[Rhodes22-list] Special Message to Art, Elle, Mike W., et. al. re: Navy song

[Leland]

Ed and Art,

Good trivia on the Navy song.  I thought the lyrics were rather weak until I
looked up our song:

http://www.bragg.army.mil/history/Commanders/Commanders%20Pages/Gruber/ArmySong.htm

Well, at least it's about fighting instead of football--GO ARMY!

Lee



Tootle wrote:
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> Special Message to Art:
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> Art:
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> Before reading reply about your comments on GBI, you need to access the
> following web site, and stand up (you have permission to join in):
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> http://www.contemplator.com/america/aweigh.html
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> Art said, “Maybe some of us have good ideas about how Stan could get the
> message out that would build the volume, assuming that is his goal.”
> 
> Elle replied with the questions, “That statement led me to two questions: 
> 1) Can GBI handle a greater volume of new builds? How many can they
> realistically turn out monthly/yearly? 
> 2) Is the profit margin greater on a recycle or new build? “
> 
> 
> As I posted recently, the die to make the IMF mast was lost when the
> company that drew the mast with that die sold out.  The point that Stan
> owned the die was lost in the transaction and the costs of making a new
> die is almost the cost of making one new boat.  How many IMF masts would
> have to be made to recover the investment, no less make any money on
> making a new die.  The truth is that there may be no new IMF mast, at
> least as made for the Rhodes 22 you all know.  
> 
> Since the racing version has a standard mast of conventional design, there
> can be new racing boats.  Stan does have a new mold for the Hull and Deck. 
> Thank you Ron S. for the picture, but where is picture of interior?
> 
> Art asked “ideas”?  I see a winding down of GBI and the group with the IMF
> coming to sit around a table that progressively needs to be smaller.
> 
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA
> Addendum:  "Sailing and boats have been a great way of life, not easy and
> not very remunerative, but very rewarding." George O'Day
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