Thankyou to everyone for the support and help in smoothing things over when occasionally needed I appreciate it.
November was very very slow. it was more than made up for in the first week of Dec. and the second week. I am buried now, and have multiple orders of several of the same parts. little things like the holidays and all the things that go along with having kids, slow shipping of supplies and other things slow production down. you have no idea how much time it takes to do the back and forth on pms, shipping paperwork, phone calls, text messages, email, send me my tracking no, and so on. some days its almost impossible to get anything done.
sometimes its to the point where I have worked so many hours straight and go and sleep and then get back to the shop I start to feel like a zombie. what am I doing? its not fun. this is a problem when you turn your passion for jetsking into a job. it takes the fun out of it after awhile. ask anybody in my ride area how much I am seen on the water in a given year. it sucks to work so hard and not reap the benefits. So I take a personal day, have to when you work 7 days a week.
Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. Most guys are very cool about it and are not in a rush, some are and explain that when they need it RFN. I always try to go the extra mile when its needed.
I have been thinking it may be time to get a regular 9 to 5 and turn this back into a hobby. Mainly because I miss my skis, I have projects waiting for a year or more that need bodywork finished and molded. like the x2 that will be bagged and light. I am just about a week or two away from laying up the fx hull with Chasingdaylite. and I want to make another right away. I have sj hood I am in the middle of redoing for 2 years. A blaster hood waiting longer. the list goes on.
Sure its easy to say hire help. WHO? who do you trust to not cut corners, to make the best part they can because their reputation rides on it and is willing to itch and sweat and deal with me for the meager amount I can pay them. I have been down that road before and sometimes its surprising how quickly you see that painting air bubbles out of material is just not for everyone.
I dont plan on quitting just changing gears. My interests are more in developing new parts and making some lightweight versions of some things I already have.
Why say something in one sentence when you can say it in several paragraphs? thats me.
thanks
