Really how long how hard is it to build a boat

[babyhauler]

Hi I hear about people taking years to build boats.

Then I read that sharpie sailboats are the easiest boats to build. I have searched all over the internet and can't find the answer to this question- how much time and effort should I budget to build my own big sharpie sailboat?

Like this 46' Reuel Parker design: https://parker-marine.com/product/sharpie-46-new-haven/

I'm trying to size up the cost:

Assuming I worked at it alone 8 hours a day, how long would it take a reasonably skilled person to build it?

I'd love especially love to hear reports from people who actually built their own large sharpie sailboats.

Thanks!

[TeddyDiver]

Originally Posted by babyhauler

Hi I hear about people taking years to build boats.

Then I read that sharpie sailboats are the easiest boats to build. I have searched all over the internet and can't find the answer to this question- how much time and effort should I budget to build my own big sharpie sailboat?

Like this 46' Reuel Parker design: https://parker-marine.com/product/sharpie-46-new-haven/

I'm trying to size up the cost:

Assuming I worked at it alone 8 hours a day, how long would it take a reasonably skilled person to build it?

I'd love especially love to hear reports from people who actually built their own large sharpie sailboats.

Thanks!

The hull form and material wont save much time as it's the easy part. For me it took 200h to build strip planked 35' hull. After that I've used at least 10 times more for other stuff on the boat.

[Tin Tin]

See link - times to build 40ft catamaran and others https://schionningdesign.com/design-comparison-chart/

[coopec43]

How long is a piece of string?

It depends a lot on the standard you want to build to. A few of my mates built some real shockers but they went sailing!

Their yachts would never have passed a survey, were uninsurable, would never be allowed into a marina (and therefore spent their down time at anchor)

As I said they went sailing (even a circumnavigation) but life must have been pretty grim. After 15(?) years the yachts were scrapped because they were unsalable.

Those sort of yachts could probably be built in 2 years full-time