Four Winns boat plant in Michigan to close

[Great Lakes Grady]

This is sad to hear! At one time back in the 1980s and '90s, Four Winns (located in Cadillac, Mich.) made a quality boat. One of my dad's friends had a Four Winns cuddy cabin and it was a nice fishing boat for Lake Michigan.

https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/2026/06/16/four-winns-boat-plant-cadillac-shut-down-groupe-beneteau/90575215007/

It would be great if Grady-White or Pursuit could purchase the plant and expand their operations in the Great Lakes region. It certainly wouldn't surprise me to see Brunswick Corporation purchase the plant and the Four Winns brand.

 

[Ekea]

it would be cool if Grady moved in and had that location focus on expanding their walk around line up. the great lakes boaters would probably buy a ton of them

i doubt it would happen though

 

[Great Lakes Grady]

it would be cool if Grady moved in and had that location focus on expanding their walk around line up. the great lakes boaters would probably buy a ton of them

i doubt it would happen though

Amazing, I was thinking the same thing! Bring the 218 Adventure production to Michigan, then add an Adventure 238 utilizing the 235/236 hull.

And of course GW could always tweak the design of the popular Gulfstream.

 

[seasick]

Amazing, I was thinking the same thing! Bring the 218 Adventure production to Michigan, then add an Adventure 238 utilizing the 235/236 hull.

And of course GW could always tweak the design of the popular Gulfstream.

Grady has discontinued the Gulfstream.