Interceptor Custom Boats - HAVASU!

[RiverDave]

I recently went over and visited Andrew Price at Interceptor Custom Boats in Lake Havasu and as with all shop tours I’m gonna take rdp along for the ride!
This will take sometime to put it all up as there’s a lot of pics..

First and foremost the building is absolutely bad ass.. One of the nicest ones I have been in. I have never been in a Mfg building that had three kitchen ovens in it? Let alone bathrooms and showers that are fit for a new built house?

New Building

2100 College Dr. Ste 100.
Lake Havasu AZ 86403

928-302-3700

Entrance to the office and adjoining offices

Looking back

Conference room

Andrew’s office

Entrance to the executive bathroom and oven number 1.

executive shower

room leading out to the warehouse

double ovens near the break room

guys finishing up
Pizza and a team meeting

 

[RiverDave]

ICB Deck in for some gel repairs abd upgrades / warranty work. You can see a large mold
Off to the right which are some boats they are building for a parasailing outfit down in California.

If ya know you know.. that there is an expensive screw compressor

Air piped all over the building

it’s a monster.. I don’t remember the exact dimensions but I think it’s 60-65 foot Brand new spray booth

boats that are in for gel repair and various upgrades

Andrew’s Skater getting power back on it

Deck Molds have arrived

Next in for service if I remember right.

ICB in for gel and warranty work

New boat laid up and getting ready for rigging. This boat will be in the water pretty soon!

 

[Bigbore500r]

So they moved into an oddly equipped building lol.....there's no way they put most of that stuff in there

 

[RiverDave]

So here we are inside the spray booth..

This is a friend of mines Fountain.. I’m not a huge Fountain fan but this thing is Bad AF!!

I’m gonna post some before pics right now

 

[RiverDave]

So they moved into an oddly equipped building lol.....there's no way they put most of that stuff in there

Actually the owner is throwing some serious money at this company with Andrew in charge in Havasu.

 

[OldSchoolBoats]

That shower will sure come in handy, that's for sure.

 

[Meaney77]

Wasnt their some drama with this company a few years back, maybe a call out thread? Hopefully its all behind them now.

 

[Singleton]

Owner is investing a ton of money.
Hoping they succeed.

 

[Singleton]

@RiverDave - post an address. I need some gel repairs again and Andrew was awesome at keeping me up to date last time I had work done before he moved

 

[SkyDirtWaterguy]

Wanna know how to own a million dollar boat company? Start with a billion dollars. I’m guessing there is no way they sell enough of those boats to afford and justify that building.

 

[Meaney77]

I hope that step stool is OSHA approved!

 

[OldSchoolBoats]

Wanna know how to own a million dollar boat company? Start with a billion dollars. I’m guessing there is no way they sell enough of those boats to afford and justify that building.

Service and repairs is where they will make the money. Just like car dealerships for the most part.

 

[SkyDirtWaterguy]

True, but a car dealership is selling prob 50-100 cars a month. Also, they are mostly being compensated by the manufacturer for warranty and repair work. And, the staffing required and level of craftsmanship in the workforce out there won’t support it.

 

[HubbaHubbaLife]

Actually the owner is throwing some serious money at this company with Andrew in charge in Havasu.

Simply as an fyi.... I worked at AkzoNobel Coatings and we'd incentivise heavy coatings users with a "free" paint booth in exchange for a 5 yr contract. Most of the big boy oems do so. Great looking shop.... new is nice.... had me thinking; I've got a buddy with a machining shop doing aluminum aircraft parts etc..... he set the
building up in a way that he could move into it comfortably if his wife divorced him,.... showers, couches, big screen in office, etc.... He left out the kitchen, I'll have to remind him to add that, lol.

 

[ArizonaKevin]

Do they still have the old Cole 25 mold?

 

[BIGRED9158]

Wasnt their some drama with this company a few years back, maybe a call out thread? Hopefully its all behind them now.

Oh yeah there was some lawsuits I just don’t remember the whole story

 

[Singleton]

Wasnt their some drama with this company a few years back, maybe a call out thread? Hopefully its all behind them now.

The drama was with the old old GM. He did some shady shit and had all the lawsuits against him. The owner (out of Utah) hired a new GM (he left to do something else and is now at Ultra). Andrew was the GM @ Ultra and moved to ICB to run the Havasu location.

 

[Gelcoater]

Actually the owner is throwing some serious money at this company with Andrew in charge in Havasu.

Air conditioned shop and spray booth big money?
Or fancy office and ovens for the office folks big money?

 

[Havasu blue label]

Nice one

 

[riverroyal]

Thats awesome! Ive always liked the deck. Great stuff dave, glad to.see they are doing it.
I had no idea they were building anything

 

[ham&cheese]

Do they still have the old Cole 25 mold?

Yes they have the Cole 250s mold

 

[Bigbore500r]

Actually the owner is throwing some serious money at this company with Andrew in charge in Havasu.

Im sure they are in the shop. The shop looks top notch.
I wouldn't think somebody would build out a boat dealer office with a convection oven stack and red oak surround lol. But smoke 'em if ya got em!

 

[RiverDave]

Air conditioned shop and spray booth big money?
Or fancy office and ovens for the office folks big money?

both

 

[Flatsix66]

Looks like a legit operation! I really hope they do well and prosper.

 

[BIGRED9158]

Is this there mold? it looks just like the fun deck mold at Elimnator

 

[nowski]

Service and repairs is where they will make the money. Just like car dealerships for the most part.

That is true but there not the only game in town when it comes to service and repairs. Many owners are loyal to the brand and typically that's where they go for service in many cases. It takes years to grow the service and repairs part of the business to keep the business afloat when sales taper off, so how will they attract the non brand owner for their services?

