice on where to find replacement gauges and a wiring diagram to start with? Thanks in advance
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  • raybo3raybo3 Administrator Posts: 5,614 admin
    Welcome to the RBOC!    https://www.greatlakesskipper.com/ has a ton of Rinker parts. They will have what ever gauges you need.
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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
    raybo3 said:
    Welcome to the RBOC!    https://www.greatlakesskipper.com/ has a ton of Rinker parts. They will have what ever gauges you need.
    Nope
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  • cls10105cls10105 Member Posts: 389 ✭✭
    I just saw this. This is terrible news. 
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  • Black_DiamondBlack_Diamond Member Posts: 5,439 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I wonder if Polaris fired their marketing manager over this major gaff?

    Past owner of a 2003 342FV
    PC BYC, Holland, MI
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  • raybo3raybo3 Administrator Posts: 5,614 admin
    @Black_Diamond so true. The market went through the roof as soon as Rinker closed. Makes no sense.........
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  • MarkBMarkB Member Posts: 4,007 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Lots of companies jumped the gun ... and shot themselves in the foot. I know it's good to act fast when you need to ... but geeze ... 1 week into COVID, people were cutting up their companies like we were heading directly into a long depression in the 2nd week.

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    "Boat + Water = Fun"

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  • mattiemattie Member Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭✭
    Boy....you'd think Polaris would just fire everything back up again @ Rinker HQ.

    We've probably hit peak pontoon & peak SeaDoo in the market. People will swing back to dayboats & cruisers at some point - especially if CV19 continues for a couple more years.


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  • Dream_InnDream_Inn Member, Moderator Posts: 7,919 mod
    There's even a little blurb in here from Polaris:

    https://finance.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-demand-for-these-300000-plus-boats-skyrocket-amid-pandemic-recovery-160824778.html

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  • YYZRCYYZRC Member Posts: 5,403 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I’m supporting Polaris in other ways!


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