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Better prices at Classic Boat Kits
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 5/25/2000, 10:40 am
In Response To: Re: Merganser kit (Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks)

I realize that they don't produce kits for your designs (bummer), but Classic Boat Kit's prices are considerably lower than Newfound or Noah's, for stips and especially for kits (http://www.cyberus.ca/~canoe/). In fairness, their kits don't appear to be as complete, but the difference in price is substantial. If you buy their wood/forms/plans ($525-$544 for a 17' kayak) and get your epoxy and glass from Raka, it would only run ~$800 vs. $1125 and up from Newfound. Even after adding the rest of the parts and materials, your cost should be under $1000 vs.$1350+ from Newfound.

If I'm missing something here, please correct me.

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