I completely understand this from a business standpoint, however, I think it is bad news for the Triton brand.
Once upon a time, Brunswick was pretty good at ruining boat brands. They've figured out how not to do that anymore. Now they just remove the soul of a brand. None of the brands owned by Brunswick (Sea Ray, Bayliner, Hatteras, Boston Whaler, among others) are what they were at their peak as indpendent companies.
I'm not saying they won't produce decent product and reasonably support their customers. But any chance for greatness is gone, because greatness cannot exist in a conglomerate like Brunswick, where the margin for the bottom line is already predetermined and brand managers get fired for not making that bottom line. They will no longer make breakthroguh products. Instead, they will try to make breakthrough cost savings. Hence, the lack of soul.
Earl Bentz has already demonstrated he is a maverick. His personality doesn't mesh well with ivory tower mentality. I expect he'll be out of there within two years.
Hope they don't kill some of my favorite boats (the LTS boats are bee-u-tee-ful).
