[Rhodes22-list] BR Cost

[Bill Effros]

Thanks, Stan.

Bill Effros

stan wrote:

> 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.
>>> >
>>
>>
>
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