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True, but introducing a new design costs real money...
In Response To: Nothing said Valian had to keep the same designs! 
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() Those naval architects don't work cheap, but that is just the tip of the iceberg. Tooling for a new design costs major money.
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- Valiant Yachts is Closing!
- Sad indeed
- One of the stories I heard....
- Maybe bernie and Kate should buy it.
- How to make a small fortune in boatbuilding....
- Maybe because they didn't change?
- I think you're right. It's a good design, but nothing lasts forever.
- Nothing said Valian had to keep the same designs!
- True, but introducing a new design costs real money...
- Hindsights easy. Would a new design have saved Valiant?
- Possibly Bob Perrys new design of the PSC38 'may' have saved PSC
- I always say, you got to have money to spend money.
- Possibly. Agreed. But until it's tried, that's speculation.
- Interesting... is this PSC38 design viewable anywhere... curiosity.
- Bob's made a lot of modern design cruising vessels..
- I always say, you got to have money to spend money.
- Possibly Bob Perrys new design of the PSC38 'may' have saved PSC
- Nothing said Valian had to keep the same designs!
- I think you're right. It's a good design, but nothing lasts forever.