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JupiterSunsation
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Being you are a low volume boat builder, do you have any input on why the cost is so high?
I think more and more companies should change or not necesarily change but also make something besides boats and turbine blades is a perfect fit because of size. You could also make semi replacement parts even in bad economy semi's still wreck and hit deer etc. Also stuff like this could be done by smaller builders to get their costs down and volumes up on glass and resin.
Ratickle
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Most of the semi and rv parts made up here are extrusions from plastic. The large turbine blades they are making are kinda cool. I would imagine the market will be large if Obama gets his clean stimulous through in the next year or so.
Actually I was in a plant is south bend area that made rv parts they also made custom sleepers for semis(probably not a big market) I also found a company that made hoods side skirts and fenders (he even made the bumpers) out of glass just chopped but he did this for one bigger trucking company but it could be done. Yes new they are made of plastic or compresion molded glass. But that does not mean they cannot be replaced with fiberglass ones.
On the engine emissions thing isn't the limit something like if you do over 50 engines a year. But is it every new boat has to have this stuff. I looked for info and did not find.
On the engine emissions thing isn't the limit something like if you do over 50 engines a year. But is it every new boat has to have this stuff. I looked for info and did not find.
Matt Trulio
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Hey Tommy,
You probably know this, but when Formula built its plant in Decatur, Ind., they modeled it after the Tiara plant. It set the bar at the time.
MahopacMarine
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I wasn't commenting on your boats as much as the "one off" stuff Hideaway was ordering a couple years back. Ugly boats with ridiculous prices seemed to be their criteria.....almost like lets order a goofy boat and see how much we can get for it!
I know you weren't JS. I was just trying to explain it for the other folks that are not familiar with what we have been trying to do with them.
Excalibur Racing
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The future is small boat builders that can give the potential boat owner what they want. Or mega mass produced to lower cost. I think the middle class now knows what trade-off means, and are ready to do it.
Cooperider
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How about a magazine about starting a new boat company?
Sorry, had to. Actually I like both ideas. But working on the boat company one myself right now. But thinking smaller, 25ft and under.
Sorry, had to. Actually I like both ideas. But working on the boat company one myself right now. But thinking smaller, 25ft and under.
Ratickle
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Cooperider
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Been working on a plan, gathering equipment, molds, sources, etc. for the last few years.
Will be laying up boat number one once the weather breaks.
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kvschoolboard
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As long as people keep buying boats and Mercury engines the mark up's will stay high, quit buying them, price goes down
MarylandMark
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Welcome to SOS kvschoolboard!
Steve 1
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Where did you get the Avatar?
I like the magazine idea. How about I do a tv show about you starting your boat company. Don't kid yourself I had already thought about this. Good luck with the boat company I hope Maybe some of my ideas are used I posted on a thread on the other site about factory financing maybe read into that to. If anyone has some molds I'm all ears I do want to get into the boat business I need to find a way to lose some money. (not really).
Cooperider
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A TV show would be cool. I've got lots of molds, just working on putting the other pieces together.
Steve 1
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Good Luck it really is a cool business like when you push the first one you built off it's trailer at the ramp ,you will see what I mean ,then there is room in this economy for small custom builders.
Cooperider
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I'm looking forward to running that first one. I also get to sink the first one for level floation testing since its under 20ft.
Offshore Ginger
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Are you kidding me a tv show ? Like Steve 1 said good luck and is that an open bow in pic # 118 and is the mag next or will Bob Parker be hosting the show , from the Price is right ?
THEJOKER
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Surely you have to know!
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