Here is my first hand knowledge of the new and better corporate world we live in. I am a seasoned veteran of over 20 years in the boat building industry, based in Minnesota. 2 years ago we were purchased by a big corporation, they are stockholder owned, so they have to cut corners everywhere. in my opinion, we use to build one of the finest products in the industry, now since we are a "corporation" I feel we no longer build a product I would consider purchasing or recommeding to my friends, as far as I am concerned corporations only care about there stock holders and not the consumer. we as concerned employees try to do a quality job withe the cheaper material we are forced to use, and when we try to address these concerns. we are told that, Mexicans and Chineese, maybe need to build our product, and they work alot cheaper to. I personally will not purchase any product that is owned by the people I work for.I fear that this isthe directionof most companys in the U.S