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Les Lampman
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| Big Mac wrote: | | Les, good luck with your new adventure. Nordic Tug has been around a long time. I am sure that you will enjoy the new partnership. Now all you have to do is sell and rig the new boats. You might even have time to get in a little boating and finish up your demo boat. Big Mac |
 It's the demo boat that's going to Toronto! And even the original boat Dave and Ben built has been sold. Guess we're going to have to grab one of the new boats and make it a demo.
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Les Lampman
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| Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Granath wrote: | Les,
Congratulations on the agreement with Nordic Tugs. Seems like a natural course in adding another chapter to the Marinaut History. Chapter one was building the mold and original boat, chapter two was EQ Marine building ten boats, and now chapter three is making this wonderful boat accessible to more customers. (At a moderate increase in volume while keeping the quality) Glee and I wish you the best of luck.
Michael |
Thanks Michael. Good thing you're not biased! 
Hope you and Glee have a great season with your boat.
Les |
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Les Lampman
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| hardee wrote: |
As to the announcement, that sounds like great news. It is a big step to turn ones own very personal project over to someone else and let them take over. Nordic builds quality and the Marinaut will do well coming from there stable. Congratulations on the next big step.
Harvey
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Well, luckily for me, I'm not really turning over the project to Nordic. They are going to build the boats for us but they're only 18 miles from my doorstep and they're going to build the boat under our supervision. I'll hasten to add though, other than just making sure we're both on the same page, I'm pretty sure they won't need squat from me, they really build a heck of a boat. I don't think I've ever been to a cleaner shop and they're very well organized.
One nice thing about working with a company that builds expensive boats is they don't really know how to "dumb it down" to make a "cheap" boat. Much like a custom home builder would be lost trying to build spec homes. Whether they're building a 37-footer (their most popular size), a Nordic 26, or the Marinaut, it's the same lam crew, the same carpenters, and the same assemblers, and they only know one way to do things (thankfully, for me, to them it's the quality way).
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| Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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This just sounds like wins all the way around 
You get to continue doing what you are great at (plus work with a high-quality local builder), the world gets more Marinaut 21's, and we at C-Brats may get to see more of you (and even if not, we know you're "around"). Fantastic! This is just super cool. |
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| Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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Congratulations and forever success!
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| Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Les Lampman wrote: | | It's the demo boat that's going to Toronto! |
I'll keep an eye out for it!! Would love to see it. Didn't know there was one around here.
Good to hear you will be bringing more boats to market. Wishing you all the best.
Regards, Rob
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| Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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Les,your very fine explanation of the way you are going forward with the Marinaut with Nordic Tug is a real feather in your cap. The step by step approach will work well for the two of you. Ted
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| Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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Congratulations Les,
This marriage between Nordic Tug and your Marinaut sounds like a major winner for you and future customers as well. Are there any plans for a larger model of the Marinaut in your future?
Best wishes,
Jerry and Helen
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Les,
congratulations on the "Combine" Great match. You have always given to the community, by keeping the standards of bulding and outfitting very high! Lots of great information thru the years. You do it right! Thanks
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Good news Les! I just came across your name last night organizing some additions to our outboard service paperwork from when Joe and Ruth bought the 19 and had you rig it. You have been a fixture here and it will be great to see more Marinauts out there.
Greg
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Les-You define 'professional' in the best sense of the word. Congratulations and best wishes to you and the Marinaut team.
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Les Lampman
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| Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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| My IRA wrote: | Congratulations Les,
This marriage between Nordic Tug and your Marinaut sounds like a major winner for you and future customers as well. Are there any plans for a larger model of the Marinaut in your future?
Best wishes,
Jerry and Helen |
Hi Jerry,
Thanks!
If the production of the M215 goes well then I'll certainly look at developing a larger model. I'm pretty sure it will be an M245 that will basically be a larger version of the M215. I suspect it will be much the same with a head and a bit more space but I'm definitely intending for it to be towable with the likes of a Jeep Grand Cherokee, a Toyota Sequoia, a Suburban/Yukon, or a Ford EcoBoost V-6 powered F150, etc. So, maybe 7,500 pounds (max) all up towing weight, which means no fat, deep, or tall beast of a boat.
[My personal target all up tow weight is 6,000 to 6,500 pounds, which I think is achievable if we base the M245 on the M215 and keep it simple. That said, this is in brackets 'cause I'm whispering and this isn't official!] |
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Les Lampman
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| Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Robert H. Wilkinson wrote: | | Les Lampman wrote: | | It's the demo boat that's going to Toronto! |
I'll keep an eye out for it!! Would love to see it. Didn't know there was one around here.
Good to hear you will be bringing more boats to market. Wishing you all the best.
Regards, Rob |
Hi Rob,
It's not there yet! We've got a bit more to do before we finish up and then I'll wait for the new owner to tell me when the weather is fit for a boat delivery. Certainly by April the boat should be in the Toronto area.
Most Marinaut folks are very outgoing, so I'm sure if you'd like to visit with the owner I could pass along your contact information (once you send it to me and give me permission).
Thanks so much for the well wishes!
Les |
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Les Lampman
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| Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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Hi everyone,
It's getting difficult to answer each post individually, which speaks to the wonderful amount of support we get from the community.
Thanks to one and all for the kind words, it means a lot.
Les |
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| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2015 12:38 pm Post subject: |
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Les,
Congratulations Les! I have not looked at this site for several of months (we have had some of the coldest weather here in the past 100 years, so boating has not been on my mind,) and just read this post. Nordic Tugs makes boats of tremendous quality and do really excellent fiberglass work. This is wonderful news for Marinaut Boat Company, for Nordic Tugs and the boating community in general.
We have had four seasons with our Marinaut and are looking forward to our fifth year! My wife and I can't give a better testament to the quality and design of the boat than to state that if we were to buy a new boat today, it would be a Marinaut. We spend between 15 and 21 overnight stays on her every year, and we find it is a comfortable and cozy boat that continues to satisfy our needs.
Thank you for everything,
Rich
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