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could this be a tandem? I am looking for a tandem decked possibly.

so any one have experience with the spindrift 12 as a small day sailor. Can it hold two??

okay well thanks for the pointers on places for savings... and that hull building is the place to buy the best possible in budget makes sense. But sails, and hardware could be a possiblility because they can be replaced later. once again thanks for all of the info guys. that is part of the plan. I sail on hartwell with the clemson sailing club and it is fun...not the most consistantly strong winds but I guess it is a lake and I can't complain becuase at least I live near some body of water. Hopefully I will have a CS(or spindrift) on hartwell come fall/spring.

okay well I looked at the spindrift but I still wonder if it would meet my minimum requirements. Do you think a spindrift 12 could be a dry sailer for two, and be able to carry 500lbs total weight? Would you have to hikeout in a spindrift? Anyone who has sailed one I would like to hear your thoughts. If the spindrift could meet my minimal requirements, and be with in the low end of my budget then it could be a deffinite possibility. I know if I build the spindrift any camp on board ability would be gone but maybe starting small is not such a bad idea.

okay well based on your estamite it should cost about 3200 not considering tools. I think this could still be workable though I am going to be trying to cut cost without cutting corners obviously. I know this is not easily done thanks for all of that info it makes the estamite of the project a little more clear to me. I still hope to be able to do it, going sailing/coastal camp cruising with my fiance/soon to be wife is a major goal of mine. I have been on your site many times... great source of info about the core sound. thanks for response ray. joe thanks for the tool list I will keep this post on file in the spring when I plan on buying all of them. thanks and let me know if anyone else has any feeling about a ballpark budget or CS15 vs CS17 -Paul

HI I posted in the design forum a little while ago but I will introduce myself here also. My name Is Paul and I am a College student at Clemson University in South Carolina, I plan on building a boat this summer/fall. I have narrowed my choice down to either a CS15 or a CS17. One of the big restrictions for my project is cost... I would like to have complete boat for 2500 including tools. I know there is only one build CS15 but for what I need and what I want to spend it seems like a more fitting boat then the CS17. how much do you think the build time would vary between a CS15 and a CS17? how much do you think the cost of build could vary between the CS15 and the CS17? thanks ahead of time

I know this post is old but I was impressed on how well done those video were... there are way too many video of sailboats were the sound track is just a microphone with wind on it. Your boat looked great. I have not seen any video of the CS17 sailing so that was really neat...but I am new here.

well I bought the book "Devilin's boat building" I plan on ordering the plans, researching, and building a scale model (1:12) of the CS17 in January/February. I figure it will be a good mini project and maybe a nice piece to put on the shelf while waiting to build, I plan on starting in May because of financial and time constraints. If anyone has any suggestion on books to read for research please let me know. Thank for the info and I am sure I will be on the B&B board in the future. thanks Paul

Okay well as of right now I think I am going to plan on the CS17.... from what you guys have said and that is seems to be the boat I want and meets all of my requirements. Oh man I wish I could join in but I am going to visiting my parents over Christmas and not going to be in the area. But I would definitely like to try and come to one of the get togethers. Charlie thanks for the advice on tools... I am definitely not going to go cheap on those because I know how much having a bad tool can make a job hard. Scott thanks for the input on the CS vs CK, based on what you said I think the CS could be a better choice. I am sure you will see more of me, probably going to be planning and researching through the spring and start my build in May. thanks Paul

scott thanks for the reply. Well I really have only been sailing the 420's we have at the sailing club here in clemson, I would like a boat that I do not have to hike out in but I do not mind heel to a certain degree. I would rather less heel then more. It seems to make my fiance a little nervous and I want this to be a boat both of us can enjoy. Yes that is what I was thinking of, I would like something with camp onboard abilities but I was thinking a open boat would be a little easier to build then a cabin boat. I would like to be able to carry 4 full sized adults and sleep 2. The boat I like on the bateau site is the CK17 http://www.boatplans-online.com/proddetail.php?prod=CK17....it seems similar to the core sound but less complicated to build. Is there any sort of beamy easy to build camp cruiser you could suggest? thanks for the info

HI I am looking at building my first boat over the summer/fall and wondered if anyone had any suggestions. I am looking at the CS17 but I want to make sure that I can build it for under 2500 including tools needed. I am a soon to graduate college student and I do not have much money but I do have more then enough time to build. I plan on building the boat in a one car garage. I am looking for a boat for my fiance and I to sail on lakes here in south carolina, and also on the carolina/georgia coast. I would like something quick, stable, and inexpensive. Do you think the CS17 sounds like a good fit? can you suggest something else? should I build a CS15, would that save that much money compared to the CS17? Suggestions other then the CS17 are fine and more then welcome, I have been looking at many boat plan sites but I much rather get some boat builders opinions, and the selection of boats is a little over whelming for a newbie. thanks Paul