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Re: Merganser kit
By:Ken Finger
Date: 5/24/2000, 3:34 pm
In Response To: Merganser kit (Brian Nystrom)

: Newfound Boat Works sells a kit for the Merganser, but it's a hybrid with a
: stitch and glue hull and a stip deck. The downside is that the kit is
: $975. Newfound's stuff looks nice, but their kit prices seem pretty
: ridiculous. Too bad, since they're only an hour up the road from me.

I don't know that I would call that price ridiculous. When you consider that Pygmy and CLC kits are around $700 for the base kit and options (seats, hatches) run the price up even higher, Newfound's prices are not out of line given the additional cost of the milling the strips and creating forms for the deck.

Messages In This Thread

CLC Patuxent 17.5 vs. ?
Grant -- 5/23/2000, 3:49 pm
Re: CLC Patuxent 17.5 vs. ?
lee -- 5/24/2000, 10:57 pm
Re: oops
lee -- 5/24/2000, 11:01 pm
Re: CLC Patuxent 17.5 vs. ? *Pic*
Greg Hicks -- 5/24/2000, 8:23 am
Re: CLC Patuxent 17.5 vs. ?
Grant -- 5/24/2000, 1:07 pm
Re: CLC Patuxent 17.5 vs. ? *Pic*
Greg Hicks -- 5/24/2000, 8:55 pm
Merganser kit
Brian Nystrom -- 5/24/2000, 1:14 pm
Re: Merganser kit
Ken Finger -- 5/24/2000, 3:34 pm
Re: Merganser kit
Brian Nystrom -- 5/24/2000, 4:03 pm
Re: Merganser kit
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/25/2000, 9:57 am
Re: Building from plans cheaper than kits
Shawn B -- 5/25/2000, 1:53 pm
Better prices at Classic Boat Kits
Brian Nystrom -- 5/25/2000, 10:40 am
Re: Better prices at Classic Boat Kits
Charley Dean -- 5/29/2000, 10:38 am
Re: Better prices at Classic Boat Kits
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/26/2000, 11:23 am
Re: Better prices at Classic Boat Kits
Kent LeBoutillier -- 5/25/2000, 11:59 am
Perhaps so
Brian Nystrom -- 5/25/2000, 12:20 pm
Re: Merganser kit
Ken Finger -- 5/25/2000, 7:42 am
Kit Pricing
michael -- 6/2/2000, 11:36 am
Re: CLC Patuxent 17.5
Ken Finger -- 5/23/2000, 4:38 pm
How's the leg and foot room?
Brian Nystrom -- 5/23/2000, 5:04 pm
Re: How's the leg and foot room?
Ken Barron -- 5/24/2000, 9:28 am
Thanks
Brian Nystrom -- 5/24/2000, 1:10 pm
Re: How's the leg and foot room?
Ken Finger -- 5/24/2000, 8:09 am
Initial Stability - Question
JohnT -- 5/23/2000, 5:04 pm
Re: Initial Stability - Question
Ken Finger -- 5/24/2000, 8:01 am