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  • 31 Oct 2021 22:15
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    Annie wrote:David, where does the outboard motor go?
    For this builder, the preference is for an inboard diesel, with either conventional shaft and prop or saildrive. But yes, it could be an outboard with twin rudders, à la Fanshi, for a different builder. Possibly an electric inboard or outboard if the technology advances enough.
  • 31 Oct 2021 20:50
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    David, where does the outboard motor go?
  • 20 Oct 2021 11:25
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    ……want one
  • 19 Oct 2021 13:57
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    Now I've added some PDF views of the .dxf file to this folder, for those who do not have a CAD program.
  • 19 Oct 2021 10:59
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    What CAD program or viewer are you using for the .dxf file, Paul?

    For the .fbm file you'll need Freeship.
  • 19 Oct 2021 09:09
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    Hi David,

    In box I can only open the hydrostatics file, and not the drawings..

    is it just me?
  • 18 Oct 2021 11:13
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    This project is possibly moving forward, so I've put the dxf drawing file and the Freeship file, such as they are at this stage, into Box for anyone who wants to look at them. Also an IGES file that it should be possible to import into another ship design program such as DELFTship.

    https://app.box.com/s/0zupqjh8njs2346em8akqpdkzugl5d4s

    Last modified: 18 Oct 2021 12:30 | Anonymous member
  • 01 Jul 2021 23:40
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    I know you've just done it, but surely it would be more sensible to buy another sound, second-hand boat and convert it?  The fact that you have just done it, would make it easier.

    Don't forget it took me over 5 years to build my boat, working full time and full days.  You would probably fit it out as David intended, in painted plywood and simple joinery (not that mine is complex by any means!), but even so ...  I know more than a few people who built a larger boat for family sailing, only to spend so long building it that the children had grown up and left home by the time it was finished

    If you really want to build a boat, then I would only encourage you.  However, you say that isn't your main reason.  Boats in USA are cheap: I'd at least look at what's available before committing myself to such a project, for all that it would be great for my boat to have sisters.
  • 01 Jul 2021 18:47
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    David wrote:

    Sorry, Scott, I have to say that I think that any boat of this size shouldn't be a first build. It needs working up to. I've been saying to people for a very long time, it seems: "first build a dinghy, then a 20ft, then you'll be ready for the 'big one' ". I let myself be persuaded in the case of Peter Manning and Malliemac, and it took him 11 years to complete a professionally built hull and deck, starting from having only a few skills and learning the rest on the job. He died, sadly, before he got any appreciable amount of payback for all his hard work. If you want to spend the rest of your life building a boat, though, just as a project, then fine, go for it. But maybe you'd be well advised to buy plans from a professional designer who offers a full "hand-holding" service throughout the build. At my age, I can't guarantee to be able to do that, through what would be at least a five year project starting in 2025. I'm not immortal!

    Thanks for the response, David.

    Mortality, specifically my own, is part of what is driving my interest in building a boat. I am over 40 now. I am sure it would have been a lot easier, physically, to build a boat at 20, or even 30 years old. I expect it will only get harder the longer I wait.

    It is pretty clear that my family is not interested in sleeping on my current boat, let alone sailing any distance. I enjoy sailing alone, but I also like to spend time with my family.

    The only way for me to ever own a sailboat that has a junk rig and is also big enough and new enough for my family to enjoy it is to build one from scratch. I guess it is possible that I could find a winning lottery ticket in my front yard, but that is not likely.

    I certainly don't want to build a boat just for the sake of building a boat the rest of my life. I want to sail.

    Does my Puddle Duck count as building a dinghy, or do I need to start all the way back at square one?
  • 29 Jun 2021 02:45
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     Scott wrote:Do you think your plans would be suitable for a first time boat builder with very basic wood working skills?

    Scott.

    Well. Scott, that would also describe me.  Although I was allowed some of what you might term the apprentice work when building Badger and China Moon, I never got to do any of the construction work and, apart from sanders (!) really didn't know how to use any of the tools, hand or electric, with any degree of skill.  What you do need to do is to work slowly and carefully and when, at three in the morning, you start wondering if you did the job well enough, go back the next day and do it again.  And yes, it will take a long time.
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