Ron, you were gonna be my investor, you just didnt know it yet. I would be VERY surprised if these went for less than 5k per boat. I know what I could have purchased Mark Hopper's HTB business (just the boats, not pipes), and $20K wasnt even close. The numbers are certainly there, you just gotta figure out if you want to make it a true business (as it should be) or if you want to occasionally build a boat for a few guys. VERY few businesses (wish I knew the percentages) turn a profit in their second or third year, much less the first. Not turning a 'profit' as a business doesnt mean you dont get paid afterall.,.. It takes time to build an empire especially in such a small niche. Just ask Zaborowski.
The bonus of this kind of deal, is the name is already out there. At least, it is in the US anyway. One thing I learned from Oval Express (among other things) is there is such a HUGE potential in the rest of the world (believe it or not...) that with the right marketing and exposure, you wouldn't be able to keep up with demand with only one mold per hull, even if you made them as fast as possible, full time.
There is serious positive business potential here. There is also potential for a GREAT set of hulls to go the way of the Do-Do bird.
I hope it doesn't go the way of the latter.
~ James
