hightechmarine Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 My friend has an 8 meter sailboat with teak covering boards. We put the Awlwood on 2 years ago. The boat is raced so the covering board have some damage to the finish. We repaired the finish at the end of the season. The teak had not turned yet. We repaired it as you would regular varnish with sanding back and build up layer etc. It repaired wonderfully. I would not waste time on repairing a ding this Awlwood is very hard to remove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smccormick Posted January 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 Console glassed and rough faired. Toe rail with one coat of awlwood yellow primer and two coats of awlwood clear. a bit of sanding and 6 more to go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hightechmarine Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 Great milestone. The finish is coming. Keep pressing. Looks awesome 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aegean_Sea Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 Hi to all. I have been reading the thread lately. is the first time I write. congratulations on your constructions. So, my name is Ilias and I am from Greece. I'm preparing to make ocracoke 256. I have some questions to do. I'm sending a message to the company but I still have no answer. the basic question is, how much is the cost to build my own boat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenm Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 That came up nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bigcarrot Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 Wow, that looks great - getting there mate, slowly but surely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick Ludwig Posted January 25, 2019 Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 Welcome to the group, Ilias . We don't mean to ignore your question. Especially since you are in Greece. It's just that there are so many variables that it is very difficult to answer. Maybe someone can give you an answer that will be somewhere close. At least in US dollars, or Australian, or where ever they are building. Meanwhile, hang in there with us. As you begin your build, you'll have lots of help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smccormick Posted January 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 I private messaged Ilias yesterday. Gave him my BOM so that he can translate the costs into his economy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aegean_Sea Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 Unfortunately I have not received any response from b&b for the plans. Without plans, there is no boat. Can i find somewhere else plans for a similar boat? I love this boat but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oyster Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 46 minutes ago, Aegean_Sea said: Unfortunately I have not received any response from b&b for the plans. Without plans, there is no boat. Can i find somewhere else plans for a similar boat? I love this boat but... I am surprised that you have not heard back from the group. Alan and the designer normally logs on here several times of day too and pretty good with feedback.. I will personally call them this morning as it gets to be our local business day. Its still dark on this side of the waters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aegean_Sea Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 3 hours ago, Oyster said: Με εκπλήσσει το γεγονός ότι δεν έχετε ακούσει από την ομάδα. Ο Άλαν και ο σχεδιαστής κανονικά συνδέονται εδώ αρκετές φορές την ημέρα πάρα πολύ καλά με την ανατροφοδότηση .. Θα τις ονομάσω προσωπικά σήμερα το πρωί, καθώς γίνεται η τοπική μέρα εργασίας μας. Είναι ακόμα σκοτεινό σε αυτή την πλευρά των υδάτων. Ok. Thank you very much. I'm waiting for.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Stewart Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 Aegean_Sea, Please accept our apologies for the lack of response from the shop. We've been really swamped lately and got behind in our email responses. I have sent you a reply and look forward to working with you. -Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aegean_Sea Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 2 hours ago, Alan Stewart said: Αιγαίο Πέλαγος, Παρακαλώ να δεχτείτε τη συγνώμη μας για την έλλειψη ανταπόκρισης από το κατάστημα. Έχουμε πραγματικά πλημμυρίσει τον τελευταίο καιρό και πήρε πίσω τις απαντήσεις ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου μας. Σου έστειλα μια απάντηση και ανυπομονώ να συνεργαστώ μαζί σας. Alan Thank you very much for the answer. I just sent you. Sorry for perseverance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waldo Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 First post. Will be building the 256 in Costa Rica. What happened to the build? I'm new to this site so may have missed something. Cost of your build? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smccormick Posted June 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 Show coat to check my fairing. A couple of spots that need some work but generally OK. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennneee Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 8 hours ago, smccormick said: Show coat to check my fairing. A couple of spots that need some work but generally OK. “Generally ok”. You are no the master of understatement. That looks amazing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggs Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 Wow !!! That looks outstanding congrats there Smccormick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenm Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 Nice colour! should look great against the wood trim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smccormick Posted July 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Thanks Gents. I was just reading through the first few pages of this thread, oh how optimistic I was at the beginning. Thought I would be done in 1.5 years. Two years ago the wife asked how much longer? a year? I had some smart arse retort like "it better not take that long!" OH, the fantasy. Whisky (just got back from Scotland and was taught the correct way to spell it) plank was over 3 years ago. That means I've been sanding for 3 years and I still have more to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggs Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Sanding sanding sanding. I feel your pain. Still it does look bloody good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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