Why did Fountain discontinue the 27 and 29???
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no not at all in my opinion. but someone said they got a 150k quote for a 29 which jives with what i was quoted 6 months ago. perhaps the market is partially responding to the perception that the 29 might be "overpriced" if i could get a 35 ex with 496's for not much more or maybe even the lightning?? i don't know but i didn't say anything about bush. today's issues are comprised of lots and lots of things being compounded etc. there is no one quick easy blame for the pains that be out there. but come on, the oil scam is just that- scam. supply & demand curves sure don't consider all the oil we have saved, buried, locked down.
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Has anyone noted that their stock price has dropped about 60% since they quit making them. 1.30 a share I just spent 22 grand more for my 38 by losing that much on the stock.
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yeah but have you taken a look around at all of the other boat retailers and builders? excluding the million plus dollar yachts, powerboat sales are at a stand still and have been for a while. everybody is down but fountain is more noticed by customers, fans, and haters because they're one of the few boat builders in that class that are public. imagine if you bought a bayliner, maxum, or searay and applied that same scenerio. sure, brunswick is pub also but they don't have a ticker for each name sold so it's not very easy for the fast reader to find out actually how good or bad the other names are doing right now. fountain has a ticker for the only thing it sells so good, bad, or whatever, they get noticed instantly.
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More nonsence from the left. And let me guess - you buy the oil companies line that China and India's economy is expanding so we need to pay more over here. Let me spell it out for you - at $60 a barrel we were paying $3.27 a gallon in May, on the street - now that oil is up in the mid ninties a barrel I am paying $2.95 a gallon. Shortage of oil my a$$ - when is the last time you saw a line at the gas stations? That big jug handle pitcher with the smiley face is in your kitchen - not mine - drink up
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What happens when your cost to make something is predicted to go up? What happens when your expected to make this product regardless, keep it flowing all the time, and demand will always increase? What happens when youve outgrown your ability to meet demand? Is the answer in the white house? I dont expect you to be truthful.
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Most of Exxon's first-quarter earnings were from oil and natural gas, not from selling gasoline.
And Exxon's profit margins are below-average compared with others that have triggered no outcry. Exxon's first-quarter profit margin was 9.4%, meaning it kept 9.4 cents of every $1 in revenue. Microsoft kept 27.3 cents of every $1 in revenue in its most recent quarter; General Electric, 11.4 cents and McDonald's, 12.3 cents. In fact, Exxon is below the 11-cent average of Standard & Poor's 500 companies, says analyst Howard Silverblatt.
And Exxon's profit margins are below-average compared with others that have triggered no outcry. Exxon's first-quarter profit margin was 9.4%, meaning it kept 9.4 cents of every $1 in revenue. Microsoft kept 27.3 cents of every $1 in revenue in its most recent quarter; General Electric, 11.4 cents and McDonald's, 12.3 cents. In fact, Exxon is below the 11-cent average of Standard & Poor's 500 companies, says analyst Howard Silverblatt.
http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=3947
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What happens when your cost to make something is predicted to go up? What happens when your expected to make this product regardless, keep it flowing all the time, and demand will always increase? What happens when youve outgrown your ability to meet demand? Is the answer in the white house? I dont expect you to be truthful.
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Last time I was quoted a price on a 35 was at miami boat show 2007 I was told around 320K w/ 496 HO's, at that price I am sure Fountain is making a nice profit, considering you can get other similar boats for 80K less with same options.
Will
Last time I was quoted a price on a 35 was at miami boat show 2007 I was told around 320K w/ 496 HO's, at that price I am sure Fountain is making a nice profit, considering you can get other similar boats for 80K less with same options.
Will
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496's so i assume that quote was on an ex and not a lightning then right? do they put that engine in lightning or do you have to step up to next largest engine what ever it would be at the time of sale?
is it possible to get an ex with staggard 496's instead of 525's?