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Re: Would you buy a Kayak?
By:Shawn Baker
Date: 8/3/2001, 10:52 am
In Response To: Re: Would you buy a Kayak? (Richard)

You could reasonably expect to sell it for $1,000. I wouldn't expect to sell a stitch and glue kayak for more than $2,000, even if your craftsmanship is impeccable, since folks could buy a strip-built boat for that price.

I've never paddled the Cape Charles, so I can't comment on its handling, or a direct comparison/analogy with a specific production kayak.

If someone handed me $6-800, I'd sell my Chesapeake 17 tomorrow.

Shawn

: 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.

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