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Re: Would you buy a Kayak?
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 8/3/2001, 9:08 am
In Response To: Would you buy a Kayak? (Richard)

: Hello Kayak people.

: Presently I am building a 31 feet sale boat, the F9A. A friend of mine showed
: me his book; The Kayak Shop. When I saw the Cape Charles, I wanted to build
: it
: right away. The problem is, I build boats, I don't ride them. So here is my
: question: Is there any one out there that would buy a freshly built Kayak?
: And what is
: the price rage (US funds) for this type of Kayak?

People do buy wooden kayaks, but it can be a tough sale unless you price it competatively with production kayaks. The uneducated buyer assumes "it is home-made, it must be cheap." If you just want the experience of building a kayak and don't mind selling at a loss, you will be able to sell it fairly easily. If you want to make money you will need to spend time developing your market and even then there are no guarantees. If you build boats for a living you probably already know this.

Messages In This Thread

Would you buy a Kayak?
Richard -- 8/3/2001, 8:41 am
Re: Would you buy a Kayak?
Don -- 8/3/2001, 3:49 pm
Ethics?
tom preska -- 8/3/2001, 1:40 pm
personal opinion
Dave W, -- 8/3/2001, 2:12 pm
sounds good (a bit OT)
tom preska -- 8/3/2001, 4:26 pm
Re: design/build
Shawn Baker -- 8/3/2001, 6:21 pm
Re: Would you buy a Kayak?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 8/3/2001, 9:08 am
Re: Would you buy a Kayak?
Richard -- 8/3/2001, 10:24 am
Re: Would you buy a Kayak?
Don Beale -- 8/3/2001, 11:38 am
Re: price range
LeeG -- 8/3/2001, 10:58 am
Re: price range
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 8/3/2001, 1:23 pm
Re: Would you buy a Kayak?
Shawn Baker -- 8/3/2001, 10:52 am
Re: Would you buy a Kayak?
Mike -- 8/3/2001, 12:18 pm
Re: Would you buy a Kayak?
Shawn Baker -- 8/3/2001, 1:16 pm
Re: Would you buy a Kayak?
Dave W, -- 8/3/2001, 1:58 pm