Hi, I have read a ton of threads but this is my first post. Here are my questions with a little background first. Im always browsing boat manufacture web sites (especially this time of year) to see what they are offering the boating public. A lot of manufactures are starting to post information about their 2004 models. I noticed that for 2004, Bayliner dropped the price of their 185 Bowrider by more than $3000 dollars and increased the freight from $682 to $1036(Yikes!). I checked a few other models (180 and 212) and saw increases in price anywhere from roughly $400 to $1200 dollars. The 175 Bowrider stayed at $9995.<br /><br />This got me thinkn
.. <br /><br />When the 175 were made in the US (the last year was 2002), it cost over $13000. When production of the 175 was moved to Mexico in 2003 the price dropped to $9995. Over $3000 price reduction with a $907 freight charge!<br /><br />Did Bayliner move production of the 185 to Mexico like they did with the 175? (I have not read anything about such a move.) Has anyone heard of any problems with the 175 models being made overseas? Within our boating community, I know Bayliner does not have the reputation for producing a top quality product but it would be interesting to see if there is an unusually large amount of complaints with the 2003 175?<br /><br />If Brunswick Corporation is shifting boat construction to countries where labor is cheaper, will other boat builders follow? Maybe Genmar?<br /><br />Hmmm
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