JMIH...
As I am also long and know something about boatbuilding let me put in my two cents... When building a boat you first start out with a plug on which you make a mold... The mold is an exact duplication of the plug which may of been made from scratch or duplicated from an existing boat....When you have a mold properly prepaired by having the right amount of mold release applied (wax) so as when you apply gel coat (surface paint) which is generally a vinalester blend of resins with a high concentration of pigment it will not stick....You apply the gel coat to a thicness of 22 to 34 mills.... Once gel coat is applied a skin coat of polyester resin is applied with a small amount of fiberglas...This coat is usually 45 to 60 mils thick and when dry will prevent print thru from the rest of the procedure... After the skin coat dries usually overnite the hull is uniformly sprayed or hand laid with multible layers of fiberglas and resin... The thicknes is determined by the boat but on a 10'dingy we use 125 mills,,, and on a 20 fishing boat we use 240 to 360 mills... After the hull is made it is finished with stringers, bulkheads, soles(FLOORS) and any superstructure desired...At this point before mechanicals or any other parts to be placed on that hull you have about 40% of the cost of the boat.... This is why the boat business is so hard to get a handle on... The builder only controlls 40% of the cost... The electronics,,engines, shafts and even the propellers are bought out side along with the trailer to put the boat on... So the next time you go to the boat show remember the only thing that the builder offers you is the fiberglas that everything is bolted to and of course the design and finish that will destinguish the models from everyone else... I can't think of any industry like it except over the road (18 wheeler) trucks where every one assembles and gives options as to engines ect...The boat business is made up of the top ten and then everyone else... Even a name such as Boston Whaler is way down the list of production numbers... That creates an opportunity for nitch markets...JMIH could well have one and time will tell... I just want to leave you with one thought... The boatbuilders that do not survive are the ones that owe the other 60% and the ones that make it have the same 60% knocking on thier door to sell them something.... It is sad but the manufacture of boats doesn't give a second chance...
On the site boatmoldtrader.com you will find some of those that could't keep up with the other 60%... Hank
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