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Re: To make a small fortune building boats. . .
By:Dan Caouette (CSFW)
Date: 1/19/2008, 6:22 am
In Response To: Re: To make a small fortune building boats. . . (Bryan Hansel)

: I personally know several men that sell three to five boats a year as extra
: income in the $2500 to $5000 range. Last year, I sold a well used, and by
: that I mean holed, wooden kayak for $2000. Plus the plans I sold and had
: money donated to me for. Just saying.

: It can be done.

Sorry, Kudzu... Yup better give up before you even start (with tongue firmly in cheek by the way)!! Bryan, stop that! You're giving some of us extra competition! ;)

Seriously... it can be done. It just takes a LOT of luck. I would recommend starting off talking with an established designer and building existing designs first. Then design your own. Begin slow and price them fairly... for you that is. It sounds like you have a good set up to try at least.

Best of luck,

Dan

Messages In This Thread

Material: BS-1088 vs BS-6566 plywood
Kudzu -- 1/11/2008, 9:44 pm
Re: Material: BS-1088 vs BS-6566 plywood
Toni V -- 1/12/2008, 5:22 pm
Re: Material: BS-1088 vs BS-6566 plywood
Luke -- 1/18/2008, 3:42 pm
Re: Material: BS-1088 vs BS-6566 plywood
Bill Hamm -- 1/13/2008, 1:28 am
Re: Material: BS-1088 vs BS-6566 plywood *LINK*
Mike Savage -- 1/12/2008, 5:56 am
Re: Material: BS-1088 vs BS-6566 plywood
Kudzu -- 1/12/2008, 7:55 am
Re: Material: BS-1088 vs BS-6566 plywood
Mike Savage -- 1/12/2008, 2:13 pm
Re: Material: BS-1088 vs BS-6566 plywood
Bill Hamm -- 1/17/2008, 8:07 pm
Re: Material: BS-1088 vs BS-6566 plywood
Mike Savage -- 1/18/2008, 8:00 am
Re: Material: BS-1088 vs BS-6566 plywood
Bill Hamm -- 1/20/2008, 2:57 am
Re: Material: BS-1088 vs BS-6566 plywood
Kyle T -- 1/12/2008, 8:34 am
Re: Material: BS-1088 vs BS-6566 plywood
Kudzu -- 1/12/2008, 9:18 am
To make a small fortune building boats. . .
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/12/2008, 3:46 pm
Re: To make a small fortune building boats. . .
Bryan Hansel -- 1/17/2008, 10:03 pm
cost , value, and pricing of wood kayaks.
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/19/2008, 3:39 pm
Re: cost , value, and pricing of wood kayaks.
Bryan Hansel -- 1/19/2008, 9:16 pm
Re: cost , value, and pricing of wood kayaks.
Bill Hamm -- 1/20/2008, 2:53 am
Re: cost , value, and pricing of wood kayaks.
Bryan Hansel -- 1/20/2008, 7:01 pm
Re: cost , value, and pricing of wood kayaks.
Bill Hamm -- 1/21/2008, 2:10 am
Re: cost , value, and pricing of wood kayaks.
Kudzu -- 1/21/2008, 9:14 am
Re: cost , value, and pricing of wood kayaks.
Bill Hamm -- 1/21/2008, 2:06 am
Re: Canoecopia
Bryan Hansel -- 1/21/2008, 12:25 pm
Re: Canoecopia
Bill Hamm -- 1/22/2008, 2:07 am
Re: Canoecopia
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/23/2008, 3:02 am
Re: Canoecopia
Bill Hamm -- 1/27/2008, 2:40 am
Re: Canoecopia
Bill Hamm -- 1/27/2008, 2:26 am
Re: Canoecopia
Bryan Hansel -- 1/27/2008, 11:00 am
Re: Canoecopia
Bill Hamm -- 1/28/2008, 2:38 am
Re: Canoecopia
Bryan Hansel -- 1/29/2008, 12:25 am
Re: Canoecopia
Bill Hamm -- 1/30/2008, 2:32 am
BWCA
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/28/2008, 4:09 pm
Re: Canoecopia
Bill Hamm -- 1/28/2008, 2:33 am
Re: Canoecopia
Reg Lake -- 1/23/2008, 10:18 am
Re: Meet at the Beach - Northern Midwest?
Bryan Hansel -- 1/22/2008, 7:02 pm
Re: Meet at the Beach - Northern Midwest?
Bill Hamm -- 1/23/2008, 2:00 am
Wooden Boat Show & Summer Solstice Festival *LINK*
Bryan Hansel -- 1/23/2008, 6:40 pm
Re: To make a small fortune building boats. . .
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/19/2008, 6:22 am
Re: To make a small fortune building boats. . .
Kudzu -- 1/19/2008, 1:02 pm
Re: To make a small fortune building boats. . .
TOM RAYMOND -- 1/14/2008, 12:11 pm
Re: To make a small fortune building boats. . .
Bill Hamm -- 1/16/2008, 6:28 am
work is WORK!
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/16/2008, 5:22 pm
Re: work is WORK!
Bill Hamm -- 1/20/2008, 3:35 am
Re: work is WORK!
Bill Hamm -- 1/17/2008, 1:53 am
inner-coastal locations
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/18/2008, 6:12 pm
Re: inner-coastal locations
Bill Hamm -- 1/20/2008, 3:50 am
Re: work is WORK!
Kudzu -- 1/16/2008, 8:13 pm
Re: work is WORK!
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/18/2008, 6:02 pm
Re: work is WORK!
Bryan Hansel -- 1/17/2008, 10:28 pm
Buy a paddle? heresy :)
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/18/2008, 6:07 pm
Re: Buy a paddle? heresy :)
Bryan Hansel -- 1/18/2008, 7:32 pm
You would make a good wife for someone :-) *NM*
Kudzu -- 1/13/2008, 8:36 am
Re: You would make a good wife for someone :-)
Tom Yost -- 1/21/2008, 1:40 pm
Re: You would make a good wife for someone :-)
Chris Ostlind -- 1/23/2008, 7:19 am
Re: You would make a good wife for someone :-)
Tom Yost -- 1/23/2008, 9:34 am
Yo!
Dave ( of Calif.) -- 1/22/2008, 4:13 pm
Re: You would make a good wife for someone :-)
Bill Hamm -- 1/22/2008, 2:02 am
Re: You would make a good wife for someone :-)
Kudzu -- 1/21/2008, 1:44 pm
Or a better business manager for them :) *NM*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/16/2008, 5:25 pm
ROFLOL :-) *NM*
Kudzu -- 1/16/2008, 8:02 pm
Re: Material: Not all BS 1088 is created equil *LINK*
Donovan -- 1/12/2008, 10:31 am
Re: Material: Not all BS 1088 is created equil
george jung -- 1/12/2008, 10:52 am
Re: Material: Not all BS 1088 is created equil
Kudzu -- 1/12/2008, 12:34 pm
Re: Material: Not all BS 1088 is created equil
Mike Savage -- 1/12/2008, 2:22 pm
Re: Material: Not all BS 1088 is created equil
Charlie -- 1/12/2008, 1:57 pm