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Poll Question: Have you ever home built a boat?
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    Posted: 08 Apr 13 at 11:03pm
Originally posted by fab100


But at least it went thru the door. My best mate, they had to take the whole window frame out



My old man built the crossbeams for a Formula 40 in the house with no means of escape and then proceeded to knock a hole in the end of the building. Definite misspent childhood for me...
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Done it - well nearly anyway !
Enjoyed the whole process, including the many challenges. I purposely didn't set a completion deadline but it has still taken a lot longer (over a year), than I expected and is not a cheap solution.
I read somewhere:
You're a boatbuilder when .... you don't buy that nice wooden boat for sale for £2k because you can build it yourself for £6k and spend 2 years doing it ..  
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Built my Mirror in the school woodwork room one easter holiday. The advantage of having a teacher for a mother. No shortage of tools either.

Discovered Universal Clear Primer really does moisture cure - would not go off until I turned all the taps on, the room was so dry.

Also gave the foils etc a coat of 2-pot polyurethane paint in my bedroom every night. Had amazing dreams and big headaches the next day.

But at least it went thru the door. My best mate, they had to take the whole window frame out
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I'm sure there are some of us who consider building boats but who's actually done it and do any of us have some interesting stories to tell ?
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