Cope's and UItimate

(cavlxenvy) · (cavlxenvy) **Join Date: Aug 2007** 01-20-2009, 8:43 AM

Have they closed their doors yet?

K.B.C. 01-20-2009, 9:53 AM

depends on location I believe. The Reno and Tahoe City shops are definitely closed.

(rodltg2) · (rodltg2) **Join Date: Oct 2005** 01-20-2009, 10:26 AM

I saw two semi's with flatbeds in front of the Rocklin store Saturday. From the looks of it there hauling boats away.

(meathead65) · (meathead65) **Join Date: Sep 2006** 01-20-2009, 11:03 AM

I have begun to receive some of their boat inventory...most out of the Fairfield store, Santa Clara's stuff is next....

(nauti4life) · (nauti4life) **Join Date: Sep 2008** 01-20-2009, 11:11 AM

I heard chap. 7. Everything is going. Any new shops or dealers popping up yet?

(ferral) · (ferral) **Join Date: Sep 2007** 01-20-2009, 8:41 PM

meathead, where are you located?

(bobby_and_mikey_dad)

They are OUT OF BUSINESS, some doors may be "open" and they may sell you this and that but they are gone! I have yet to hear the specifics on the Malibu's yet. Ski Cents are being distributed and Nor Cal has all the Fat Deals on the Mastercrafts they lost mid season.It's gonna be a new world in Northern California in the months and years to come, for better or worse.

(meathead65) · (meathead65) **Join Date: Sep 2006** 01-21-2009, 9:23 AM

^^^^^Lou,

West Sacramento, but Fishing Boat only store.

(cavlxenvy) · (cavlxenvy) **Join Date: Aug 2007** 01-21-2009, 10:47 AM

I know they are out of business. I was just wondering what stores might still be "open" and have some product left around.

(99sportster) · (99sportster) **Join Date: Oct 2005** 01-21-2009, 11:10 AM

The Fairfield/Cordelia store still has a ton of merchandise in the store, BUT they closed a couple weeks ago.

(baschralper) · (baschralper) **Join Date: Dec 2001** 01-21-2009, 1:16 PM

I heard from a "fairly" reliable source yesterday that Central Valley Marine in Campbell is going to be the new Bay Area Malibu dealer.

I took that as kinda odd, but the source that I heard it from is very informed most of the time.
I have yet to call over there and ask the scoop, but just passing on the info that was told to me. FWIW.

(wakemann) · (wakemann) **Join Date: Apr 2006** 01-21-2009, 2:01 PM

Central Valley Marine is the Nautique dealer not sure how they are going to work that out, they do have a good rep though.

(baschralper) · (baschralper) **Join Date: Dec 2001** 01-21-2009, 2:44 PM

On the phone with Mike T. at Central Valley as I type.

They are the new Bu' dealer in the Bay Area.

(meathead65) · (meathead65) **Join Date: Sep 2006** 01-21-2009, 2:45 PM

I have heard the same, from folks I trust....it will be interesting to see how well Malibu and CC play together...MC wouldn't go for it in the past, but then they started making exceptions as dealers dropped out..for example, Cope had both Bu and MC in Rohnert Park and Lake Tahoe.

These builders may be forced to go into stores with competing brands, because soon the only dealers worth a crap will need to sell multiple inboard lines just to cover the geographical territory.

(nauti4life) · (nauti4life) **Join Date: Sep 2008** 01-21-2009, 3:57 PM

The builders are going to have to go to existing dealers that have a good credit line w/GE. What other financial institution would take on a new dealer? Nobody!!

(unclejessie) · (unclejessie) **Join Date: Jan 2004** 01-21-2009, 4:32 PM

wow... that is good news for all the malibu owners. The guys at Central Valley are top notch. Does anyone know about their Sanger line... will they be dropping Sanger?

-Uj

(malibudude) · (malibudude) **Join Date: Feb 2001** 01-22-2009, 8:19 AM

For the Sacto crowd Larson Marine is the new Malibu dealer according to my source. :-)

(baschralper) · (baschralper) **Join Date: Dec 2001** 01-22-2009, 8:51 AM

CVM is going to have Malibu, Nautique, and Sanger on the same lot according to what I was told yesterday.
They also got Cope's Four Winns and Pontoon boats as well.

(stewart) · (stewart) **Join Date: Feb 2006** 01-22-2009, 9:19 AM

All I know is that Malibu needs to get at least another dealer in the Bay Area (somewhere more central). I am not going to travel over 1-1/2 hrs to get a repair....

(wayz) · (wayz) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 01-23-2009, 10:42 AM

I haven't passed by the Fairfield store in awhile. That sucks if they closed...

(breakz77) · (breakz77) **Join Date: Mar 2003** 01-23-2009, 10:45 AM

Fairfield is closed

(liquidmx) · (liquidmx) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 01-23-2009, 11:42 AM

Its good to hear that Central Valley is picking up the slack in the Santa Clara area. I have not dealt outside of their proshop but Brian (maybe his name is Ryan, I'm not sure) is awesome and is always a great guy to deal with.