[PCW] PDQ

[Design Assoc. & AquaKlear]

--- Georgs Kolesnikovs
<georgs at powercatamaranworld.com> wrote:

> >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
> -- 
> Georgs Kolesnikovs
>    Power Catamaran World
>    http://www.powercatamaranworld.com
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> 
 From: Unsatisfied PDQ Buyer,
      I was the purchaser of hull #116 and was really
looking forward to picking my boat up at the PDQ U in
May. I had spent my hours and days researching power
cats and what would fit my purposes. There was no
doubt in my mind that PDQ was the best boat for the
money and the people were wonderful to work with in
finalizing the options and color choices.
    I agree with your statement regarding the option
to pick up the hull but was never approached with that
option nor did anyone inform me of the impending doom.
I am still in the market to purchase a new power cat
but the only vessel that looks interesting to me is
the new solar/electric cat mentioned in prior
articles. If anyone has more info. regarding the new
hybrid I would be greatly interested.
                      Michael
                      mlkdesign at yahoo.com


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