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It was posted on the coastside site that the NR retail locations have been locked up and security forces are in place. Some customer boats are still behind the fences!
Tim, who worked for the Sac location, has cancelled the upcoming sponsor day at the store on March 7.
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We have room for but one flag, the American flag.
We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...
and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.
Theodore Roosevelt, 1907
I don't see this as anything detramental to NR. It seems economically like the thing to do. They're not shutting down, they are simply limiting the number of boats on a 'RETAIL' market. Now you will visit a NR dealer, order your boat with your desired accessories, and await delivery. You just can't go to the boat store and pick one up anymore.
Edd
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Of course, if you are young enough to still be immortal, or if the look of your boat is worth more than the safety of your passengers, please disregard.; 'sandyda'
Up here in Everett we had a dealer that was doing pretty well with North River boats and the boats looked pretty nice. Well NR figured that he must have been selling too many boats and they pulled his dealership from him and opened their own location 10 miles away.
So a independent dealer spends years builiding up a brand and putting boats on the water and that is what he gets. The dealer picked up another line of boats along with his Yami service that was the foundation of the operation but it is nothing like the name recognition of what he had with NR. I am not a aluminum guy but watching that happen to my Yamaha dealer was enough for me to not pitty what comes in the way of overxtending for NR.
Business is not about friendship and loyalty...unfortunately. Those values are only important so far as they further the interests of the shareholders, which thankfully is most of the time. But sometimes it just doesn't go that way.
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2003 36' Albin Express Trawler
1984 18' Boston Whaler Outrage
1971 13' Boston Whaler Sport
1999 Chevy Tahoe 4x4 LT
After finding out that NR is now "factory direct" , I requested a quote on a new boat over a month ago. I am still waiting, and waiting....
where have you been... The FBI pulled the plug on NR almost 2 months ago..
The bank seized all the boats at their factory dealers and they have all since been auctioned off..
What model are you looking for as there are still some independant dealers with inventory that is priced very good..
Also there have been a few 20-22' boats on criagslist in seattle and portland that people who bought them at auction are trying to "flip" them to make a couple of bucks...
Theres a 24' and a 26' Seahawk OS at Puget Marina in Olympia that is priced to sell!!
Oregon boatbuilder Brian Brush was arrested on murder charges Friday in Long Beach, Wash.
Brush, 47, is the former owner of North River Boats of Roseburg, Ore. The company shut down operations last spring following an FBI investigation into allegations that the company illegally inflated its inventory to obtain millions in financing from Wells Fargo Bank.
North River Boats is now under the supervision of a state court receiver, according to a report from The Oregonian newspaper.
Brush reportedly shot 45-year-old Lisa G. Bonney of Long Beach. She was described as an "on again, off again" girlfriend. Brush shot her three times before being taken into custody by police without incident, the newspaper reports.
Holy crap! I knew about the shooting down there, but I had no idea that it was him. Crazy.
From local reports, it sounded like they were at a car show and got into some sort of argument that resulted in his shooting her. He did so in plain view of many witnesses and immediately laid down his weapon and surrendered to police after the shooting. Follow up reports have indicated that she had a restraining order against him.
This could turn out to be very interesting indeed.
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2003 36' Albin Express Trawler
1984 18' Boston Whaler Outrage
1971 13' Boston Whaler Sport
1999 Chevy Tahoe 4x4 LT
North River Boats in Hot Water
