Farr 3.7

Seems to be a lot of interest in this, so really hope there's one at the dinghy show.

Originally posted by Jack Sparrow Ok the exchange rate has changed since I costed things $2000 NZ = £1036

Originally posted by Hughph if you can build easily to the minimum weight in wood (50kg)

There has to be a bit of an if about that. I think it could involve very careful timber selection and so on. The 110lb limit for Cherubs (same size, same dimensions etc) was always a bit aspirational with wood, and few boats actually got to carry much in the way of correctors. Someone who's built wood Moths or Cherubs (Claridge, Bloodaxe, not sure there are many more left) would manage easily enough, but a builder who's only done Solos and GP14s say would need to pay a lot of attention to Farr's plans and details and maybe a bit less to their past experience. Things like picking the lightest plywood, not the prettiest...

Originally posted by JimC Originally posted by Hughph if you can build easily to the minimum weight in wood (50kg) There has to be a bit of an if about that. I think it could involve very careful timber selection and so on. The 110lb limit for Cherubs (same size, same dimensions etc) was always a bit aspirational with wood, and few boats actually got to carry much in the way of correctors. Someone who's built wood Moths or Cherubs (Claridge, Bloodaxe, not sure there are many more left) would manage easily enough, but a builder who's only done Solos and GP14s say would need to pay a lot of attention to Farr's plans and details and maybe a bit less to their past experience. Things like picking the lightest plywood, not the prettiest...

Yes but... The Farr has significantly less freeboard than those Cherubs.

A couple of observations.

sailing tends to be a summer only sport in Aus/NZ with boats frequently kept indoors. The warmer climate (ok maybe not South island of NZ) means boats were often constructed with lighter weight materials. 10 years ago everything was polyester construction. this will help them stick correctors in their boats. If you build it so light and leave it in a moist dinghy park in the UK it might be different. It may have changed a little now, however.

I have imported masts from NZ. Don't forget the freight cost and the import tariff duties. They can change, but I would allow 20% on cost just for the duty. And when buying the freight work out who is insuring the product whilst in transit. Note that we bought 5 masts so we actually really only paid for the freight and the insurance once.

Overall, your costings are optimistic but don't let that stop you having a go, just beware.