Since it has slowed down on this site, time to juice it up again perhaps? SO, Dyna-Ski will build some new old style 18' Boats. BUT I need four to six real buyers with cash in hand. Not one or two but a minimum of four cash buyers. Buyers pay $7,500 down and $2,000 when the boat is done in the spring of '07. Failure to pay the balance due means the boat goes on EBAY for the balance due, no refunds period. If you can find more real buyers we will lower the final cost of the boat by $250 per buyer so you could end up paying only $7500 plus $1500 if there are six money down buyers before we get started with the project. Hope you can follow the logic. Boat will have two seats, carpet, rub rail, navagation lights and our standard 5 year warranty. Boats will sell for $9999.00 in the future. If we don't get four cash buyers you get all your money back. Any serious takers? PJP
PJP, I thought you said last week that this boat would not pass Coast Guard specs if powered with anything above a 120 H.P. engine? Is this going to be mentioned to potential buyers? Will this boat be a R.U.A. or Dyna Ski product ??
I will be personally looking into this. I am going to get all the facts from all parties and post a reply. I will be right from the horses mouth. Daniel
We will have a Coast Guard Person inspect the first boat and give the new 18' boat the proper horsepower rating. The manufacturer does not set the hp ratings, capacity or the floatation requirements, the US Coast Guard does. I can tell you that the old 18' boats did not have enough floatation either, most older boats did not have enough floatation no matter what brand. The rules have and continue to change. Safety is a lot more important lately. I'm not sure what the US Coast Guard says about boats that have had major work done to them as far as floatation and hp capacity go. The hp math came right from the US Coast Guard information listed on their web site. Look it up and do the math if you like. The hull numbers are put on by the manufacturer. Each manufacturer has unique identification numbers, again the US Coast Guard makes the rules manufacturers have to follow. I can put you in touch with someone from the US Coast Guard if you'd like him to check any of your boats. They come and check ours every year. The owner of this web site does not want prices listed so we will be following his wishes from this point forward. But I was thinking about giving the site a kick back for every 18' boat sold though it. PJP
I wish I could take a kick back for each boat sold. But, after talking with the owner of the trademark a couple months back I have to keep it strickly a for fun type of site. That way I am not helping the "competition type of thing" on the back of his name. The shirts and small items I sell on the site are minimal profit 1-2 bucks profit each. The reason I do this is a hobby, I love the boat as everyone does. Hydrodyne was a huge name in ski boats, this site keeps it alive. I don't want anything to endanger the site, which has become a great meeting spot for people to share thier passion for the dyne hull, whether it was made by Hydrodyne, Dyna-Ski, TM Dynes, or Skip. Everyone can discuss the boats. And if you know of a company that builds them and want to mention it and direct them to the web-site or contact info that is fine by me. Daniel
I quote: "I'm not sure why anyone would want the old 18' Hydrodynes or even a newly made 18' for several reasons including the following." Now he's hawking the very same thing he was bashing.
I dont think he is bashing the 18. I think he is just concerned that no one will want one because of the low horsepower rating. I think a person will still have plenty of power to work with, but a twin would be out of the question.
I think his only concern was how to convince people to buy his 17.6. Either way, hopefully we won't have to listen to anymore sales pitches.
It is too bad that the trademark, molds, know-how, boats, and marketing are not under one roof, but it is what it is. Hydrodyning is the important thing here. Keeping old Dynes strong and healthy and watching the breed evolve as technology improves is today and tomorrow. Thanks again to Daniel for this website which allows us to continue the tradition.
I feel that I have never "bashed" the old 18' Dynes and I don't intend to but they are a special taste and hindered by modern US Coast Guard Rules. That is why Hydrodyne quit making them. I do not understand what the concern is or are you are worried about Bob Jesson. Bob is the real owner of the name Hydrodyne and "The Dyne" name he is also the owner of Calabria Boats. I know Bob and if he has a problem you would already know about it. Dyna-Ski owns an original 20' Hull mold and two original deck molds for the 20', the original 17.6 hull & deck molds, a new Open Bow Deck mold, a new 20' hull mold along with a new open bow & closed bow deck molds for it. Soon we may have a new copy of the old 18' if 4 to 6 people will order them. This isn't rocket science there are plenty of folks out there that know how to build Balsa Cored boats. What is the lure of the old 18' boats? What am I missing? Then perhaps we can incorporate it into a even better boat? PJP
