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Re: Waters Dancing Kit Kayaks
By:Reg_B
Date: 11/10/2009, 8:44 am
In Response To: Re: Waters Dancing Kit Kayaks (Robert N Pruden)

: Hmm, Donnie asked me not to say why and now here it is. The insurance costs
: were to be so high and with the combined strength of the $$$ CAD compared
: to the USD, he would be losing money per kit to ship to the USA and
: elsewhere. Now you know. That said, I suppose I could help someone get a
: kit as long as they are willing to front the $$$ for the kit, shipping,
: insurance, etc. Let me know if there is anyone interested.

: Robert N Pruden

While I can see that you are trying to help builders in the U.S. as well as helping Donnie I can't (yet) see how this would work out.
As you say, the $CDN vs. $US imbalance would make the kits very expensive in the U.S. right now, so unless builders are willing to pay a really high premium for these kits there probably isn't "market pull" for them in the U.S.

Without delving into the relative merits of the designs or the kits themselves, at some point one would have to line up say the closest CLC offering and decide if the differences are worth the total costs.
Right now I can't predict what it would eventually cost to get a DW kit to me via you; exchange rate, shipping, import taxes, etc.

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S&G: what boat to build
JohnJ -- 10/9/2009, 11:53 am
Night Heron S&G
Robert N Pruden -- 10/13/2009, 11:07 pm
Re: Night Heron S&G
Len Thunberg -- 10/13/2009, 11:27 pm
Re: Night Heron S&G
Robert N Pruden -- 10/14/2009, 11:57 am
Re: Night Heron S&G
Bill Hamm -- 10/14/2009, 4:40 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 10/13/2009, 11:55 pm
Re: Beam Width
Bill Hamm -- 10/14/2009, 12:57 am
Re: Beam Width
Robert N Pruden -- 10/14/2009, 11:43 am
Re: Beam Width
Bill Hamm -- 10/14/2009, 4:39 pm
Re: S&G: what boat to build
Terry Haines -- 10/11/2009, 12:27 am
Waters Dancing Kit Kayaks *LINK*
Robert N Pruden -- 10/9/2009, 7:55 pm
Re: Waters Dancing Kit Kayaks *LINK*
Richard T -- 10/14/2009, 10:13 am
Re: Waters Dancing Kit Kayaks
Robert N Pruden -- 10/14/2009, 11:46 am
Re: Waters Dancing Kit Kayaks
Dennis -- 10/9/2009, 8:22 pm
Re: Waters Dancing Kit Kayaks
John lasky -- 11/6/2009, 10:13 am
Re: Waters Dancing Kit Kayaks
Robert N Pruden -- 11/10/2009, 12:28 am
Re: Waters Dancing Kit Kayaks
Reg_B -- 11/10/2009, 8:44 am
Re: Waters Dancing Kit Kayaks
John lasky -- 11/6/2009, 10:12 am
Re: Waters Dancing Kit Kayaks
Robert N Pruden -- 10/9/2009, 8:25 pm
Re: S&G: what boat to build
Wesley Ewell -- 10/9/2009, 2:33 pm
Re: S&G: what boat to build
Fred -- 10/9/2009, 1:46 pm
Re: S&G: what boat to build
Fred -- 10/9/2009, 1:47 pm
Re: S&G: what boat to build
Bill Hamm -- 10/9/2009, 12:37 pm
Re: S&G: what boat to build
JohnJ -- 10/9/2009, 12:57 pm
Re: S&G: what boat to build
Bill Hamm -- 10/9/2009, 1:44 pm
Re: S&G: what boat to build
Robert N Pruden -- 10/9/2009, 8:00 pm
Re: S&G: what boat to build
Bill Hamm -- 10/10/2009, 1:30 am
Re: S&G: what boat to build
Robert N Pruden -- 10/10/2009, 10:34 am
Re: S&G: what boat to build
Bill Hamm -- 10/11/2009, 12:27 am
Re: S&G: what boat to build
Brian Scarborough -- 10/9/2009, 3:05 pm
Re: S&G: what boat to build
JohnJ -- 10/9/2009, 3:35 pm
Re: S&G: what boat to build
JohnJ -- 10/9/2009, 2:17 pm
Re: S&G: what boat to build
Toni V -- 10/10/2009, 6:19 am