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Old 05-18-2006 | 08:46 PM
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Was reading an outerlimits ad and it said only making 24 boats this year why? Does anyone know?
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Old 05-18-2006 | 08:54 PM
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Very high quality, attention to detail and extremely custom and individualized.
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Old 05-18-2006 | 09:23 PM
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Exclusivity equals high selling price. Build fewer boats than demand and keep the price up. Formula did this for years.
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Old 05-19-2006 | 07:46 AM
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Cuz thats all they can make.
Ever check to see how many boats Magnum builds in a year?
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Old 05-19-2006 | 08:13 AM
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1/3 of the 2006 boats are forsale in the OSO classified alone.
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Old 05-19-2006 | 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by f311fr1
Exclusivity equals high selling price. Build fewer boats than demand and keep the price up. Formula did this for years.
Ahhh formulas are as mass produced as it gets
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Old 05-19-2006 | 10:08 AM
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How many man/hrs in an OL?
How many men at OL?
You just can build many more.
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Old 05-19-2006 | 10:11 AM
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With only one kiln,set up time and the like I don't think time wise you could build any more.
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Old 05-19-2006 | 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by mr_velocity
1/3 of the 2006 boats are forsale in the OSO classified alone.
I think those were 05's, used, then tagged at 06's
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Old 05-19-2006 | 12:09 PM
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That number is probably not off much from the likes of Cigarette, Skater, MTI, etc. Custom boats require a lot of time.
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