Carl

Have you ever thought about getting investors and expanding, especially since you want to produce motors.

I've always said that if I hit the lottery I would buy Estes, the main reason, I have a list of current employees that I would certainly "pink slip" I would also like to get my hands on their motors production facilities.

And, I would invest in Semroc.

I think I remember Carl saying at one point, that this is what caused the the beginning of the end of Semroc the first time...am I in the ballpark, Carl?

We did have investors the first years. Over a hundred of them. They all wanted to run the company. I was never at a shortage of advice.

They would go nuts today. Giving stuff to people. Low margins. Customer service runs all aspects of the company. This would have all been hard to sell to investors back then, probably harder today.

Besides, Semroc would be a lousy investment. We are the longest running model rocket company that has never had a profitable year.

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Carl McLawhorn
NAR#4717 L2
semroc.com

Semroc may not have had a profitable year to date, but I bet you have the most loyal customers in the industry !
You and your entire staff ROCK !

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