evening doug, there is a thread about a mile long in the last half year that started with your subject line. Georges reasoning with regards to what is out there already is a good starting point. Next consider that whatever a small builder makes has to look as good as a gelcoated glass boat,so finish and cosmetics will probably consume a large part of total construction time. $3000 for a truly well finished boat sounds marketable,about the same as a kevlar kayak.. Something tells me that there is more of a market for $10,000 desks and $500 lampshades than $3,000 kayaks.