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Re: First time builder

Posted by Steph on 2/5/2011, 2:34 pm, in reply to "First time builder"
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Maybe there are some other boats that you should practice with WRT building. Cost is relative, zero cost has no value in except in the value that You get out of it IE: building to exact tolerances and learning how 10% of boats material cost is in sandpaper...(OK Mona, shipping costs is NOT included LOL!!)

Another thing is realistic expectations, it's a big project and unless you have discipline and no other commitments like wife and fam or gf, school etc, you are looking for a "spare" 26hrs a week for 2 years "if" all goes well.
It's a big project, start on a cookie cutter kit boat to learn e-poxy, use of blades, cheapest source of sandpaper and so on, this is aside from the time management issues.

Steph
--Previous Message--
: i would like to build a fireball as my
: first boat build, i have a decent
: amount of carpentry skills and
: access to all the tools i need but i
: have a few questions. does anyone
: have a set of plans for sale less
: than the $100 the NA Fireball
: association is charging? And what
: can i expect to spend on this
: project if i will be using plywood
: layered with fiberglass?
:

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First time builder - Elias_Fleishman 2/2/2011, 7:22 pm
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--Previous Message-- : : Maybe there are some other boats : that you should practice with WRT : building. Cost is relative, zero : cost has no value in except in the : value that You get out of it IE: : building to exact tolerances and : learning how 10% of boats material : cost is in sandpaper...(OK Mona, : shipping costs is NOT included : LOL!!) : : Another thing is realistic : expectations, it's a big project and : unless you have discipline and no : other commitments like wife and fam : or gf, school etc, you are looking : for a "spare" 26hrs a week : for 2 years "if" all goes : well. : It's a big project, start on a : cookie cutter kit boat to learn : e-poxy, use of blades, cheapest : source of sandpaper and so on, this : is aside from the time management : issues. : : Steph : --Previous Message-- : i would like to build a fireball as : my : first boat build, i have a decent : amount of carpentry skills and : access to all the tools i need but i : have a few questions. does anyone : have a set of plans for sale less : than the $100 the NA Fireball : association is charging? And what : can i expect to spend on this : project if i will be using plywood : layered with fiberglass? : : :

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