I am encouraged by the action I'm getting for surveys.
January.......7 surveys
February......9 surveys
March........16 surveys
April...........22 surveys
May...so far 12 with another 4 scheduled. Some are for insurance and/or financing, but most are pre-purchase on medium size boats.
You guys in sales just hang in there.
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05-22-2010 01:20 PMAthiests better pray they're right.
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05-22-2010 02:08 PM
It's looking' better every month, thats a good thing.
Now if I could only sell my Sutphen you could add another.
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05-22-2010 02:14 PMThanks Ed. Nice to know......
How is that comparing to last year at this time, if you don't mind.Getting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!
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05-22-2010 04:54 PMAdd another one Ed. Just sea trialed a 50 Cranchi up at Lighthouse Point that looks like it's gonna go. I'll call you on Monday with the details.
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05-22-2010 06:28 PMAthiests better pray they're right.
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05-22-2010 11:34 PM
I would have been happy to pick-up the check the last time, but YOU were too slick for me!
Athiests better pray they're right.
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05-23-2010 12:09 PM
That is great to hear Ed. I am having my best year ever. It is more rebuilds/upgrades than new, turn key power, but I'm not complaining. I still have enough work for several months. If I could just get the parts, I would be in good shape. This is the worst I have seen it for getting parts. Most stuff that is usually readily available and on the shelf is taking weeks to get.
Eddie
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05-23-2010 04:40 PM
always great to hear some good news.
People we meet in life are either a Blessing or a Lesson
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05-23-2010 04:43 PM
Donzi has reported an increase in sales. Mainly larger boats and some orders outside the USA.
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05-23-2010 07:45 PMYeah it's always good to hear positive outlooks and experiences people have instead of the doom and gloom stories.
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05-24-2010 10:35 PMActually, it is the other way around right now. Foreign (at least European) boats are getting less expensive for US buyers, while US products are getting MORE expensive for European purchasers. We sell English (Fairline), French (Prestige) and Italian (Euromarine/Jaguar) production yachts. The exchange rates are actually in favor of the US buyers purchasing foreign built boats. For example, the Pound Sterling has dropped over 10% in the past four months, from $1.65 to $1.45. The Euro is on a similar track.
With all of the volatility in our domestic markets, its hard to believe that the dollar is actually GAINING against the Pound and Euro, but I guess it just shows that as bad as we might think we have it here, it is WORSE over there!!! In any event, I agree that things are slowly starting to look better. Here's hoping it continues.
Tom
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