... thing (here is the place they told me: http://www.dreamfix.info/onmlw , but what do you guys reckon? Myself, I actually think it is pretty awesome from...
Hi Jim, I'm not a trucker but perhaps this would work. -Hire a trailer for a week/whatever. Maybe buy one. -Hire a welder for a day. - hire a crane to load...
Just as it sounds. You put a $5.99 clay flower pot upside down over the top of a burner. Use a pot with a small hole in the bottom. That now becomes the top to...
Hello everyone, I have lost my copy of Brents book. Been searching in archives looking for the beam of the 31' but can't find it. Also what about the few...
Hello Just looked in my copy of the book and the Beam on the 31 footer is 10ft . If you look in the files folder there is a material list for the 31 and 36 ...
... the top of a burner. Use a pot with a small hole in the bottom. That now becomes the top to vent the fumes from the burnt flame. To where? ... Nothing...
Construction cost of a vessel will vary from location to location and from builder to builder but I would be interested to know if anyone is keeping track of...
... a ... Rich I could tell ya but I have a box full of receipts. Lots of them. mostly for tools, sandpaper, tape, glue and what have you. lots for stinless...
I just recieved the steel for the 26 hull and transom today and I paid 0.54 cents a pound not to bad considering steel prices of todays market but that was for...
What currency are you quoting? I am assuming US dollars as the moniker TASMANUSA may imply you are south of us Canadians. CArl M> ... paid 0.54 ... but that ...
I get a LOT of e-mails that don't say origamiboats in the subject line, I'd say only 98% are spam, but I know what you mean. But this is my only e-mail box, so...
85 cents approx. i.e. C$1 = 85 cents USA Bill Port Hope. Canada ... From: origamiboats@yahoogroups.com [mailto:origamiboats@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of tom ...
Interesting Shane, I don't think it's my cup of tea, as I'm building a smaller boat, but.... Carl Volkwein from W.V. SHANE ROTHWELL <rockrothwell@...>...
... You list a bunch of different types of costs, but leave out what I think are the two biggest catagories. Labor and space. [Both of these are time and...
Bruce, you may be correct about labour and space depending on where you build. I suspect that many builders view boatbuilding as a hobby and do not count...
Most of my boats are built outside. Very few are built inside. Most people do most of their own labour, and treat the project like a hobbie. Hiring someone who...
It is probably Jack and Monica Carson's Bella Via. I am not sure where they are located right now. I am a fence sitter on the issue of junk rig, but all I know...
Brent, The yard I built in charged $450 a month for outdoor space and a cabin to rent. This meant I had a place to live with the boat right on the doorstep....
The Canadian dollar is about .85c to the US $. It might go to .88c but the US $ is strengthening so it might go back down to .79c. At one time it was worth...
One of my co-workers many years ago build from scratch a Mason 43 in Fiberglass. It took him 8 years. He was interviewed in Pacific Yachting at launch time. ...
Wait ‘til next year :-( Bill Port Hope. Canada ... From: origamiboats@yahoogroups.com [mailto:origamiboats@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Wesley Cox Sent:...
When I purchased my 8.5m boat new in 1979 a coworker was already a few years into building a Vancouver 27. It was quite a few years later when he launched and...
Comparitive costers, The discussion seems to have taken a turn towards if it's a good idea to build' vs buy, as opposed to costs. That's OK. I tend to agree ...
I think Its gotta be a labor of love to jump in and build a boat especialy a bigger one. In my case Ive allways wanted to build one, even as a kid I remember...
Alex, I think it's not the rig that is in question. Although a junk does not point as high as a more modern rig, there is no reason why it should refuse to...
