Dare to Dream
Not asking how much it cost, but did you come close to what you budgeted?
Well not being a smartass, I have no idea. But the old expression that my wife and I live by in boats "If you got to ask how much it is" then you can't afford it." I built the boat around what materials I had and built it to fit my limited enclosure. And its really the little stuff that kinda adds ups, depending on how you want it rigged. So we stay small by comparison to most here, but really like trailer rigs to be as comfortable as possible. So we added some items and will continue to do so as time and funds presents itself too.
So as I have told folks in the past, when I purchase something and it does not have a warranty, the receipt goes in the trash after thirty days or less unless whatever I have purchased gets glued down or painted. Then its gone PDQ.
If you build it yourself, then you need to put some price on the sweat equity for sure. But raw materials , I hazard to say that if you purchased everything for the boat without the mahogany, the hull materials, wood, glass, resin and paint would probably run about 4 to 5 grand. I had a bunch of leftover mahogany that I have acquired over time. So most of the trim wood was an option without a real cost except for the finish work, which is above most paint work. And my paint was even some leftover over the past year.
I purchase a lot of paint and paint related materials that do not have "marine" on it, which when you look at the ingredient labels, there is a lot of stuff that uses the same ingredients . My primers is 15 bucks a gallon Kilz, marked interior and there is little that can compare to it for what it does. I get a lot of laughs when I suggest such stuff. I just move along with a chuckle if they call me crazy.
My caulking is home deport purchased at 6 bucks or so a tube and carries the same guidelines as 5200, when I need that type of stuff.
edited to say that my point about the materials is that you can have a similar hull and save tons of money when building your own by buying generic products with similar ingredients that you find with "Marine" materials. The EPA took care of a lot of the extra special stuff of the olden days in boat products.
Thrilled for you... Enjoy. And we want lots of pictures too. Thank you for taking us on your journey. Your boat is amazing!
Hopefully we shall catch up with you next winter on the west coast if you are still hanging around there.
Scratch, boats are never finished
Yep, but there is some window dressing that normally goes on before cruising. But some of that will have to wait.
And I will add some shots as the summer trip allows us to do.