Reply to a comment  Reply to this comment  fromny writes:  in
response to Darkempire:  Exactly. Boats, especially SeaRays are
luxury items. SeaRays usually are more expensive than other
pleasure craft of similar designs or intended use. Unlike cars,
which are necessary but can be upgraded with luxuries, boats on
the whole are for recreation and not 100% necessary.  They
aren't selling because just like everything else, the market for
boats is declining as people prioritize. If you work for such a
company, then that is a risk you take when you accept the job in
the first place. All the handwringing and crying over bailouts
and unions don't address the simple economic fact of supply and
demand. Demand is down, thus the manufacturers of the supply
side must adjust as well. While there is some hysterics here
about mgmt vs unions, let us all remember middle don't want your
employees to be low-paid to the point of poverty, but you don't
need to pay people $50 an hour to tighten bolts either.  I feel
badly for the p