I'll share my thoughts on this as I'm the individual Bob has been working with on this design.
Lot's of good points here- many questions that can't be answered. That being said-
Bob and I talked about the need for a modern, well built performance cruiser for a market that we feel is not being...
Has anyone shopped a new Malibu or Mastercraft ski boat recently? Seems to be a pretty good market for $150k-$200k 24’ wakeboard boats that are definitely not being marketed to grandparents. Or perhaps a 29’ center cockpit fishing boat w/ twin outboards? It’ll set you back $250k easily w/ a...
I've got a lot to say on the issue- (caveat I own one)- but being in and around the boat business for over 20 years I believe the build quality issues of the FT have been overblown. Having watched new Hunters, Beneteaus and even a few new J's come into our market and seen some of the after...
I'm in the market for a trailer for Tiger Lilly. If anyone has something they're not planning on using and would like to sell send me a message.
Mark McCuddy
Many Kayaking opportunities- current is slower on the Willamette right now- check out Portlandkayak.com for rentals. Hopefully you like beer- sign up for brewcycleportland.com and ride to a couple of good brewpubs in town. Forest Park has great hiking trails close in- you're a 1/2 hour from...
Sounds to me like there just isn't a large enough market to support a high-end line of sailing gear. You've got a few hard-core users of top of the line gear and then a lions share of the market looking for a serviceable product that only get's used 5-10 times a year.
Could you post the asking price and your contact information? I'm not in the market (got one) but would like to help you find an owner locally if possible.
Boat is available to anyone that wants to charter it- all that's required is a non refundable $55k deposit and the boat is yours for as long as you need it!
Mark
It was a great week- some very well sailed boats- Kirks was best. When we made mistakes we paid instantly.
We played with our rig tensions more than usual- and really enjoyed feeling the boat respond accordingly. Tues as the wind was blowing dogs off chains we were going upwind w/ great...
I've got an Ipad 2 w/ 3g- INavx worked great for us- used a $10. dry bag I picked up at a kayak store and had no problem reading it during the day. At night we used the "dark" screen and it was good as well. Battery lasted the entire two day race (though the ipad went to sleep between uses- a...