[Rhodes22-list] advice needed from litigious Rhodies

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

Rob,

Even with the availability of Catalina 25 rebuilds, what is the lag time in getting them onto the floor, especially in today's economy?  We have established credibility for the quality of the R22 rebuild.  Now to do the same with a competitor product.  

Apparently the C25 (not the 250) is either a wing keel or a water ballasted boat with shoal keel and cb.  It apparently has a pop-top similar to the R22, giving it conditional head room.  

I think it is a brilliant move, but difficult one.  The pop-top O'Day was suggested by another - Stan already did one for his daughter, a few years ago, and a beauty. 

Art

-----Original Message-----
>From: "Lowe, Rob" <rlowe at vt.edu>
>Sent: Nov 4, 2009 3:53 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] advice needed from litigious Rhodies
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>John,
>Stan will have to say for sure, but I would think part of this effort is due to the lack of acceptable Rhodes hulls available to recycle.  He's going to have to consider the "new boat guarantee" too.  Plus, there are a lot of Catalinas out there. - rob
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>I don't see how that would be different than after-market efforts like  
>AMG does on Mercedes (as one example).  Take a well known brand, beef  
>it up, and sell it as a value-added product.  So, what's the thinking  
>behind this... a new business model for General Boats?  Expanding the  
>recycling concept to include other brands enhanced with GB  
>engineering?  Hmmm... you may be on to something there Stan!
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