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Re: Would you buy a Kayak?
By:Richard
Date: 8/3/2001, 10:24 am
In Response To: Re: Would you buy a Kayak? (Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks)

You are right, I am not looking to make money out of the building of the Cape Charles. But at the same time, I have no idea of the prices for production kayaks of this type. It is not a quote I am looking for but only a estimated value of a well known home made kayak. For me, it will always be worth a lot more in pride than money. But for others, I need to tell them: I am building a $X.xx kayak for them to understan than it is not couple a cut outs of a plywood.
So if any one car estimate a price competatively with production kayaks please educate me on this subject.
Thank you.

: 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