I've been trying for some time to talk Sal into making a batch of SageCats, which I consider to be the best boat I've ever done, and also the most fun to sail. I'd love one and have a couple of friends who also would. I had the prototype for a few months and did several races with it. it really attracted the attention of the racing crowd because it was so fast for its size for an obvious displacement boat, and so great-looking. I know that there are a bunch of other old farts out there, mostly sailing center boarders, that are attracted by a boat that can be sailed, rigged, and launched singlehanded and still take care of you when it gets nasty. it's been really hard to make money building boats, for several decades, and Sal has a booming knife business, so can't blame him, but my spies tell me that pretty much all outdoors- oriented businesses are doing well right now but marketing is above my pay grade. When I was making the Montgomery boats, I made more money on the tens and fifteens than all other boats put together. Why? With the tens we finished two boats every day, with fifteens, one boat a day, working 10 hour days. A secret is to make all the boats the same; no options that would slow production. On the 15, we used to have an electrical package, consisting of all the parts, a diagram, and a template for cutting out for the switch panel, all put in a box. Nothing we couldn't just throw in the boat when it was shipped. If we dropped a boat on a given day, that put us a boat behind that could never be recovered. Several thousand dollars in gross profit thrown out the window. The guys knew this and knew their job, and nobody wanted to be the weak link. Worked like a charm. Universal practice in most all manufacturing. We boat builders are not quick learners. That's how the SageCats would need to be built in order for Sal to make money on them. The fly in the ointment, of course, is the need to sell enough boats to have orders stacked up at all times so we know what we're doing tomorrow. Anyway, that's my opinion and I'm sticking to it. jerry ________________________________ From: sal glesser via montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2021 1:49 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com>; montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Cc: mutcth@yahoo.com <mutcth@yahoo.com>; salglesser@aol.com <salglesser@aol.com> Subject: M_Boats: Re: M boats out of production It's possible, but not in the immediate future. We're in the process of adding to the Spyderco factory, so all of the Sage stuff will go into storage while construction is going one. We have the molds and we have samples of each model, etc. All of the crew is gone, so we'll need another Dave Scobie and a good glass person to pick it up again. They're a pretty high tech boats, carbon fiber and construction methods. Jerry put all of his design and manufacturing experience in the boats and we sought out the most modern materials and equipment. And guys like Dave Scobie are not easy to find. sal In a message dated 7/19/2021 2:25:14 PM Mountain Standard Time, montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com writes: "There are also 35 - 40 Sage 17's and Sage 15's out there, designed by Jerry Montgomery (who also built the molds) built by Sage Marine, Dave Scobie & crew. more expensive, but very special. Carbon fiber and vacuum drawn resin. sal" Sal, thanks for the approximate production numbers. Is there any chance of Sage resuming production? (I'd like to buy a new Sage 15 or SageCat someday.)