built or buy a cat????

[cat man do]

Originally Posted by northerncat

i was just about to mention your effort cat as you posted some figures in another thread i think you had budgetted 110000 for your effort and fifty had yor shell finished???

Yes mate, $65 so far with motors in and a room full of shiny **** and a shed full of enough build stuff to get her in the water.

Banking on $120, so that should take care of electric's , cold, minimul electronics, cooker/bbq, solar etc

Dave

[44'cruisingcat]

Originally Posted by cat man do

Thats the way Sean, poke the lazy dog with a stick, that'll get him moving.

A few more pokes form the rest of ya and I might be forced to do something.

Dave

Naa take it easy catman, sit back - that way I can beat you into the water!

Well lunch is finished, so it's back to the shed!!

[Boracay]

To Cat Man Do
My boatbuilding trick is to try to do something every day.
Doesn't matter how little.
It is surprising how many times I have come to the boat just to do a little fiddle or tidy up and stayed for hours sorting things out.
I also let myself get tired and be slack if I want to.

[northerncat]

sometimes the small things are even hard to get motivated about, especif like me you are like a butterfly and easily distracted
sean

[northerncat]

what are other peoples projected costs and timelines for boat construction, ??
after all this is a thread about building a boat and before i started mine i was extremely interested in these facts and figures rare though they are
sean

[Boracay]

When I started looking at building I ended up with a projection of four to ten thousand hours for a 42' boat. This is based on my experience in building 32' and a 21.5' yachts.
The project became unrealistic when I calculated that I could only manage 5 hours/day. (Getting old) i.e. It was going to take me from three to eight years to get a boat going.
On my current boat I am projecting two thousand hours to get to seaworthy, starting with a boat (in poorish condition) in the water but with no fitout.
I figure I'll be sailing properly in fifteen months.