Can someone tell me why they went out of business ? I always read how the ride in one is second to none and their owners are very loyal just curious to know thanx and what year was the last
Can someone tell me why they went out of business ? I always read how the ride in one is second to none and their owners are very loyal just curious to know thanx and what year was the last
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BassCat makes a 203 hybrid that is a Champ hull with a Puma or Cougar cap, if you want one.
Owners were loyal, but they just we're not getting new boats often enough. Just guessing but probably throw in some management issues too.
Bryan McDonough
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Charger boats is currently making 2 Champion hulls, the 198 and the 210 with the 3rd to hit the market sometime in the future...Originally Posted by printman71
http://www.chargerboats.com/boat/bass-boats/
And go to the Champion Boats page if you want some in-depth info on the brand... Dan
http://www.bbcboards.net/forumdisplay.php?f=35
In a nutshell:
Bad management in Mt. Home, they sold great just bad management, went bankrupt, were bought out by Genmar and move to Tenn., turned into the bastard child, sold ok.
Genmar went bankrupt and sold to Platinum Equity, moved to Flippin AR where Ranger and Triton was made, rebadged a Stratos, rejected by the ChampioN faithful and they killed the brand.
P&E sold them to Bass Pro Shop along with Ranger, Triton, Stratos. They killed the Stratos brand, then bought Legend and killed that brand, moving Triton from Flippin to the Legend plant in Midway AR.
I owned a 183, and it was an AWESOME rough water handler!!!
They had to stop when it was proven that rough water actually existed.
More like the Chuck Norris of the bass boats, when rough water sees a Champion hull it calms right down.
How are those two models different from their others?
They use the Champion molds not the Charger molds.
I just looked at their lineup. Some have totally different rear ends. Flat vs flared or whatever.
The "Elite" boats 198 and 210 are pure Champion hulls they splashed a orginal hull to make their molds. Only thing they changed is the cap. The rest of their line up is Charger hulls.
They were super big around here. Still see some that look mint. A lot of the peaple that still have them take care of them. One guy in our club bought a 191 I think probably around 96 model that looks showroom good.
I have never been in a Champion. Is the rough water ride better than Basscat?
It's better than anything.
IMO, and I own both,the wide body boats don’t ride as good as the narrow beamed boats did in rough water. I think Basscats 203 shows that.
You are correct that the skinny Mt. Home boats rode better than the wider TN boats. That's why BCB chose the 203 hull and not the wide body.
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2016 BassCat Cougar FTD
2016 Mercury Pro XS 250
champion owners always said that. Passengers, former owners or anybody that ever rode in anything else never did.
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