Alumacraft Boat Co. in Arkadelphia will be shut down ... "We've always had good luck with those folks and their parts department. They had a small-state feel more than the larger, older brands ...

The Canadian company Thursday said it had begun a process for the sale of brands including Alumacraft ... boats, Manitou pontoon boats and Australian boatmaker Telwater, as well as marine parts ...

Alumacraft, the St. Peter, Minn.-based maker of fishing and other boats, has been purchased by BRP, the Canadian maker of Ski-Doo snowmobiles and Evinrude motors, the companies said Thursday.