I personally would prefer to sell complete turn key boats, but do to the "traditional" way the industry markets, we as a builder who sell direct are forced to play the "game" of advertising a base price, which includes what has become traditionally expected as "standard equipment". I feel Manta offers a much better equipped boat at the standard base price than many others, but purely from a marketing aspect we need to be in the same relative condition as our competitors for comparison sake or run the risk that we will look expensive in the event a potential buyer does not do the do diligence. Based on this phenomenon the proper outfitting of new yachts has become a much more crucial aspect of the purchasing process and that is why I developed the "Pac systems", which enable the purchaser to understand what is involved in a "complete" yacht and the associated costs. With the Pac systems, as the manufacturer we are controlling the quality of the finished product all the way through the commissioning process, while still offering the consumer the ability to tailor the boat to their needs and use, and allowing them to get to the TRUE bottom line right now.

Pat Reischmann said >I personally would prefer to sell complete turn key boats, > but due to the "traditional" way the industry markets, we as a > builder who sell direct are forced to play the "game" of > advertising a base price, which includes what has become > traditionally expected as "standard equipment". I feel Manta > offers a much better equipped boat at the standard base price > than many others, but purely from a marketing aspect we need > to be in the same relative condition as our competitors for > comparison sake or run the risk that we will look expensive > in the event a potential buyer does not do the due diligence. Hi Pat I agree entirely with what you say and your pack system is as good or better than most. Breaking the mold is incredibly difficult. Regards Roger Bingham