Building boats from Hourston Glascraft molds

[Aquaholic]

Hard to pay 60K for Stizzla boat when you know what he paid for it.
Plus you may never get the Stizzla curse off it! LOL

Loose lips sink ships boats.

 

[Alex_c]

Someone, not me, who knows what they are doing could do up a great webpage, complete with images and even video. This is terrible but took a few seconds to prompt. If you take a real hourston photo or two someone could create a great video. Only people with the link can see this, and I can take it down as soon as you would like but thought it was fun.

Using AI slop is a great way to completely nuke any consumer goodwill and trust.

 

[noluck]

i highly doubt we will see another post from the o/p

 

[kingblazer84]

i highly doubt we will see another post from the o/p

I agree its all lip service and a pipe dream unless they truly follow through which seems unlikely.. costs keep climbing the longer you take the worse its going to be better get on with it lol

 

[kaelc]

Using AI slop is a great way to completely nuke any consumer goodwill and trust.

I agree, I blame the lack of skills rather than the tools. With some good photos and even a video of someone on an older fixed-up hourston, someone with skills could create a good website and some short videos. A prototype is better if you want a Cybertruck launch with a bunch of pre-orders, but time is money.

 

[Alex_c]

I dunno, I think @Bill 310 summed up how many of us feel about the implications of the optics of trying to secure orders without a prototype.

 

[Fishalot]

Hard to pay 60K for Stizzla boat when you know what he paid for it.
Plus you may never get the Stizzla curse off it! LOL

What did Stizzla acquire? Haven't seen his old boat posted either.

 

[Admin]

This thread has veered completely off topic.

 

[Eden Island]

This thread has veered completely off topic.

Agreed but I'm still confused by having two threads with the same name. I liked the suggestion of giving one a different name and then doing some editing.

 

[Admin]

The other one was started by someone else who was planning on putting the old molds to use and building new boats. The current thread was started by the new owner of the molds and he simply made that known in the old thread. I have closed the old thread so there will be no more duplication.

 

[Eden Island]

The other one was started by someone else who was planning on putting the old molds to use and building new boats. The current thread was started by the new owner of the molds and he simply made that known in the old thread. I have closed the old thread so there will be no more duplication.

Sorry that you decided to handle it that way. There's lots of history there that may yet find life -- but the older thread ends with the beginning of the new thread, which is what I found confusing.

 

[Admin]

Merging the two threads would have been even more confusing as there would have been an "old" and "new" OP talking about the subject matter. The old thread is still available to view and read, people just can't respond to it anymore.

 

[Eden Island]

Merging the two threads would have been even more confusing as there would have been an "old" and "new" OP talking about the subject matter. The old thread is still available to view and read, people just can't respond to it anymore.

Sorry to be a pain, but what if RDale comes back for his annual update? That's why I liked the idea of taking the new stuff off the old thread, and renaming the new one something like Building 17-footers from Hourston Glascraft Molds.

 

[Boatboy96]

Rome wasn’t built in a day folks we are working on completed renderings. “Not AI slop”. As I said previously the shipyard is busy. Fibreglass department is swamped shop is jammed packed with new boats being made for various manufacturers. If it’s made a priority to build these new boats we will. We have already made substantial capital investments in the tooling and windshields. We want interested buyers to reach out to gauge interest so we can make this a priority. The business has operated since 1967 it is 3rd generation … so to suggest it’s cash strapped or we are in some form in need of proving ourself is beyond ridiculous in my personal biased opinion. We have built over those years close to 500 vessels of all varieties and sizes up to 110ft. We in no way need to beg for business. This is a passion project to keep the legacy of Hourston glascraft alive.

 

[Aquaholic]

Rome wasn’t built in a day folks we are working on completed renderings. “Not AI slop”. As I said previously the shipyard is busy. Fibreglass department is swamped shop is jammed packed with new boats being made for various manufacturers. If it’s made a priority to build these new boats we will. We have already made substantial capital investments in the tooling and windshields. We want interested buyers to reach out to gauge interest so we can make this a priority. The business has operated since 1967 it is 3rd generation … so to suggest it’s cash strapped or we are in some form in need of proving ourself is beyond ridiculous in my personal biased opinion. We have built over those years close to 500 vessels of all varieties and sizes up to 110ft. We in no way need to beg for business. This is a passion project to keep the legacy of Hourston glascraft alive.

WestBay did go bankrupt in the mid 2000’s.

 

[kaelc]

WestBay did go bankrupt in the mid 2000’s.

Jesus! If people brought up stuff I did in the 2000’s I wouldn’t get out of bed. Let’s cheer them on!

 

[Aquaholic]

Jesus! If people brought up stuff I did in the 2000’s I wouldn’t get out of bed. Let’s cheer them on!

I’m hoping to shake their hand at the boat show.

 

[Boatboy96]

WestBay did go bankrupt in the mid 2000’s.

The business never went bankrupt it was restructured. Might I remind you of a little thing called the 2008 financial crisis… considering nearly every other yard or builder has ceased to exist. In my opinion It shows business acumen. The boat industry isn’t an easy one to navigate. 50 plus years of continuous operations. Regardless of scale shows dedication to quality service. With life long repeat customers, generations of reputation. Over 100 years of combined experience. Why would you want anyone else to build you a boat? Even today we are working hand in hand to help build new luxury yachts, maybe not under the Sonship brand but still are well known in the industry. We collaborate with many of the known builders in province. Instead of gossiping make an appointment come see the yard. Come see the tooling and let’s build a boat instead of *****.

 

[Aquaholic]

The business never went bankrupt it was restructured. Might I remind you of a little thing called the 2008 financial crisis… considering nearly every other yard or builder has ceased to exist. In my opinion It shows business acumen. The boat industry isn’t an easy one to navigate. 50 plus years of continuous operations. Regardless of scale shows dedication to quality service. With life long repeat customers, generations of reputation. Over 100 years of combined experience. Why would you want anyone else to build you a boat? Even today we are working hand in hand to help build new luxury yachts, maybe not under the Sonship brand but still are well known in the industry. We collaborate with many of the known builders in province. Instead of gossiping make an appointment come see the yard. Come see the tooling and let’s build a boat instead of *****.

Just to stay true, the bankruptcy was 2005 with an easy internet search. Financial crisis was 2008.

Have you approached any lodges about a bulk purchase/lease?

 

[Reel Gone]

@Boatboy96, good luck with the builds and future of Hourston, great boats and would be nice to see it continue. Ignore the negativity on here, in my experience most of them truly mean well