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True. Inflation doesn't take into account the cost of skilled labor today vs 1960.
In Response To: If you tried to build those today (aside from not being able to find a lot of craftsmen) ()
The skilled labor required for this boat was available in many places (this boat like mine, had the woodwork completed in Denmark) in the 60's. Today, I think it costs more anywhere that you can find the skills. Materials too are more expensive.
Plus the typical boat of this size today has many many more complicated systems. Those systems are adding a lot of $ to a new boat.
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- I was looking at an old photo of an Alden Challenger.
- If you tried to build those today (aside from not being able to find a lot of craftsmen)
- True. Inflation doesn't take into account the cost of skilled labor today vs 1960.
- I don't know skilled labor isn't all that expensiv now...
- True. Inflation doesn't take into account the cost of skilled labor today vs 1960.
- You are familar with this Alden site :^)))
- Oh yes. Good source but even less activity than here(which is dismal....)
- Re: Oh yes. Good source but even less activity than here(which is dismal....) Yes! What's
- They have drifted away and we have (none that I know of) no new posters.
- Re: They have drifted away (what can we expect) !
- Re: They have drifted away (what can we expect) ! Dave, Denny and I went to the San Diego Boat show
- Yep. The passing of an era.
- Re: The San Diego Boat show...
- Re: They have drifted away (what can we expect) ! Dave, Denny and I went to the San Diego Boat show
- Re: They have drifted away (what can we expect) ! Dave, Denny and I went to the San Diego Boat show
- Re: They have drifted away (what can we expect) !
- Well it is the middle of winter... things always slow down then... but speaking of anchors...
- They have drifted away and we have (none that I know of) no new posters.
- Re: Oh yes. Good source but even less activity than here(which is dismal....)
- Oh yes. Good source but even less activity than here(which is dismal....)
- Re: I was looking at an old photo of an Alden Challenger.
- Re: I was looking at an old photo of an Alden Challenger.
- If you tried to build those today (aside from not being able to find a lot of craftsmen)
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