MacG cease product'n in CA. 2 new boats to be made in FL

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Re: MacG to cease product'n in CA. New boat to be made in FL

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I would like to see a catamaran in the 30foot range. They can jump into that market again now the the popularity is booming. But it needs to have living space. I could only imagine how the macgregor company, or its posterity could innovate it!
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Re: MacG to cease product'n in CA. New boat to be made in FL

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I'm just sayin'....Home of Hake Yachts Now that would be a marriage made in heaven. Everything from the affordable Mac to the Hake 46. Now were takin' boats!
http://seawardyachts.com/46rk.html
Good for you Bill. Glad to hear you will have trailer sailor inventory sometime in the future.
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With the taxes in Cali I would not even sale coffee much less produce something. Should move to Texas
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I would love to see a 30-40 foot cruising/live aboard mac, cat or trimaran
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All this excitement and speculation makes me chuckle!!. Does anyone recall last years press release about a new boat from the Kelly-Hansen empire.Where"d that go anyway.Well it's still fun to daydream i guess!!!
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Something like this occurred when Volkswagen ceased production of the longstanding Beetle (or was that Beatle). What wasn't apparent at the time was that, even though the surviving numbers eventually diminished, their desirability and value, went up. I don't have any doubts about the current, or future worth of my valuable and happy investment.
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Re: MacG to cease product'n in CA. New boat to be made in FL

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Bill at BOATS 4 SAIL wrote:...The new boats will be made in Stuart, Florida...
Will they be using the same molds (at least the hull) or is this a start from scratch deal?

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Sumner wrote:
Bill at BOATS 4 SAIL wrote:...The new boats will be made in Stuart, Florida...
Will they be using the same molds (at least the hull) or is this a start from scratch deal?
No, it is my understanding that they will not be using the old molds.

As I noted, the new 26-foot boat will be a new boat.
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The new company is called Tattoo yachts. They have a website, but it is still being updated.
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mike1710 wrote:The new company is called Tattoo yachts. .
Lets hope the boat will be classier than the name!
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Well now @ least if some of u want to up-size u'll have an oppertunity to move up into another Mac 70 :)

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mike1710 wrote:The new company is called Tattoo yachts. They have a website, but it is still being updated.
Well, a little Google sleuthing comes up with an address of 3419 SE Lionel Terrace in Stuart, FL, which shows as Shearwater Marine and Whiticar Boat Works. Nice looking place, and only two blocks from Hake. Lots of big boat builders in that little patch of sand.

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Hope I'm not dipping into the wild-ass speculation well here, but that's what came up on the Tattoo Yachts website, which includes a MacGregorexport.com reference. http://www.tattooyachts.com/find-us/
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mike1710 wrote:The new company is called Tattoo yachts. They have a website, but it is still being updated.
Ugh! I really hope that's not the new name.
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Tattoo Yatchs ! sounds so California, free nipple piercing with each boat purchased. Sounds like a really classy operation.I guess the inherent business sense of dad might not be present in the offspring.
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That can't be right. the first generation (Roger) builds the wealth. The second generation (the kids)conserves it, the third generation loses it. 8)
raycarlson wrote:Tattoo Yatchs ! sounds so California, free nipple piercing with each boat purchased. Sounds like a really classy operation.I guess the inherent business sense of dad might not be present in the offspring.
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