[PCW] PDQ

[Georgs Kolesnikovs]

>The real question here is where did the molds, and the partially finished
>boats go?  It would seem that a person who had a deposit should have some
>rights to at least purchase a partially finished boat.

We have been unable to confirm the rumor that the PDQ tooling and 
molds are owned by the man who ordered the very first PDQ sailboat 20 
years ago.

>It is a real shame that this company did not make it.  The product was
>excellent and they made a lot of inroads to popularize the relitatively
>in-expensive trawler cat.  Probably the "best buy" on the market.  And,
>perhaps this is why they failed.

I believe a number of factors coming together at the same time sank 
PDQ. Chief among them was the fact that the tooling for the PDQ 41 
cost way more than expected, mainly because they tried to do 
everything right the first time. Combine that with a downturn in the 
boating market, AND a dramatic slide of 22.3 percent in the exchange 
rate between U.S. and Canada, and you have a financial crisis on your 
hands.

--Georgs
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Georgs Kolesnikovs
   Power Catamaran World
   http://www.powercatamaranworld.com