SibLim - the costs

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  • 12 May 2016 12:06
    Reply # 4014876 on 3528138

    $1699 for the keel so far, with Kevin's time for machining, welding and shaping still to come. This has turned out to be a very economical way of ballasting SibLim - and, of course, the oysters are going to have to leap out of the way very smartly as you take the ground, or they'll get a severe headache!

  • 11 May 2016 22:26
    Reply # 4014188 on 3528138
    $699.00 for cutting and shaping the keel.  This included collecting the 14m length of steel from the boatyard, taking it down to Auckland, getting it cut into three accurately-shaped pieces and delivering it back to the front of the shed I'm building in.  This was all arranged for me by the owner of Norsand, the boatyard.  I reckon that can only be described as a bargain and excellent service. 
  • 08 May 2016 01:18
    Reply # 4008276 on 3528138

    A small angle grinder is an extremely useful tool, for both wooden and steel boat building. Would not want to be without one.


  • 07 May 2016 23:55
    Reply # 4008241 on 3528138
    $287.55 for 4 sheets of 6mm Okoume/Gaboon plywood.  I know, scary, isn't it?!

    PS I just spent $99.00 on a Hitachi angle grinder.  We're talking cabinet making here!

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  • 30 Mar 2016 21:32
    Reply # 3919843 on 3528138
    $515.00 for 'half a ton of hardwood - possibly Soligna' (Sydney Blue Gum).

    David Webb spotted this; I bid for it on Trade Me and won the auction.  Considering how much I spent on the Kwila for the skegs, I regard it as a bargain, especially as a lot of it is quarter sawn.  The main reason for buying it is for the deadwood between hull and keel, but I'll also get my rudders and rubbing strakes from it.  Descriptions of Saligna suggest that it's salmon pink, but this is more wine red.  David W reckons that this is because it's probably slow-grown, well-seasoned stuff.  Well, not much to complain about there!  There's not much room in the shed, so I've stacked the longer lengths outside:

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  • 24 Feb 2016 16:13
    Reply # 3842040 on 3720006
    Annie Hill wrote:$1,000 steel for the keel.  This is 50mm thick, 14m long and about 400mm wide.  This is to be cut into three pieces and then shaped for an external ballast keel.  The three pieces will be welded together.



    That is quite a chunk of steel Annie. ...find someone strong to help lift it....☺
  • 20 Feb 2016 23:27
    Reply # 3834356 on 3528138

    $100.05 for a mini pump and extra slow WEST Hardener - necessary for big glue-ups in the summer.

    $169.95  - 4.3m x 200mm x 50mm Alaskan Yellow Cedar

    $150 - second hand Manson Supreme 25 lb anchor.  It's a bit scruffy, so I'm getting it re-galvanised, which will probably cost me another $70.

    Recent good buys have been $76 for a Simpson Lawrence Anchorman windlass, $30 for a bronze reversing winch handle, $25 for a galley pump: all second hand.

    And last week I was given a 10kg Delta anchor!

  • 26 Dec 2015 21:00
    Reply # 3720006 on 3528138
    $1,000 steel for the keel.  This is 50mm thick, 14m long and about 400mm wide.  This is to be cut into three pieces and then shaped for an external ballast keel.  The three pieces will be welded together.

    $167.79 more yellow cedar: 4.m m of 200 x 50

    $326.58 - 50m of octoplait nylon for anchor cable.  Nothing like thinking ahead!


  • 22 Nov 2015 19:31
    Reply # 3654009 on 3528138
    The second lot, David, although there is still a bit left from the first.  I like to buy fairly well in advance because if there is any flocoating to be done, it guzzles through the epoxy. 


    I decided on the WEST system in the end, rather than the NZ equivalent, (whose name escapes me at present) because I have used so much of it and can anticipate what it does.  As well, All Marine provide it to professional builders round here, so sell it at a very good price.  I'm building at Norsand Boatyard, who offered me a very fair deal on the local stuff, but as they buy in vast quantities, it would need decanting, which sounded like a messy job. 


    One of the many advantages of building here, however, (apart from the fact that it is a very friendly and welcoming yard) is that there is an on-site store that is well stocked and happy to order anything that isn't there, and their prices are very reasonable.  I make a note of the 'sundries', (already standing at around $600!) and at the end of the project, will publish a complete set of my costs.
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  • 22 Nov 2015 04:15
    Reply # 3653263 on 3653100
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    Annie Hill wrote:24 litres of WEST epoxy resin and hardener: $470.

    Just out of interest, is this the second lot of resin and not the first lot added into the costings now? Just interesting for us potential builders to know roughly how much resin goes into the project.


    You really are making quick progress!

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