stinkipinki Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 49 minutes ago, ACE said: It’s just getting too expensive for a lot of people Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold War Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Reading article yesterday. Rinker boats started in like the 40’s and survived until Covid took them out in 2019. FX and another manufacturer also went under. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted June 28, 2023 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, Cold War said: Reading article yesterday. Rinker boats started in like the 40’s and survived until Covid took them out in 2019. FX and another manufacturer also went under. I didn’t know that..I had a Rinker…nice boats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Arctic Cat would think had some forewarning of this. Didn't look like the Yamaha motor would have fit in the Catalyst chassis so a new 4 stroke would have been needed. Be interesting on what they do for a 4 stroke. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold War Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Jimmy Snacks said: I didn’t know that..I had a Rinker…nice boats. Still do. Polaris bought them a few years back, I believe. 2020 line was the last year. Edited June 28, 2023 by Cold War Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted June 28, 2023 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 28, 2023 1 minute ago, Cold War said: Still do. Polaris bought them a few years back, I believe. 2020 line was the last year. IIRC mine was an 89 Captiva…21’ with a 350 Magnum Mercruiser and thru hulls…she scooted along pretty good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 1 hour ago, DriftBusta said: Its kind of a bummer, I really thought Yamaha could have dominated the sport if they wanted to, but farming out their mfg to Cat a few years ago kind of foretold what was going to happen eventually. Over 20 grand for a new Lynx turbo. Unreal machine, but what the frig, they have gotten to be stupid money. And you can't even get one, unless you ordered it the first week of snowcheck. I’m looking for a nice early 70’s EXT to ride on antique sled rides. Easy to work on and plenty of parts available. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold War Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Jimmy Snacks said: IIRC mine was an 89 Captiva…21’ with a 350 Magnum Mercruiser and thru hulls…she scooted along pretty good. I have 90. Kept it in pristine condition. They don’t build stuff to last like they used to. Guy was tooling around in an old cris craft like this on last weekend. Beautiful!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted June 28, 2023 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 28, 2023 9 minutes ago, Cold War said: I have 90. Kept it in pristine condition. They don’t build stuff to last like they used to. Guy was tooling around in an old cris craft like this on last weekend. Beautiful!!! Absolutely gorgeous!🌞🇺🇸👍🏼 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted June 28, 2023 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 28, 2023 Looked identical to this one…bought it from Rob Mason who was the Arctic Cat District sales rep at the time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A05GSHO Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 By By Arctic Crap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Vandelay Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 2 hours ago, Doug said: Arctic Cat would think had some forewarning of this. Didn't look like the Yamaha motor would have fit in the Catalyst chassis so a new 4 stroke would have been needed. Be interesting on what they do for a 4 stroke. I'm guessing textron was part of it - probably cut them off for the new chassis. Unless doo or poo wanted to team up, there was nothing yamaha could do since they abandoned chassis development. Yamaha sold out their whole lineup in hours at ridiculous prices with nothing new other than stickers and then exited the market a few months later. So it's not a demand problem. Dealers were asking for more product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold War Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 20 minutes ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Looked identical to this one…bought it from Rob Mason who was the Arctic Cat District sales rep at the time. Nice! Should of held on to it. Cool looking boat. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnloverxtreme2 Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 no surprise. doo and poo have the market. cat is next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Kivalo Posted June 28, 2023 Gold Member Share Posted June 28, 2023 Despite this coming as no surprise, I hate seeing a manufacturer leave the market. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bontz Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 6 minutes ago, Kivalo said: Despite this coming as no surprise, I hate seeing a manufacturer leave the market. I agree. Funny thing is, although Yamaha was getting to be a small portion of the industry, they had a pretty good representation in the area we ride (NW Wisconsin). Maybe it bodes well for Cat, I dunno. But it does make a person sit back and think what options are people really left with? I think in the US, it's pretty much down to these - right? Cat Doo (and Lynx) Poo Tiaga (although I'm not sure how many dealers are out there for the electric sled) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 2025? They need time to rebadge the unsold stock from 2021, 2022, and 2023? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZR6000RR Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 18 minutes ago, Bontz said: I agree. Funny thing is, although Yamaha was getting to be a small portion of the industry, they had a pretty good representation in the area we ride (NW Wisconsin). Maybe it bodes well for Cat, I dunno. But it does make a person sit back and think what options are people really left with? I think in the US, it's pretty much down to these - right? Cat Doo (and Lynx) Poo Tiaga (although I'm not sure how many dealers are out there for the electric sled) Tiaga ran out of money. They are TOAST! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 4 hours ago, ACE said: Cheaper to buy a really nice used jeep For the vast majority of riding around here, a Jeep is too big and not allowed on trails. 65 inch max. Paid $25k for my 4 door General XP 1000 at the beginning of Covid, he was almost a year before he received any more inventory. Bought it from Woody himself. After over 5k miles, I have replaced only an A arm that got tweaked when I rolled it over coming off a rock. Been bullet proof and cheap as hell to own. Ride all day on 6 or 7 gallons of gas... full coverage insurance was only around $200 or so a year.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Kivalo Posted June 28, 2023 Gold Member Share Posted June 28, 2023 53 minutes ago, Bontz said: I agree. Funny thing is, although Yamaha was getting to be a small portion of the industry, they had a pretty good representation in the area we ride (NW Wisconsin). Maybe it bodes well for Cat, I dunno. But it does make a person sit back and think what options are people really left with? I think in the US, it's pretty much down to these - right? Cat Doo (and Lynx) Poo Tiaga (although I'm not sure how many dealers are out there for the electric sled) The remaining big 3, I don't really consider Tiaga an option yet as it hasn't really caught on. Maybe it will get some more traction out of this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bontz Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 9 minutes ago, Kivalo said: The remaining big 3, I don't really consider Tiaga an option yet as it hasn't really caught on. Maybe it will get some more traction out of this? I know, and yeah I agree that Tiaga doesn't really count either. But some here would argue that ... I won't mention names 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crnr2Crnr Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 18 minutes ago, Bontz said: I know, and yeah I agree that Tiaga doesn't really count either. But some here would argue that ... I won't mention names so-called snowmobilers can't spell, or read... https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/electric-vehicles/taiga-revenue-losses-rise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Steve753 Posted June 28, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Snake said: For the vast majority of riding around here, a Jeep is too big and not allowed on trails. 65 inch max. Paid $25k for my 4 door General XP 1000 at the beginning of Covid, he was almost a year before he received any more inventory. Bought it from Woody himself. After over 5k miles, I have replaced only an A arm that got tweaked when I rolled it over coming off a rock. Been bullet proof and cheap as hell to own. Ride all day on 6 or 7 gallons of gas... full coverage insurance was only around $200 or so a year.... A Jeep CJ7 is 60 inches wide. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deephaven Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 As soon as they sell their last Yamacat they will announce the engine deal they have with Polaris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deephaven Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Got sick of delivering poor quality sleds... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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