Hermantown's Crystal-Pierz Marine to Close

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By KBJR News 1

Story Published: Jul 19, 2008 at 7:50 PM CDT

Story Updated: Jul 19, 2008 at 7:50 PM CDT

One of the upper Midwest's largest family owned boat dealers in Hermantown is closing... with the president calling it the worst market he's seen in nearly three decades.

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The Hermantown store is just one of 12 stores that the boat retailer Crystal-Pierz Marine will be closing.

That includes the lay off of two-thirds the company's 150 employees.

Cuts in the parts and service departments went into effect immediately.

After liquidating more than 700 units, the sales positions will be eliminated.

The stores are expected to close in a few weeks.

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Tuesday, Jul 22 at 1:51 PM Eric wrote ...

Look at the bright side,,It's a good time to buy a boat!!!

Monday, Jul 21 at 10:26 AM Anonymous wrote ...

I know someone who purchased a lemon from them, the motor never ran right. He kept bringing it back to them to fix, but they never did. He spent all of 6 hours on the water last summer, but was still making payments. Eventually he ran into the manufactures rep at the boat show, told them what happened, and he got upset. The next week someone from the factory was up here fixing it, which ticked off the local guy, but it runs now. I'm sure that my friend won't be sad to see that shop close.

Sunday, Jul 20 at 10:16 AM Chris wrote ...

Sad when, in the land of 10,000 lakes a boat store cant make it. I guess its a sign of the economic suffering we live in up here.

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