OK guys I am just wondering am I really slow at doing things, setting too high a standard or did I just pick the wrong boat to start with.
It has taken me over three years to get my wreck to the stage that I am almost happy with to do an unveiling even if it hasn't got an engine in it yet. But I see other projects that seem to get done in 1/4 of the time it has taken me. I still have to do/get done the upholstery, wiring, the exhaust and a number of before I can even think about relaunching the boat.
What's going on here.
Cheers
Peter
The pace of things
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piquet95971
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Re: The pace of things
Ahoy Peter, its called life mate!
I have followed your progress and to do most of it solo and properly does take the time!
I could go on but wait when its finished you will have the intimate knowledge of every bit of the boat which few get to experience.
And then well you will probably look for another one, sounds ridiculous at the moment but I am talking from experience!
Namaste
I have followed your progress and to do most of it solo and properly does take the time!
I could go on but wait when its finished you will have the intimate knowledge of every bit of the boat which few get to experience.
And then well you will probably look for another one, sounds ridiculous at the moment but I am talking from experience!
Namaste
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bootlegger
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Re: The pace of things
Ive got several restos under my belt. I just completed a full nut an bolt resto of an old holden in eight months.
The secret for me is to just get focused on the project and nothing else. On this latest project I spent two days a week on it. The last couple of months I went out to the shed every night till the wee morning hours.
Nobody saw me in the end even my family. I becamed completely consumed with the project. The last three weeks I stopped going to work so now I would work from 8 am till one or two am everyday. One two occassions I worked more than 24 hours without sleep or a break.
My wife was bringing me meals during the day so I wouldnt have to stop.
Thats my story
The secret for me is to just get focused on the project and nothing else. On this latest project I spent two days a week on it. The last couple of months I went out to the shed every night till the wee morning hours.
Nobody saw me in the end even my family. I becamed completely consumed with the project. The last three weeks I stopped going to work so now I would work from 8 am till one or two am everyday. One two occassions I worked more than 24 hours without sleep or a break.
My wife was bringing me meals during the day so I wouldnt have to stop.
Thats my story
Re: The pace of things
From what I have seen, we over build these boats better then they were when first constructed. The boats really were not expected to last 10yrs, Race boats 2-3 yrs let alone 50yrs
We spend more time fitting things to look good use dressed timber and sand it [where they didn't] that are not seen . they just rushed them together
We think if we do it like furniture and fit and glue every thing, use thick epoxy paint, every thing it will last longer. They may but not by much, it will depend on who owns it and how its looked after in the end. If a boat was not looked after from new it wood be fire wood now!
Its harder to dismantle and build than to start from scratch.
My guess is it probably took 4 weeks to build a boat from start to finish in the factory with every thing at there finger tips.
Half our time is wasted on things like ways to over come problems we encounter along the way or looking for stuff to do the job - timber , paint, cleaning processes, fixings.
If we get one or two hours a day we are doing well.
It just takes time and some times doing it twice.
Rebuilding a rusty car is some times easier than building an old wooden boat at least if you cut some thing short you can weld it back on !!
I think a full resto would take most of us 2-3 yrs without other life problems, if you kept at it with out having a break from it, and the time lost in winter.
I think you have done well Peter to get this far in that time.
Ross
We spend more time fitting things to look good use dressed timber and sand it [where they didn't] that are not seen . they just rushed them together
We think if we do it like furniture and fit and glue every thing, use thick epoxy paint, every thing it will last longer. They may but not by much, it will depend on who owns it and how its looked after in the end. If a boat was not looked after from new it wood be fire wood now!
Its harder to dismantle and build than to start from scratch.
My guess is it probably took 4 weeks to build a boat from start to finish in the factory with every thing at there finger tips.
Half our time is wasted on things like ways to over come problems we encounter along the way or looking for stuff to do the job - timber , paint, cleaning processes, fixings.
If we get one or two hours a day we are doing well.
It just takes time and some times doing it twice.
Rebuilding a rusty car is some times easier than building an old wooden boat at least if you cut some thing short you can weld it back on !!
I think a full resto would take most of us 2-3 yrs without other life problems, if you kept at it with out having a break from it, and the time lost in winter.
I think you have done well Peter to get this far in that time.
Ross
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bootlegger
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Re: The pace of things
I dont agree with you ross.
All the boats that I have seen that are built by known builders are really crafted well. I have several time capsule boats in particular my frank lewis hull renegade that is a piece of furniture. These builders were artists as far as im concerned.
The fact that they can build a hull in a couple of weeks doesnt reflect in the quality of the workmanship. They were just set up to get them done.
I also think its a lot easier to fully restore a boat than a full resto on a car.
Again it depends on the project but having done several of both I still lean towards boats. Its certainly cheaper to do a boat than a car not including if you have to pay for labour. Then the costs just blow out.
I do think some restos are over done.
Things like laid decks on ply decked runabouts or over shiney two pac finishes or my biggest dissapointment. Modern guages, upholstery, steering wheels and phillips head screws really wreck a boat as far as im concerned.
Having said all that each to their own. If the boat is done and in the water then another one is saved.
All the boats that I have seen that are built by known builders are really crafted well. I have several time capsule boats in particular my frank lewis hull renegade that is a piece of furniture. These builders were artists as far as im concerned.
The fact that they can build a hull in a couple of weeks doesnt reflect in the quality of the workmanship. They were just set up to get them done.
I also think its a lot easier to fully restore a boat than a full resto on a car.
Again it depends on the project but having done several of both I still lean towards boats. Its certainly cheaper to do a boat than a car not including if you have to pay for labour. Then the costs just blow out.
I do think some restos are over done.
Things like laid decks on ply decked runabouts or over shiney two pac finishes or my biggest dissapointment. Modern guages, upholstery, steering wheels and phillips head screws really wreck a boat as far as im concerned.
Having said all that each to their own. If the boat is done and in the water then another one is saved.
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