Stratos, Ranger, and Champion

MississippiBoy · 07-24-10, 11:42 AM

As far as I know, Ranger owns Stratos and just recently bought Champion boats. Today I was looking at Stratosboats.com and saw they have a new line of Elite boats that look like they may be Champions rebadged...

Check em out...

www.stratosboats.com

And I hear that Ranger doesn't really own them, but they're all owned by one big corporation/entity.

walkeraviator · 07-24-10, 08:18 PM

ummm... wierd... how did this get posted under a different user name???

skeeter1804 · 07-24-10, 10:08 PM

Genmar is the company that owns all 3 of them. Stratos has already been building certain models of the Champion boat so it's easy for them to rebadge them as Stratos Elite boats.

Kevin · 07-24-10, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by walkeraviator

ummm... wierd... how did this get posted under a different user name???

Ahhhh... you know what... I accidentally merged your initial post with MississippiBoy's reply I bet. I thought his post was actually from you and it was a URL correction (your original post's link wasn't working). To make a long story short... it was a goof on my part and I merged your post into his, not vice versa.

Unfortunately I can't undo it... my apologies.

MississippiBoy · 07-24-10, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevin

Ahhhh... you know what... I accidentally merged your initial post with MississippiBoy's reply I bet. I thought his post was actually from you and it was a URL correction (your original post's link wasn't working). To make a long story short... it was a goof on my part and I merged your post into his, not vice versa.

Unfortunately I can't undo it... my apologies.

In the words of Homer Simpson.... D'oh!!!!
I did a double take when I saw my name on the original post. Ah well, a little confusion makes the world fun...

walkeraviator · 07-24-10, 10:51 PM

I figured it was software glitch...

carolina-rig-01 · 07-25-10, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by skeeter1804

Genmar is the company that owns all 3 of them. Stratos has already been building certain models of the Champion boat so it's easy for them to rebadge them as Stratos Elite boats.

Genmar doesn't own them anymore. Platinum Equity purchased Stratos, Ranger, Champion and rumor has it they also bought Triton

.Anyways that is who owns them now. And yes the Stratos Elite series is the old Champion Elites series. Supposed to be the same hull out of the same molds, just with Stratos decals.

bamabassman · 07-25-10, 01:32 PM

dis is YANKEE doings here! hahahahaha! kidding kevin. still funny though.

bcklash · 07-25-10, 09:53 PM

What are they going to call it a "Stranger--a Rampion--or a chtratos
OR
Stramp on
I think there should be an i in there somewhere oooOOOPPPPs

walkeraviator · 07-29-10, 12:06 PM

And its official... Triton is now owned by Platinum Equities along side Ranger, Stratos and Champion.... and to top it off all Triton production is being moved to the Ranger plant in Flippin, AR...

are Skeeter and BassCat the only independent bass boat companies left? It seems like everyone is owned by Platinum or tracker marine nowadays.

http://www.wired2fish.com/Triton-Sold-WhatsUp4117

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bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	What are they going to call it a "Stranger--a Rampion--or a chtratos OR Stramp on I think there should be an i in there somewhere oooOOOPPPPs __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

07-24-10, 11:42 AM	#1
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	As far as I know, Ranger owns Stratos and just recently bought Champion boats. Today I was looking at Stratosboats.com and saw they have a new line of Elite boats that look like they may be Champions rebadged... Check em out... www.stratosboats.com And I hear that Ranger doesn't really own them, but they're all owned by one big corporation/entity.

07-24-10, 08:18 PM	#2
walkeraviator BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 1,119	ummm... wierd... how did this get posted under a different user name???

07-24-10, 10:08 PM	#3
skeeter1804 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Edgerton KS Posts: 321	Genmar is the company that owns all 3 of them. Stratos has already been building certain models of the Champion boat so it's easy for them to rebadge them as Stratos Elite boats.

07-24-10, 10:51 PM	#6
walkeraviator BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 1,119	I figured it was software glitch...

07-29-10, 12:06 PM	#10
walkeraviator BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 1,119	And its official... Triton is now owned by Platinum Equities along side Ranger, Stratos and Champion.... and to top it off all Triton production is being moved to the Ranger plant in Flippin, AR... are Skeeter and BassCat the only independent bass boat companies left? It seems like everyone is owned by Platinum or tracker marine nowadays. http://www.wired2fish.com/Triton-Sold-WhatsUp4117

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