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L123456
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Topic: Topper Colours Posted: 10 Aug 20 at 8:20pm |
I understand what an IJ machine is; the Topper was the largest ever injection molded panel at the time ... very innovative. The mold cost a fortune. The used to change colours frequently so why not now?
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423zero
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Aug 20 at 4:57pm |
Still a couple of pink boats at my club, one recently sold.
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tink
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Aug 20 at 4:50pm |
As a counter poise, the Tera Pro is styled to look like an adult dinghy. If you’re going to increase the cost of the Topper there are probably more appropriate and appealing ways than striped sails.
Also roto moulded dinghies are generally the same colour and it costs nothing to change the colour of them compared to an injection moulding (not sure many people here understand what an injection moulding machine is)
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Rupert
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Aug 20 at 4:02pm |
I liked the stripy sails, just a nod to it now.
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L123456
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Aug 20 at 2:31pm |
I had a yellow one and a couple of blue ones ... they also used to do limited editions in odd colours like tope and grey ... so it can't be that big a deal changing colours.
Also - it used to be class rules that the 3 middle panels on the sail had to be coloured; now they are all white ... Shame to turn it into a one colour only class. |
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 Aug 20 at 8:34pm |
Makes you wonder how anyone affords a Hobie sail ;)
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JimC
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 Aug 20 at 8:26pm |
I have heard stories of very odd patterned decks from when they used to change colours. Whether true or apocryphal I have no idea.
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tink
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 Aug 20 at 8:07pm |
1000 tones is the clamping pressure of the injection moulding machine. I have designed a plastic parts requiring a few £M of tooling so come with a little knowledge (my ex boss in the team that developed the Topper tooling) . Perhaps if you had two colours you would get cost increase of somewhere north of £50. Increase the number of colours and the increase will skyrocket.
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 Aug 20 at 7:40pm |
Yet they used to manage - and they used to sell more. At the very least, a different colour sail would cost less than £50 more, being very generous, to make in different colours.
1000 tons?! Not the weight of the machines surely?
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tink
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 Aug 20 at 7:28pm |
Purging two 1000 ton injection moulding machines will not be cheap plus purchasing and inventory management everyone wins with a standard colour.
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