TrailerSailor Posted February 19, 2013 Posted February 19, 2013 Hello Ive got the plans for my Belhaven some days ago. The plans are really good. Even with a short overlook I found most of the things really easy to understand. It shouldnt be a big problem to build her. We think about building a CS17 before, so Ive ordered a set of plans for the CS17 too. The building time of the CS17 should be a lot shorter and we can daysail her when the weather is fine on our swiss lakes and build the Belhaven when the weather is not so good and of course all the winters. I will let hear and see more to the right time.... Quote
Scott Dunsworth Posted February 28, 2013 Posted February 28, 2013 Although the CS17 is not as large a build as the Belhaven it's still a pretty big project. I would love to have a CS17 to beat around in. I have seen several sailing and they look like a lot a fun. Quote
TrailerSailor Posted February 28, 2013 Author Posted February 28, 2013 Hi Scott I saw different people who told that they did build a CS17 in around 200-300 hours. I think my Belhaven will take around 800-1000 hours. So, of course the CS is not a very small project, but I hope to build her during one winter or max. 6-9 months (I hope to do maybe around 20 hours week). It will be a fine boat for daysailing the swiss lakes. We have a big cockpit in the CS so it should be fine sailing for my wife, my two small kids (2 and 5 years old now), our dog and me. Later it could be a fine boat for singlehanded daysailing in switzerland for me or for the children. I will see. Im over my Belhaven Plans every night. I like the boat more and more and I know that this boat will be the right one to carry me for my future singlehand sailings on the baltic, mediteran and of course the "Wattenmeer" from the Northsea at germany, netherlands and denmark, maybe up to sweden and norway. If been already on all that places mostly with bigger boats, but the Belhaven will do it all and bring much, much more flexibility for sure. P.S. I saw some prices for the ply in US. Here I can getmuch cheaper, but w ehave to pay much more for fuel, diesel, petroleum oil (very expensive here!!). The prices you have to pay have maybe nothing to do with that stuff you get for the money. There are a lot of other stupid things about that. But I dont mind, because i dont like to look or play the games the people play. I will buy to the price I have to pay, of course look around.....I only take my eyes on my future boat... Quote
Peter HK Posted March 1, 2013 Posted March 1, 2013 I saw different people who told that they did build a CS17 in around 200-300 hours I think that's a little optimistic. I'm in the habit of roughly recording hours spent when boat building and that added up to 467 hours for my CS17. Now, I usually only did 1-2 hour stints after work which is not as efficient as putting in half or full days so I'm sure this figure could be reduced. Also my garage was tight fit so I had to move the boat to work on each side which was not so efficient. I doubt you could go below 350 hours unless extremely proficient with an excellent workshop. Cheers Peter HK Quote
Scott Dunsworth Posted March 1, 2013 Posted March 1, 2013 I had about 112 hours in a spindrift 10n I built for my brother and my best guess about 900 on my Belhaven. Quote
TrailerSailor Posted March 1, 2013 Author Posted March 1, 2013 We will see...I have not to move the boat in my shop but Im no professionel boatbuilder. When I end with 400hours it would not be "dramatic" for me...;-) Thank you for the infos. Hope to get the plans for the CS next week. Quote
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