sunsipples

this one is $7,000aud in materials -timber (blackbutt and stringy bark) takes up a lot of this, buying seasoned wood for the hull is a pain but quicker and more space efficient than doing it myself. -brass fittings are inexpensive, comparitively -caulking and epoxy is cheap -nails/screws/bolts/dowels/etc are cheap

because this one is more about appearance, it takes longer. two different shades of wood and wanting to use clear coating on all of it. it will spend more of it's time viewable than in use.

if this wasn't for a friend, and needing a lot more finishing than most wood boats I have built, I guess my time would add $2-6k which isn't close to my hourly rate but allows me to build other peoples projects and cover tools/consumables/molds/beer

the heartbreaking part of this build for me is its requirement for outboard mounting. it really alters the lines of the boat.

I build boats.

I work in an office/workshop for my 9-5 and then I build dinghy, canoes, catamaran and so on. have sold some, been commissioned for some. depending on what it is and the materials needed can take a month or six fitting it in around work and family.

working on a 12ft runabout at present for a friend, keeps me amused for a month or so.

not HN related but I guess it's my side hustle

I think you might have be mixed up for a poster further up stream and I am getting both response?

I only visit 20-30 sites over a week that I feel obliged to unblock as I visit them weekly and they don't offer a subscription for an ad free experience. If it helps them in anyway, I'm all for it. 3 of the admins I have managed to email questions to have also declined me sending them money or buying them a beer/coffee via paypal I'd love if every small website had a tip jar, buy them a coffee every week/fortnight/month

is the solution wider canal or shorter boats?

OTT but in line with your question In my part of Australia we have an established dealership who has been here since the 70's and I bought my 1st car from him in the mid 90's. each couple of years I would go back and ask what he could do for me as a trade and on what. every time, walking out with a good deal (he actually moved figures around to get the best price) larger part of my wifes family started going there and same outcome, come home with a car they like, met their expectations and got good trade-ins for their cars. recently I took mine and my wifes cars in to change over, we picked our cars, got fair to good trade ins on them, paid and then waited on them to be detailed so we could drive home. I asked the dealer principle which car would he have sold me if he wanted to make money. he said, plainly "they all make money, in differing amounts, no point trying for a high margin car that won't suit either of your needs" I asked what he could of pointed us at if he wanted more money out of us. his reply "I'd push you to a cheaper 2nd hand car or one of the LDV/MG/Import cars where I would make 3x as much as what I am getting from this sale" guy is in his 80's and doesn't mince words but is as honest as they come

it's paywalled for me i'm staying up late to see if it changes

appreciated, thank you

any chance you know of something comparable for linux? I have tried a half dozen or so in last few months and keep coming back to filezilla, maybe it's because it's familiar, but always like options.