Posted by pwhitmac (pwhitmac@…>)
Did anybody out there notice the “Winch Buddy” ad in the latest Sail
Mag.? Seems like this company has converted A right angle drive
Milwaukee drill to do exactly what a bunch of people have been
trying, with apparently varying degrees of sucess.
It can be seen at winchbuddy.com Looks like it goes for around a
grand. Is this a new product, or have I been off the planet too long?
PWM
Posted by William A. Cormack (wacormack@…>)
Looking at winch buddy at and Milwaukee tool gives following breakdown
Price of the Milwaukee drill $310 + shipping = about $325
Bit to engage winch about $50 (saw this item on an earlier post)
Total cost $375
Profit to Winch Buddy about $625
Bill
William A. Cormack, CPA
Principal and Chief Financial Officer
Whelan Associates, LLC, a Corporate Real Estate Service firm
Bourne Counting House at One Merrill’s Wharf
New Bedford, MA 02740
Voice: 508-984-4100, Fax: 508-984-4101, Cell 508-254-5828
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From: “pwhitmac” <pwhitmac@…>
To: <freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 6:48 PM
Subject: [freedomyachts2003] Winch Buddy
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Did anybody out there notice the “Winch Buddy” ad in the latest Sail
Mag.? Seems like this company has converted A right angle drive
Milwaukee drill to do exactly what a bunch of people have been
trying, with apparently varying degrees of sucess.It can be seen at winchbuddy.com Looks like it goes for around a
grand. Is this a new product, or have I been off the planet too long?
PWMYahoo! Groups Links
Posted by dehoma (dehoma@…>)
Bill you forgot the “Neoprene Water resistant cover” …let’s see
that probably costs them about $1 (with logo) so they are down to a
$624 profit.
d.
— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “William A. Cormack”
<wacormack@w…> wrote:
Looking at winch buddy at and Milwaukee tool gives following
breakdown
Price of the Milwaukee drill $310 + shipping = about $325
Bit to engage winch about $50 (saw this item on an earlier post)
Total cost $375
Profit to Winch Buddy about $625Bill
William A. Cormack, CPA
Principal and Chief Financial Officer
Whelan Associates, LLC, a Corporate Real Estate Service firm
Bourne Counting House at One Merrill’s Wharf
New Bedford, MA 02740
Voice: 508-984-4100, Fax: 508-984-4101, Cell 508-254-5828
MailTo:wacormack@w…
----- Original Message -----
From: “pwhitmac” <pwhitmac@y…>
To: <freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 6:48 PM
Subject: [freedomyachts2003] Winch BuddyDid anybody out there notice the “Winch Buddy” ad in the latest
Sail
Mag.? Seems like this company has converted A right angle drive
Milwaukee drill to do exactly what a bunch of people have been
trying, with apparently varying degrees of sucess.It can be seen at winchbuddy.com Looks like it goes for around a
grand. Is this a new product, or have I been off the planet too
long?
PWMYahoo! Groups Links
Posted by pwhitmac (pwhitmac@…>)
OK, lets see, Milwaukee markets their 18volt right angle drill for
use in raising sails on sail boat how much??? On the other hand, a
company trying to make a buck directing a product to a niche that
milwaukee has heretofore ignored or been unaware of, gee, I think
were talking about an entrepreneur here in a capitalistic system,
shame! How many of us have counted our time spent in researching a
problem like this, yet we hesitate to compensate a company who may
have done it right at no time cost to us. I think it might be worth
it in the overall scheme of things, but what do I know?
P.
– In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “dehoma” <dehoma@c…>
wrote:
Bill you forgot the “Neoprene Water resistant cover” …let’s
see
that probably costs them about $1 (with logo) so they are down to
a
$624 profit.d.
— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “William A. Cormack”
<wacormack@w…> wrote:Looking at winch buddy at and Milwaukee tool gives following
breakdown
Price of the Milwaukee drill $310 + shipping = about $325
Bit to engage winch about $50 (saw this item on an earlier post)
Total cost $375
Profit to Winch Buddy about $625Bill
William A. Cormack, CPA
Principal and Chief Financial Officer
Whelan Associates, LLC, a Corporate Real Estate Service firm
Bourne Counting House at One Merrill’s Wharf
New Bedford, MA 02740
Voice: 508-984-4100, Fax: 508-984-4101, Cell 508-254-5828
MailTo:wacormack@w…
----- Original Message -----
From: “pwhitmac” <pwhitmac@y…>
To: <freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 6:48 PM
Subject: [freedomyachts2003] Winch BuddyDid anybody out there notice the “Winch Buddy” ad in the
latest
Sail
Mag.? Seems like this company has converted A right angle
drive
Milwaukee drill to do exactly what a bunch of people have been
trying, with apparently varying degrees of sucess.It can be seen at winchbuddy.com Looks like it goes for
around a
grand. Is this a new product, or have I been off the planet
too
long?
PWMYahoo! Groups Links
Posted by crwindy@…> (crwindy@…>)
Let’s see now.
2 Years ago I went to a Sears outlet and bought a refurbished Sears 18 volt for
$70. I then went to a local machine shop and had them make up a bit to fit the
winch $30. Total $100. Works great. Now am I smart for having done this before
all the talk about it, of stupid for not marketing it??
I just thought that it reallly was not all that clever an idea, and that most
anyone intersted could do the same for themselves. I guess that you cannever
underestimate the public.
From: “pwhitmac” <pwhitmac@…>
Date: 2004/07/01 Thu PM 11:20:57 EDT
To: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [freedomyachts2003] Re: Winch Buddy
OK, lets see, Milwaukee markets their 18volt right angle drill for
use in raising sails on sail boat how much??? On the other hand, a
company trying to make a buck directing a product to a niche that
milwaukee has heretofore ignored or been unaware of, gee, I think
were talking about an entrepreneur here in a capitalistic system,
shame! How many of us have counted our time spent in researching a
problem like this, yet we hesitate to compensate a company who may
have done it right at no time cost to us. I think it might be worth
it in the overall scheme of things, but what do I know?
P.
– In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “dehoma” <dehoma@c…>
wrote:
Bill you forgot the “Neoprene Water resistant cover” …let’s
see
that probably costs them about $1 (with logo) so they are down to
a
$624 profit.d.
— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “William A. Cormack”
<wacormack@w…> wrote:Looking at winch buddy at and Milwaukee tool gives following
breakdown
Price of the Milwaukee drill $310 + shipping = about $325
Bit to engage winch about $50 (saw this item on an earlier post)
Total cost $375
Profit to Winch Buddy about $625Bill
William A. Cormack, CPA
Principal and Chief Financial Officer
Whelan Associates, LLC, a Corporate Real Estate Service firm
Bourne Counting House at One Merrill’s Wharf
New Bedford, MA 02740
Voice: 508-984-4100, Fax: 508-984-4101, Cell 508-254-5828
MailTo:wacormack@w…
----- Original Message -----
From: “pwhitmac” <pwhitmac@y…>
To: <freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 6:48 PM
Subject: [freedomyachts2003] Winch BuddyDid anybody out there notice the “Winch Buddy” ad in the
latest
Sail
Mag.? Seems like this company has converted A right angle
drive
Milwaukee drill to do exactly what a bunch of people have been
trying, with apparently varying degrees of sucess.It can be seen at winchbuddy.com Looks like it goes for
around a
grand. Is this a new product, or have I been off the planet
too
long?
PWMYahoo! Groups Links
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