Thurston's Marine

[TomC]

Originally Posted by ishoot308

Why would another marina on Winni have better luck selling Cobalts??... Thurstons has a very busy location, good sales people and great service after the sale. Boat sales are down everywhere not just in the Weirs! Goodhue and Hawkins Navy Yard is also a great marina with good service, but I just don't see how they are going to sell any more boats than Thurston's did...

Dan

G&H : cobalt, fountain, malibu (and ebbtide and tahoe for now?)
ECFC: cobalt, fountain, malibu

I bought my Cobalt at ECFC in Massachusetts and when I needed "on-lake" warranty service, they sent me to G&H (Thurstons was "not enthusiastic" about helping me which I understand since I didn't buy the boat there - i would have if they could have matched ECFC's price). There is some association between the two.. maybe co-ownership or maybe just informal, but there is some relationship there.

If G&H/ECFC is seen as a single dealer by the manufacturer, maybe they'll move enough boats between the two locations to satisfy the volume CObalt is looking for. My friends and I have bought 4-5 Cobalts and ECFC's prices were much lower - like 10-20%

[LIforrelaxin]

While I see Tom's point about something between ECFC and G&H... There is also just the fact that sometime business plans just don't align. My guess is that Cobalt wanted some changes and Thurston's wasn't willing to go along with them. Changes could be anything from, stop selling these other boat brands... to if you are going to be a dealer you are going to do X Y and Z... and if Y doesn't suit you, then we will find someone else to sell our boats.
Other times it is just as simple as, we want to let someone else try to sell our boats good bye.

Things have been Changing at Thurston's and while I am sure they will continue to be a thriving Marina... We just have to wait and see what they bring in Next.