I’ll record the overall time spent on key steps of the build. I have included set-up time and clean-up time that I do every visit to the boat.

  • 509 Hours to complete over about 18 months

4 hours = Unpacking and setting up for build

23 hours = Making frames

6 hours = Making Strong Back

6 hours = Making keel timbers / compression posts

11 hours = Putting frames on strong back

8 hours = Aligning frames and securing them in place

10 hours = letting in stringers

12 hours = Epoxying all the stringers / frames / bunk sides

5 hours = planning all the stingers down to accept sides

10 hours = sides and bottom, taking back edges for the chine planks

10 hours = chine planks and second bottom layer of ply

35 hours = Laminating hull 5 people for 7 hours

10 hours = Filler / Fairing hull – ONGOING !

50 hours = More sanding / filler / sanding

10 hours = cradle fabrication

5 hours = Turning the boat over

15 hours = sanding the internal sections ready for paint

40 hours = making the galley / nav station / front cabin

20 hours = painting / sanding / painting / sanding / painting inside

10 hours = building the dog house, fitting deck hatches, mast wedge

18 hours = glassing the deck, 3 of us for 6 hours each

8 hours = running some of the electric cable, lots more to do

70 hours = fairing the deck

70 hours = fairing the topsides

10 hours = spray booth painting hull and deck, 2 pack marine paint (outsourced to professionals)

10 hours = fitting the deck gear

18 hours = fitting electrics, wiring, synching systems, batteries, solar

5 hours = launching / fitting mast / tuning rigging

10 hours = making it all work, running rigging routing, some deck fittings I wanted to fit to get positioning right eg: jib track

Not counted in the actual build

50 hours = this is sailing time spent on the water snagging and generally tuning the rig, sail settings, furler setting up. Lots of other things done before first race