Boat Builder Central

So I have spent the last couple months going and looking at boats, and as usual ideas change and everyone here has been quick to smack me lol so hows this for complicated! I got to get on a few trawlers and man what a difference from a sailboat. A 32 foot boat has two nice cabins, huge everything. M...

So I have spent the last couple months going and looking at boats, and as usual ideas change and everyone here has been quick to smack me lol so hows this for complicated! I got to get on a few trawlers and man what a difference from a sailboat. A 32 foot boat has two nice cabins, huge everything. M...

Well, spent the last month or so scouring websites, taking everyones advice into consideration, and have found myself in a definitely different place. Buying and refitting certainly seems like a better use of my time / energy and money than starting from scratch on a monohull. They can just be had f...

Excellent advice, assuming we have a boat show this year (Please 2020 / byeeee) Setting foot on different plans would be excellent advice. Anyone in the cleveland area wanna teach me to sail? Beer and dinners on me

It does look to be the case. Unfortunately that puts me in a monohull as cats jump significantly in price. I have found a few used / damaged cats in the right price range. And time equity definitely has some value as a business owner I can at times (not 2020) make enough per hour to make paying some...

Thanks for the very detailed breakdown. Definitely some sobering information. Best thing I have going for me so far is a lack of wife 🤣🤣 All great info it's what I came for. Certainly my goal is to be around 100k completed for the boat. I was of course hoping to build twice the boat I could buy for ...

All great info it's what I came for. Certainly my goal is to be around 100k completed for the boat. I was of course hoping to build twice the boat I could buy for that. I have considered fixing a damaged boat but as someone mentioned it's definitely got resale issues and probably insurance issues. I...

Budget is flexible but what I don't spend on the boat I save for travel. I am very good at savings and cost cutting. I'm guessing a large build like that takes at least 5-8 years part time. Sourcing quality used or cannibilized parts is definitely going to be par for the actual build and outfitting....