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Good luck with the sale.

Why don’t 10 of us each throw $50k at it. Would be fun and not much to loose if it went south.

You mean 10 guys that can't agree on what prop, the best way to tie a knot, the best trailer company or the best brand of truck to tow with should be in a 10 way partnership! I can see that "demo boat" being fought over every weekend!

Sunkin in charge of everything.....
Frisini in charge of finance
Richy Rich on the paint gun
Pslonaker on the engine program and azz kicking/UZI security
Chubby in charge of transport
Bill Hionas for trade in's and loan payoffs!

+Jim Darr for Marketing
+Big Scotty for Special Events

Check's in the mail!

I know it’s not that easy, but (correct me if I’m wrong), a lot of the bigger high performance boat companies (Skater, MTI, Outerlimits, etc..) each have a handful of money guys, (who also happen to buy/sell a ton of each companies boats) behind the scene.

Another common theme with the mentioned companies is with these investors, they have the bankroll to take their boats on trade, and put people into a brand new one.

I've got my half..................partner. And we'll get Seeley to field any complaints that might come in since he's the most tactful individual on the planet.

AT has a fantastic product....the obstacle is lack of demand. Even if Pat gave AT to someone for FREE it would be very tough to build and profitably sell I/O powerboats. Mercury getting top dollar for powertrain, every vendor getting top dollar for their work/parts and a customer that wants to pay "used boat prices!"

How many new 38 TG's/ 38 Lightnings got built in the last 3 years? Go crazy and guess 10 boats, then try to figure how many of those 10 boat sales "might" get converted to AT clients. Lets say you have great luck out of the gate and nail 30% of those potential sales.......means you built 3 boats in 3 years. Pretty dismal outlook.

I think the key to success will be the OB powered stuff as that is the "gap in the market" for V bottoms. Of course if you got a local bank on board with the financing then that might "spark" sales. Get a trailer builder on board as the "exclusive trailer builder for AT" and that might help with the "package pricing!"

Assuming your right about the handful of investors (I have no idea), consider the ROI (return on investment) and then look at the average new boat price from those manufacturers......makes "investing" look more lucrative. The lower the average price of the new boat, the lower the margin, the lower the ROI.

Turbo230 should be in charge of vendor pricing.....
Too Old/ Trick marine in charge of parts/inventory
I couldn't figure WTF Darr would be good at!

Thats a bad business model........