Quote Originally Posted by MJHSupra View Post
Who was the last OEM to go out of business - Epic Boats from the mid-2000s? They sold both wake and bay boats.
epic was the spinoff by toyota boats when they realized they should stick to cars. I believe that they had one year back in the early 2000's where you could buy an epic and a toyota and they were same boat. epic made it until at least 2012 but not long after that.
2008ish was what started to kill off several small builders- some from up north...
gekko
calabria
wakecraft
svfara
wakecraft/gekko tried to make a comeback 5 or so years ago but it was a horrid looking boat with awful reviews and not sure anyone actually saw and purchased a production model. looked like their old mold with a newer engine/tower.

I would not be surprised with a continued slowdown in boat sales thru 2024 that sanger goes next. MB is the only other small line left and they seem to have enough of a core business to weather the current situation. most all the other lines are tied in with 2 or 3 builders so if a line goes away, the builder is still around with other brands.