markwright
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C-Dory boats is part of a family of boats produced by Northwest Marine Industries located in Bellingham Washington. The other boats produced along with C-Dory are Sea Sport, Osprey, and Skagit Orca. Back in the early 2000’s, all these brands were manufactured autonomously. Since the downturn of the industry that was no longer viable, thus NMI came in to the picture. The ownership/lineage of the company comes from the original Sea Sport family. We also have one of the very important members of the former Osprey team.
C-Dory has been a long standing reputable northwest brand for many years. The Toland family had a viable vision and were a very quality builder. Since the Tolands, C-Dory has gone through many different owners and or management groups, which ultimately went away. Today C-Dory is manufactured right alongside Sea Sport, Osprey and Skagit Orca. The craftsmanship those boats are known for is utilized in all the C-Dory’s produced. We at NMI are honored to be part of the team charged with keeping on the tradition of C-Dory.
While we are eager to help and participate in any way possible to the health and growth of the C-Brats, our involvement will probably never live up to some of the members’ expectations. NMI will make a commitment though to be on the C-Brat site once a month with company news, boat pictures and deliveries, any significant changes to the product and the announcement of new dealers. A major part of the health and viability of a boat company is their dealers. That means a dealer that knows the product, has the potential to service the product, will work with C-Dory to market the product, and stock an adequate amount of boats so the public can see the new product for themselves. After being in this industry for over 50 years our experience is, if boats are not available to be seen they will not sell. For that reason we are adding new dealers across the country who have the financial capability to stock product. Unfortunately we can no longer carry dealers who cannot.
Lastly we are aware as mentioned earlier of frustration from the C-Brats that the factory is not on the C-Brat site enough. We simply do not have the personnel to dedicate time to do so at this time. We at the factory field 20 to 25 calls or E-Mails a week with questions about C-Dory’s. Most of those are questions about situations or parts needed for their boats built in the 1990’s. We also welcome, and provide factory tours for individuals. We also open the factory up on the weekend to accommodate prearranged C-Brat gatherings in the area. We are happy to be here for all C-Dory customers and will return your calls or E-Mails as fast as time permits. Lastly there have been comments on the C-Brats about the lack of dealers in some parts of the US. If any of you have a recommendation for a dealer, most notably the Northeast, or the Midwest please contact the factory. 360-389-5351 or www.c-dory.com. Thank you for your past and continued support from proud builders of C-Dory boats.
SAFE BOATING
C-Dory has been a long standing reputable northwest brand for many years. The Toland family had a viable vision and were a very quality builder. Since the Tolands, C-Dory has gone through many different owners and or management groups, which ultimately went away. Today C-Dory is manufactured right alongside Sea Sport, Osprey and Skagit Orca. The craftsmanship those boats are known for is utilized in all the C-Dory’s produced. We at NMI are honored to be part of the team charged with keeping on the tradition of C-Dory.
While we are eager to help and participate in any way possible to the health and growth of the C-Brats, our involvement will probably never live up to some of the members’ expectations. NMI will make a commitment though to be on the C-Brat site once a month with company news, boat pictures and deliveries, any significant changes to the product and the announcement of new dealers. A major part of the health and viability of a boat company is their dealers. That means a dealer that knows the product, has the potential to service the product, will work with C-Dory to market the product, and stock an adequate amount of boats so the public can see the new product for themselves. After being in this industry for over 50 years our experience is, if boats are not available to be seen they will not sell. For that reason we are adding new dealers across the country who have the financial capability to stock product. Unfortunately we can no longer carry dealers who cannot.
Lastly we are aware as mentioned earlier of frustration from the C-Brats that the factory is not on the C-Brat site enough. We simply do not have the personnel to dedicate time to do so at this time. We at the factory field 20 to 25 calls or E-Mails a week with questions about C-Dory’s. Most of those are questions about situations or parts needed for their boats built in the 1990’s. We also welcome, and provide factory tours for individuals. We also open the factory up on the weekend to accommodate prearranged C-Brat gatherings in the area. We are happy to be here for all C-Dory customers and will return your calls or E-Mails as fast as time permits. Lastly there have been comments on the C-Brats about the lack of dealers in some parts of the US. If any of you have a recommendation for a dealer, most notably the Northeast, or the Midwest please contact the factory. 360-389-5351 or www.c-dory.com. Thank you for your past and continued support from proud builders of C-Dory boats.
SAFE BOATING
