If you hit the lottery, just make sure you hit it big enough that you don't care that your boat building business is lossing money while you are out paddling.

> I suspect there are a fair number of folks on this bulletin who have
> wondered whether or not you could make a business out of this. I know that
> when I do the "what would I do if I hit the lotttery" day dream,
> building high custom crafted boats seems like a fine way to occupy my time
> and fulfill the creative urges.

> But then the reality sets in. The numbers below show the difficulty of
> trying to build a business where you need to build 20-30 boats a year to
> be viable and and every minute not building eats into your profits. That
> is sure to take all of the joy out of building and feels worse than the
> rat race I'm trying to leave behind.