Bruce Hudson
Member
The Laser TM is only relevant for the majority of Laser parts if the ILCA make it so via the class rules - with the exception of the hull and the sail. Everything else doesn't have to have the sunburst logo, even though some do and some don't. We can expect the manufactured cost to be less than the non sanctioned part. (List credit to Emilio Castelli)
Part /Official /No Laser TM /Delta
Bailer $75.00 $20.00 $55.00
Bow eye $15.00 $5.00 $10.00
Deck blocks + plate $64.00 $56.00 $8.00
Deck cleats $108.00 $40.00 $68.00
Fairlead $12.00 $8.00 $4.00
Hiking strap plate $9.00 $1.00 $8.00
Rudder lift stop $5.00 $2.75 $2.25
Large traveler block $24.00 $9.00 $15.00
Small traveler block $17.00 $8.00 $9.00
Gooseneck $53.00 $18.00 $35.00
Vang strap $16.00 $7.00 $9.00
Vang tang $27.00 $13.00 $14.00
Mainsheet block $22.00 $6.00 $16.00
Mainsheet block w tang $24.00 $6.00 $18.00
Total $471.00 $199.75 $271.25
Sanctioned builders already pay the ILCA for the plaques, so there is already a business relationship there. (Perhaps with small profits from parts, the plaques no longer need to be as expensive?)
Maybe the case for the ILCA to manage parts as I proposed is stronger than I initially thought.
ILCA get manufacturers to pitch for 4 year supply contracts at a fixed price. (Starting November 2016)
So the supply chain for parts would be:
1) Manufacturer --> ILCA --> Sanctioned builder --> Sailor
2) Manufacturer --> ILCA --> Sanctioned builder --> Retailer --> Sailor
AND
3) Manufacturer --> ILCA --> Sailor
Where perhaps the margins are:
ILCA to Sanctioned builders is 5%
ILCA direct sales to sailors for ILCA members is 25%, and non members is %100.
And a cost saving may help boost ILCA membership?
Part /Official /No Laser TM /Delta
Bailer $75.00 $20.00 $55.00
Bow eye $15.00 $5.00 $10.00
Deck blocks + plate $64.00 $56.00 $8.00
Deck cleats $108.00 $40.00 $68.00
Fairlead $12.00 $8.00 $4.00
Hiking strap plate $9.00 $1.00 $8.00
Rudder lift stop $5.00 $2.75 $2.25
Large traveler block $24.00 $9.00 $15.00
Small traveler block $17.00 $8.00 $9.00
Gooseneck $53.00 $18.00 $35.00
Vang strap $16.00 $7.00 $9.00
Vang tang $27.00 $13.00 $14.00
Mainsheet block $22.00 $6.00 $16.00
Mainsheet block w tang $24.00 $6.00 $18.00
Total $471.00 $199.75 $271.25
Sanctioned builders already pay the ILCA for the plaques, so there is already a business relationship there. (Perhaps with small profits from parts, the plaques no longer need to be as expensive?)
Maybe the case for the ILCA to manage parts as I proposed is stronger than I initially thought.
ILCA get manufacturers to pitch for 4 year supply contracts at a fixed price. (Starting November 2016)
So the supply chain for parts would be:
1) Manufacturer --> ILCA --> Sanctioned builder --> Sailor
2) Manufacturer --> ILCA --> Sanctioned builder --> Retailer --> Sailor
AND
3) Manufacturer --> ILCA --> Sailor
Where perhaps the margins are:
ILCA to Sanctioned builders is 5%
ILCA direct sales to sailors for ILCA members is 25%, and non members is %100.
And a cost saving may help boost ILCA membership?