[Rhodes22-list] BR Cost

[stan]

Ladies and Gentlemen:

    I appreciate your collective efforts re the boom room project.  Thanks 
to those suggesting otherwise but we do not feel compensation in any form is 
due us - our reward is to be able to have a sensational option available for 
under $1,000 ($995 will do) that makes the Rhodes an even more saleable 
product.

    As aesthetic minded as we normally are, we nevertheless understand that 
to come in under 1K, aesthetics should take a back seat. This will work 
since it is one option that mostly gets used when few are around to judge 
its beauty.  It is also an option that will be used less than the buyer 
planned on using it so it being made from the very best materials possible, 
hang the cost, should not be in the mix if it really is to be retailed as a 
1K break even option.

    Further, out thinking is that it should be designed for stand alone use 
and not reliant on already having a pop top enclosure or bimini.   And, of 
course, in keeping with Rhodes design thinking, it should be as versatile as 
possible.  The two opposed approaches of low cost and total versatility can 
be achieved by having the basic fully enclosed model available for the 1K 
and the versatility of interchangeable screened and clear panels available 
as options for this BR option.  I built a contemporary housing community in 
Tarrytown NY using this approach and it worked.  The basic house could be 
moved into and family living started as purchased for $30K (this was a long 
time ago - today our houses' resales start at one million) or modular panels 
could be added to increase size or window area and styling.  The price 
brought lots of young advertising and medical professionals from the city 
and then they brought their parents to see and help spring for the extra 
panels cost.  Slim's was one of the first BRs we made and I think the best 
of our various design attempts.

    Keep up the good work.  You are on the right track.  The boom can be 
used upside down for one solution and rightside up for another.  The topping 
lift takes out sagging as do ties to the stays.  (the aft lower shrouds get 
disconnected when using the BR and the control end of the toping lift line 
is redirected straight down the mast so no openings are needed through the 
top "roof" panel. Light weight Dacron can be water treated and redone with a 
spray can by an owner periodically if needed so Dacron should be considered 
because of lower cost and ease of storage.

    The key is the frame.  There is a new generation of tube framing with 
interior shock cords that might be the answer?  Good luck.

    stan, EC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Keller" <r22yankeeclipper at hotmail.com>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] BR Cost


> Bill,
> I'll give you a straight answer: since the last model from GB cost $2,000, 
> I think that the next one should come in at $500-1,000 range.
> Bob K
>
>
>>From: David Bradley <dwbrad at gmail.com>
>>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] BR Cost
>>Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 09:56:58 -0500
>>
>>Bill, I think you've framed the essential question well.  Do we want a
>>"good enough" shelter, or a premium quality shelter.
>>
>>I vote for a premium quality product that enhances the boat visually
>>while at anchor and lives up to the design standards of the Rhodes 22.
>>
>>In saying this, I realize that most of the world operates on a good
>>enough model.
>>
>>Dave
>>
>>On 2/4/06, Bill Effros <bill at effros.com> wrote:
>> > I keep asking what the Boom Room is going to cost.
>> >
>