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Re: Review: We Da Bomb!
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 3/31/2014, 12:30 pm
In Response To: Re: Review: We Da Bomb! (John Messinger)

If we continue to play apologist for a vastly inferior boat, the resale values will always remain lower.

OK- it's my fault; I accept the responsibility!!

Seriously, if you talk to expert paddlers you will find that performance in the water is by far the most important thing - that's why boats like the NDK Romany sell year-after-year and have excellent resale value in spite of 'deficiencies'.
When I built my first kayak, I was NOT an accomplished paddler at all, and from what I read here, some others share that 'builder profile'. It's different evaluating boats when you have little experience.

All the positive thinking and positive talking in the world will not change the reality of the 'big marketplace', I'm afraid. We are the 'fringe' of the sea kayak world.

Just sayin' - don't use resale value as part of the argument with the family comptroller for financing your build! ;-)

BTW, contact me if you are interested in a lovely, hardly used, still-for-sale Outer Island with CF coaming and seat.....cheap! I need the space in my kayak rack!

Messages In This Thread

Review: We Da Bomb! *PIC*
John Messinger -- 3/30/2014, 9:23 pm
Re: Review: We Da Bomb!
JohnAbercrombie -- 3/30/2014, 11:12 pm
Re: Review: We Da Bomb!
Bill Hamm -- 3/31/2014, 12:06 am
Re: Review: We Da Bomb!
John Messinger -- 3/31/2014, 6:39 am
Re: Review: We Da Bomb!
JohnAbercrombie -- 3/31/2014, 12:30 pm
Re: Review: We Da Bomb!
ancient kayaker -- 3/31/2014, 12:40 am
Re: Review: We Da Bomb!
Sean Dawe -- 3/31/2014, 12:48 pm
Re: Review: We Da Bomb!
John Messinger -- 3/31/2014, 3:59 pm
Re: Review: We Da Bomb!
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/31/2014, 4:29 pm
Re: Review: We Da Bomb!
Sean Dawe -- 3/31/2014, 6:32 pm
With All Due Respect: Stop, STOP, STAAAAHHHHP!!!
John Messinger -- 3/31/2014, 8:37 pm
Re: With All Due Respect: Stop, STOP, STAAAAHHHHP!
John Messinger -- 3/31/2014, 9:45 pm
Re: With All Due Respect: Stop, STOP, STAAAAHHHHP!
Bill Hamm -- 4/1/2014, 12:30 am
Re: With All Due Respect: Stop, STOP, STAAAAHHHHP!
JohnAbercrombie -- 3/31/2014, 10:12 pm
Re: With All Due Respect: Stop, STOP, STAAAAHHHHP!
ancient kayaker -- 3/31/2014, 11:23 pm
Re: With All Due Respect: Stop, STOP, STAAAAHHHHP!
Bill Hamm -- 4/1/2014, 12:34 am
Re: With All Due Respect: Stop, STOP, STAAAAHHHHP!
ancient kayaker -- 4/1/2014, 10:45 am
Re: With All Due Respect: Stop, STOP, STAAAAHHHHP!
John Messinger -- 4/1/2014, 11:38 am
Re: With All Due Respect: Stop, STOP, STAAAAHHHHP!
ddaniels -- 4/1/2014, 4:31 pm
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ddaniels -- 4/1/2014, 4:33 pm
Re: With All Due Respect: Stop, STOP, STAAAAHHHHP!
ancient kayaker -- 4/1/2014, 10:01 pm
Re: With All Due Respect: Stop, STOP, STAAAAHHHHP!
Bill Hamm -- 4/2/2014, 3:19 pm
Re: With All Due Respect: Stop, STOP, STAAAAHHHHP!
pre-bevelled -- 4/11/2014, 11:13 pm
Re: With All Due Respect: Stop, STOP, STAAAAHHHHP!
Bill Hamm -- 4/12/2014, 8:08 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/1/2014, 12:26 am
Re: Review: We Da Bomb! *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 4/1/2014, 4:17 am
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Etienne Muller -- 4/1/2014, 4:20 am
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ddaniels -- 4/1/2014, 4:36 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 4/1/2014, 7:39 am
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Etienne Muller -- 4/1/2014, 1:44 pm
The Valley legacy
Jay Babina -- 4/1/2014, 8:37 am
Re: The Valley legacy
Sean Dawe -- 4/1/2014, 1:07 pm
Re: The Valley legacy
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/1/2014, 1:57 pm
Re: The Valley legacy
Jay Babina -- 4/1/2014, 3:11 pm
Re: The Valley legacy
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/1/2014, 4:57 pm
Re: The Valley legacy *PIC*
ddaniels -- 4/1/2014, 4:47 pm