[Rhodes22-list] Re: Stan's lament - and decision

Julie Thorndycraft julie at circle7.net
Mon Aug 22 20:09:00 EDT 2005


Stan,
You already have a professional writer who is half owner of a Rhodes 22 - 
yes, I do admit that Dan owns half. This same writer just published his 
first book and he might be interested into pursuing one more 'Rhodes 
Adventure'.
Julie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "stan" <stan at rhodes22.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Re: Stan's lament - and decision


>
> I like it, now who can I get to help write it, Herb? hmmmm
>
> ss
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Herb Parsons" <hparsons at parsonsys.com>
> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 3:23 PM
> Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Re: Stan's lament - and decision
>
>
> OK, I'm really not a "Rhodie" (my brother owns one, and asks me for help a 
> lot, so I follow the list), but here's a suggestion that Stan MAY want to 
> consider.
>
> Write a book. Maybe in collaboration with one (or two) of the guys on the 
> list that are pretty good at taking Stan's advice and putting it into 
> written words (on the list). It doesn't even have to be a major production 
> type thing (you should see the "manual" that came with my Coronado 35). 
> But, it could be very detailed, cover changes to the boat over the years, 
> be full of advice, and sell it for a LOT if purchased separately, but free 
> when it comes with a boat that Stan sells.
>
> I mean, sell it for a LOT. How much? I don't know. I paid around $50 each 
> for my copies of Chapman's and the Anapolis book. I'd pay more for a 
> detailed book on my O'Day or my Coronado, probably easily double, if it 
> was full of the kind of in-depth advice specific to my boat(s) that I see 
> sampling of from time to time on here.
>
> Stan has an advantage here, if he can find someone to help him put the 
> boat together, unlike Catalina, O'Day, Columbia, Hunter, etc, who have 
> multiple models to "detail", as well as major changes from year to year, 
> since GBI has one model with a few major changes and mostly minor changes, 
> they could produce an "add on" manual that is extremely in-depth about the 
> boat.
>
> This would help in two ways, the profit from selling the thing, and when 
> someone asks Stan a question (phone or on-line), he would be totally 
> justified to say "That's covered in our owner's reference book, would you 
> like to purchase a copy?"
>
> Just a thought from a relative outsider, but might be worth considering.
>
>
> Herb Parsons
>
> S/V O'Jure
>  1976 O'Day 25
>  Lake Grapevine, N TX
>
> S/V Reve de Papa
>  1971 Coronado 35
>  Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana Coast
>
>>>> david.bradley at sap.com 8/22/2005 11:20:18 AM >>>
> I'm the new guy here and I can't comment on the community aspect of
> Stan's decision, but from a business standpoint I think this makes a ton
> of sense.  Whether there is a link from the GB site to the owners' site
> is not an issue to me -- the owners site is "one Google away."  The idea
> of creating an exchange for buyers and sellers of what seems to be a
> relatively scarce commodity is sound, and it seems like there is chance
> for GB to find new ways to improve margins and provide fee-based
> services.  The GB business model won't allow them to make it up on
> volume, so a "profit multiplier" formula (assuming you aren't
> multiplying by zero)is required.
>
> So my question is, can we brainstorm ideas for what kinds of for-fee
> services Stan could incorporate into an exchange?  Can the exchange be
> an "ownership experience" exchange as well as a buying/selling exchange?
>
> FYI, I am one of the people who found both the GB site and the FAQs and
> photos on the owners' site to be instrumental (along with a great demo
> from Bill E.) in my decision to choose a Rhodes.  I opted to order a new
> boat, after the recycled boat program and pricing worked perfectly to
> step me up.  So while I won't actually have a Rhodes until next spring,
> Stan has my money.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave Bradley
>
>
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