Thanks, James. Another nice thing about the design is that it does not require a custom-built sailboat trailer. A standard powerboat trailer with properly placed rollers works. Mine's an EZ-loader. For comments regarding costs, please see my response to John Florance below.
An additional thought on build time: I mentioned that I spent a LOT of time on "related activities". For someone who has built a boat of this nature, now including myself, the time spent on the kinds of things described in that category would be substantially reduced, if not eliminated altogether, on a subsequent build.
The overall time frame for my build was around 2 1/2 years. During the last year, I worked on it, at least to some extent, pretty much every day. I would guess I spent roughly 1,500 hours from constructing the building frame through to final paint, varnish, fittings, and rigging. That's with the Hewesco kit and with the benefit of a small, but well equipped, woodshop. I am not a professional, but had a fair amount of woodworking experience going in – although, none with boats. I should point out that, in addition to actually building the boat, I spent...
22′ Vivier Stir Ven Sloop (2019) – LAURA ANN
Thanks, James. Another nice thing about the design is that it does not require a custom-built sailboat trailer. A standard powerboat trailer with properly placed rollers works. Mine's an EZ-loader. For comments regarding costs, please see my response to John Florance below.32′ Anker Dragon Class Sloop (2014) – DRACO
Stunning!!!22′ Vivier Stir Ven Sloop (2019) – LAURA ANN
An additional thought on build time: I mentioned that I spent a LOT of time on "related activities". For someone who has built a boat of this nature, now including myself, the time spent on the kinds of things described in that category would be substantially reduced, if not eliminated altogether, on a subsequent build.22′ Vivier Stir Ven Sloop (2019) – LAURA ANN
The overall time frame for my build was around 2 1/2 years. During the last year, I worked on it, at least to some extent, pretty much every day. I would guess I spent roughly 1,500 hours from constructing the building frame through to final paint, varnish, fittings, and rigging. That's with the Hewesco kit and with the benefit of a small, but well equipped, woodshop. I am not a professional, but had a fair amount of woodworking experience going in – although, none with boats. I should point out that, in addition to actually building the boat, I spent...22′ Vivier Stir Ven Sloop (2019) – LAURA ANN
Beautiful lead-in picture of your boat your main page, Kirk. The water colors and mountains on the horizon are amazing!22′ Vivier Stir Ven Sloop (2019) – LAURA ANN
Thanks, William!