Total boats playcraft /Hampton/charger .When toons cost 150,000 it don't take many to make money.Originally Posted by Sports1
Total boats playcraft /Hampton/charger .When toons cost 150,000 it don't take many to make money.
Now that would be good if they have 50 bass boats or close to it. That's encouraging from a bass boat sales perspective.
The whole market is turning around. Don't ask me how at the prices they are getting!
That ain't no kidding,I got to find a new career.
In all honesty they aren't selling many in the $150,000 range. There are quite a few PlayCrafts in our area. The most expensive I've seen sold in our area was for $130,000. Pretty sure it had dual inboards. They do make nice Pontoons and are fast. I'd say up until a few years ago there were far more PlayCraft tritoons than any other brand in our area (Mississippi River Pool 10)
I don't think the whole market is up but we will see once the report on registered bass boat sales comes out next year. 210 is going pretty good in sales and I believe the 198 will do better than the 210 next year imo.
I would think the 198 will do even better than the 210 also. waiting anxiously on it
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Last edited by Snickers89; 10-03-2017 at 11:54 AM.
There's still 25 210 s on the build board at the plant with more orders every day coming in.They can only build so many a day with the molds they have.Now the playcraft toon side had 3 10x30s with dual 400s on 2 of them and one with 2 Honda 250s.There were 15-20 other ones at various stages and the Hampton side had 20 plus at various stages they are building them that's for sure.For a family owned company they are busy.The consoles and other fiberglass parts are made in the charger plant so there's a lot going on just not bassboats.They also just had the shootout at loz and ran 3 toons at 77-71-82 I believe not to bad for production big heavy rigs.Things have gotten back closer to their avg builds per year and people at loz area are spending big money which is a great thing.
Last edited by TOUCH OF CLASS; 08-28-2017 at 09:51 PM.
So they don't really have any desire to put out any 198's since they are selling plenty of the more expensive 210's.
Guess they chose wisely making a champ copy.
The hull plug was just about done and the cap will follow.Hopefully early next year we will see it if not before.
So......two more weeks
So......two more weeks
I need one of those emojis where I'm slapping you.
At some point it will be "in two more weeks"... Just a matter of time... Dan
In about a week or two!!At some point it will be "in two more weeks"... Just a matter of time... Dan
What model year of the Champion 198 did they splash the hull/topcap from?
I sure hope it's before the 200 top cap. That cap looks hideous compared to my '05 198. I like the classic champ look.
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Last edited by Snickers89; 10-03-2017 at 11:54 AM.
What's the difference between the 198 and 200 other than console?
The 2004 198 hull (first Genmar Champion hull) was a derivation of the 196 hull (a Mountain Home Champion) with little to no deviation from the Mountain Home Champion look and feel. (Best 198 version in my opinion) 2005+, there were several (Stratos like) changes to storage and stringers. The consoles changed as well. I believe the hull did not change.
If you're referring to the 2007+ 200 Elite hull, it was a horrific abomination created by people at Stratos/Genmar who didn't know shiznit about Champion hulls. It was a terrible hull design. Please, someone, make sure those molds are crushed. They thought they could build a better Champion hull to appeal to the masses and increase sales and it was a flop, a failure, and an embarrassment to the Champion lineage.
Hope that helps clear things up.
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