Performance Boat Revolution: What Happened to the Affordable Performance Boat? — Wave To Wave

I suppose this is not a new topic, but it's a good article so I posted the link.

We used to have a bunch of small Ontario builders: Canadian Edition (Hydrostream under license), Panther (Checkmate under license), Sidewinder, J-Craft, Charger, and Scorpion come to mind. I may have missed a couple. The only one left is J-Craft, which has been re-formed and is now making a 21' outboard water ski boat.

One could buy a new Hydrostream or SRV from John Spaeth, but few do. Lack of advertising or lack of demand?