The ProPhish Story
Once upon a time...
There were a few, three to be exact, proficient machinist with a
bright idea. They wanted to build a great pedal powered boat. This
turned out to be much harder than they ever thought it would be. First
they knew almost nothing about what they were attempting to do; all they
really knew how to do was make good reliable parts. These parts were
(and are still) used by some of the largest companies and industries in
the world, including; manufacturing companies, mining, food processing,
oil & gas, water treatment, medical products and machines. This
background gave them the confidence and belief, that they could build a
great pedal boat. They have. But that is only part of their story.
What they didn't know was that almost every part they needed for their
boat, didn't exist in the marketplace, they had to design it and then
build it. They build every part on their boats except the pedals and the
seat, and they even build those to meet special customer needs. They
already knew how to design and build their metal parts the gears,
shafts, housings, control linkages, aluminum frames, they even designed
and built their own propellers. They knew these parts had to wear well
and not rust or corrode from the weather and being in water.
They had to organize a company ProPhish, llc and learn how to operate
and promote their business and their products. They had to set up their
own machine shop and learn how to buy their raw materials. They learned
how to work together, building on their individual strengths and
overcoming their collective shortcomings. This can be such an adventure!
No one should miss it as they travel through this life.
These task were full of interesting adventures and growth opportunities,
which they took full advantage of. The one thing they knew next to
nothing about was how to build pontoons for their WaterSkipper pedal
boat. This stumped them for a couple of years. They tried working with
some of the pontoon boats already on the market, these either didn't
work well for what they needed or they made their boats retail cost too
high.
So they took on the task of learning how to build inflatable pontoons
that were light and tough enough to handle the job they needed them to
do. In the end they had a great time learning and growing with their
human powered propeller driven pedal boat project. Those friendly folks
at Prophish heartily encourage any and all of you who may have a dream
to get off your backsides and start doing something you really love and
can take great pride in. The End, for now... Thanks, for your
indulgence.
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