Oops. Perhaps. More like 6k, based on my recent build. There's a
bunch of gotchas in his price list; by the time you add it all up (with
him, not apparent unless you've had the detailed discussion with him),
it all adds up.

He uses 1.5" 304 without passivation of welds (polishing only) - a
prior responder to my search here earlier indicated that he was
constantaly having to polish it (the entirety) due to corrosion.

That said, I seriously considered a Wells arch, but in the end went
with a custom builder because, at any price, Wells couldn't do what I
wanted due to their cookie-cutter approach (saves costs, of course -
doesn't impact quality) - and in the end, his price was the same as my
2" custom fabrication. See my gallery
(http://www.justpickone.org/skip/gallery/) under M46Projects for a very
detailed look at how I did it - without having to build a prototype.

L8R

Skip, starting toward active rehab and heading into another (minor
surgery), see ya at SSCA Melbourne where I'll take the HAM exams.

Morgan 461 #2
SV Flying Pig
http://tinyurl.com/384p2 The vessel as Tehamana, as we bought her

"And then again, when you sit at the helm of your little ship on a
clear
night, and gaze at the countless stars overhead, and realize that you
are
quite alone on a great, wide sea, it is apt to occur to you that in the
general scheme of things you are merely an insignificant speck on the
surface of the ocean; and are not nearly so important or as
self-sufficient
as you thought you were. Which is an exceedingly wholesome thought,
and one
that may effect a permanent change in your deportment that will be
greatly
appreciated by your friends."- James S. Pitkin
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