Cheers everyone, the advice on here has been first class. Has anyone moored offshore to avoid harbour fee's? What are the pro's and con's of...
Is it possible to convert a yacht with full rigging to a yacht without much rigging and free standing masts? At least in theory... on an old(ish)...
Ohhh and Gilbert: I really like ideas like chopping down your own wood etc (I mean the self-sustainability of it all and not just for boats but...
whipping :-D The idea behind the boat is to travel around the world (so I think it'll be mostly offshore FAST FRED) - the boat is really only the...
Thanks again, Yesterday I started to read "Voyaging on a Small Income" which has given me some hope that it is possible to build something...
Thanks fcfc, Are those first two more of a kit? They look quite heavily tailored towards fibreglass - and the first mentions the Lerouge Twin...
I agree - it seems there isn't such a thing as a 'ball park' figure for yachting - the costs for each vary so wildly that you could almost say a...
mydauphin; yeah, that's true - I hadn't quite thought of it that way! northerncat; thanks for that link - those costs do look very...
Thanks for your reply mydauphin, I forgot to say I am looking at a sailing yacht - probably one of George Buehler's stock designs. I wrote...
Hi Guys, Does anyone have any rough costing ideas for a given size and quality of boat from either past or present experience or anyone they...
Also, I just came across this whilst trying to search google for 'boatyard sheffield' and 'boatyard chesterfield'....
Pericles, Thanks for the input. Renting a barn or some space on a farm had occurred to me too - I'm keeping my eyes open in case I see...
Reply en masse Thanks all, it's much appreciated! There's so many replies I don't know where to start... At the beginning maybe... :-)...
Thanks everyone for your very warm welcome! I live near Sheffield, roughly centrally in the UK (I would say) so it makes it easier if I need to...
Hi all, I only recently found this forum (a relative newbie to the whole boatbuilding scene - apart from a bit of light reading!) and I've...
