I have been friends with Jack for over 30 yrs and I know the facts of why he told you to go to hell and would not sell to you! You have been a detriment to the hobby for as long as I can remember! You promise this and promise that but seldom deliver, one excuse after another! The best thing that happened to District 19 was you leaving!!
Don, unlike a lot of people in the model boating hobby, I don’t make boat parts to make a lot of money. I make boat parts for something to do in my retirement.
I only work 3 to 5 hours a day, that’s why my company is called Mid Day Machining. I seldom start before 11:00 AM and I’m done between 3:00 and 5:00 PM.
I know I’ve said I’m gonna make parts for hydros, cats and riggers, but I’m a mono guy and I just can’t get excited about those other hull types.
I made some parts for Marc Grim’s riggers shortly after I bought my CNC machine. I even made a deal with him to trade some parts for one of his boats.
After I sat on his hardware for 5 years, I decided to sell it.
Marc found out I was selling it so he emailed me saying “that hardware belongs to him and he wanted it”, at which time I told him it’s not his till he pays for it.
I haven’t made hardware for hull types other than mono in the last 7 or 8 years.
Actually, if I work on boat parts, my hobby becomes a job, then it’s not fun anymore so I don’t do it.
That’s why there’s only mono hardware out there with my name on it.