However in my case I use to take my boat to Hallett for service and I never owned one, great boats btw. I simply went there because of their track record and Jim Frisbee.

The shop looks nice I wish them the best...

 

[Nanu/Nanu]

Hey glad to see a new business popping up! That's a nice shop.

 

[Singleton]

That is true but there not the only game in town when it comes to service and repairs. Many owners are loyal to the brand and typically that's where they go for service in many cases. It takes years to grow the service and repairs part of the business to keep the business afloat when sales taper off, so how will they attract the non brand owner for their services?

However in my case I use to take my boat to Hallett for service and I never owned one, great boats btw. I simply went there because of their track record and Jim Frisbee.

The shop looks nice I wish them the best...

They can make money, if gel repairs are solid. Only a few shops doing A+ gel repairs and Nordic is so busy building new, they don’t take on a ton of gel repairs anymore. Annual service will be hard to build, but general repairs especially around gel could make them money during the down time.
I was impressed with Andrew when he was GM @ Ultra. Kept me up to date during the transom cap warranty item and the other gel repairs I had done. If he continues that level of service, he will win my work. Hardest part will be hiring staff in Havasu (seems to be an issue).

 

[Spudsbud]

WTF? hose clamps

 

[Bpracing1127]

Where’s all the tools? Shop looks very bare. I don’t see parts, tools, people lol

 

[nowski]

Where’s all the tools? Shop looks very bare. I don’t see parts, tools, people lol

Maybe they had a Six S event...

 

[redone76]

WTF? hose clamps

And PVC pipe for the air lines!

 

[Bpracing1127]

Maybe they had a Six S event...

Everything would have its place and put away. Tape on the floor ect.

 

[Bobby V]

Where’s all the people lol

They’re in the kitchen eating pizza in the pictures..

 

[MagicMan]

I saw this beauty in the water what a

 

[Jay Dub]

ICB Deck in for some gel repairs abd upgrades / warranty work. You can see a large mold
Off to the right which are some boats they are building for a parasailing outfit down in California. View attachment 1033722 If ya know you know.. that there is an expensive screw compressor View attachment 1033723 Air piped all over the building View attachment 1033734 View attachment 1033724 it’s a monster.. I don’t remember the exact dimensions but I think it’s 60-65 foot Brand new spray booth View attachment 1033725 boats that are in for gel repair and various upgrades View attachment 1033726 Andrew’s Skater getting power back on it View attachment 1033727 Deck Molds have arrived View attachment 1033728 Next in for service if I remember right. View attachment 1033729 ICB in for gel and warranty work View attachment 1033730 View attachment 1033731 New boat laid up and getting ready for rigging. This boat will be in the water pretty soon! View attachment 1033732 View attachment 1033733

really clean shop

 

[Singleton]

And PVC pipe for the air lines!

Maybe they like to fix stuff. PVC and AZ heat don’t mix well under pressure

 

[HBCraig]

Actually the owner is throwing some serious money at this company with Andrew in charge in Havasu.

Is this there mold? it looks just like the fun deck mold at Elimnator

I was just thinking the same thing

Dave,
Is this the old Next deck that Bob Leach's daughter was making ?

 

[Ziggy]

Still blows me away at how many Siskel&Eberts we have on rdp.

 

[hallett21]

Maybe they like to fix stuff. PVC and AZ hear don’t mix well under pressure

I could be wrong but it looks like a version of “rapid air”. Looking at that compressing band I don’t think it’s your standard Home Depot pvc.

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[Gelcoater]

I was just thinking the same thing

Dave,
Is this the old Next deck that Bob Leach's daughter was making ?

The sons made it, not the daughters.

 

[HBCraig]

The sons made it, not the daughters.

Copy that.

 

[Yldboyz]

I could be wrong but it looks like a version of “rapid air”. Looking at that compressing band I don’t think it’s your standard Home Depot pvc.

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I can't see if the PEX pipe has a rating for compressed air, the potable water PEX shouldn't be used for compressed air, it weakens the structure. There's a specific type suitable to with stand high pressure lines and element exposure e.g. sunlight.

 

[Yldboyz]

Still blows me away at how many Siskel&Eberts we have on rdp.

Are you bragging or complaining?

 

[Groper]

Wanna know how to own a million dollar boat company? Start with a billion dollars. I’m guessing there is no way they sell enough of those boats to afford and justify that building.

Common Man Dude, Bro Guy lol there are people out there that make a ton of money that invest in other entities that won't show a profit over the course of years to offset or avoid paying capital gains on other investments.
I would bet that Interceptor Boats is not a main source of income for the principals involved.

Bitchen shop by the way

 

[DRYHEAT]

It boggles my mind that Dave even bothers to put any kind of shop tour or positivity about the boating world in the Lounge anymore.

Maybe all the critics should worry about running their own businesses and let this gentlemen run his own business as he sees fit.

 

[NicPaus]

That's not pvc and I wouldn't worry about it using it for air.

 

[FROGMAN524]

I'd like more info on their 320

 

[SkyDirtWaterguy]

Common Man Dude, Bro Guy lol there are people out there that make a ton of money that invest in other entities that won't show a profit over the course of years to offset or avoid paying capital gains on other investments.
I would bet that Interceptor Boats is not a main source of income for the principals involved.

Bitchen shop by the way

No shit! That’s obvious by the building purchase/lease. We’ve seen this show how many times? So standing by watching.….The “Help Wanted” sign outside of Conquest Boats might be an indicator. What are they not doing that these guys are? Just sayin, there’s more to it.

 

[RiverDave]

Where’s all the tools? Shop looks very bare. I don’t see parts, tools, people lol

Well it’s a new venture.. I was surprised to see how fast they have the shop setup to be honest..