Thread subject: Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos :: Is Pate Plastics closed?
Posted by FASTFJR on 01/24/08 - 11:48 AM
#1
I've been calling for 3 weeks now, left 4 voice mails. Nobody picks up or returns calls. Looks like I'm getting a Moeller tank
Edited by FASTFJR on 01/24/08 - 11:49 AM
Posted by moose on 01/24/08 - 3:32 PM
#2
Fastfjr,
Seems I read a thread here a while back that Pate had closed up shop. I like my Moeller tank except for the guage. It sinks.
Mike
Posted by FASTFJR on 01/24/08 - 5:07 PM
#3
Well that sucks, They had the best and only looking fiberglass tank. I guess the ethanol world caught up to them. My local BW dealer said he saw some of their newer tanks fail
Posted by knotflyn on 01/25/08 - 9:06 PM
#4
I had an old red Pate tank( 1986 model), just stop using last year, bottom was getting soft. I was unsure of how long it would last, so I bought a Tempo tank. I really liked the Pate, too bad they can not make one that people can trust.
Posted by FASTFJR on 01/29/08 - 8:41 AM
#5
My Moeller arrived today.
Posted by ghock on 02/01/08 - 11:43 AM
#6
Looks bad. I just called them and got a message that they are shut down for four to six weeks and all manufacturing has stopped. They say to call back then to see if they have reopened.
Sounds like at or near Chapt. 11 to me. Hopefully they'll find some financing and start it up again but, in this economy, that's not looking too good.
Bummer.
Posted by FASTFJR on 02/02/08 - 8:42 AM
#7
ghock wrote:
Looks bad. I just called them and got a message that they are shut down for four to six weeks and all manufacturing has stopped. They say to call back then to see if they have reopened.
Sounds like at or near Chapt. 11 to me. Hopefully they'll find some financing and start it up again but, in this economy, that's not looking too good.
Bummer.
It would be a waste for them to reopen if they have not figured out the ethanol issue. I'm sure that has not helped their sales.