I returned from Vegas with $200 to put into the new boat fund, add this to the money I’ve added from football parking and the savings is up to $300!!! At this point I can buy enough wood to at least start building the framing. Most builders on the Stevenson Project Forums say they run $1200 all told to build a good Weekender, but this is certainly going to be a long-term build, unlike the Jack Dee which was mostly complete after a week of spring break.
So: names? The frontrunners in my mind are: Anne Marie, nine oh nine (yes, this is referencing the beatles song), and….. I dunno…. those are the only two I’ve even considered yet.
Other than that there’s not much else to say in the middle of the semester. I guess my home brews have been flying off the shelves during home football games, but what else is new?
You’ve already got enough to build a Puddle Duck Racer. Have you heard of them? Smaller than what you’re thinking of. Ugly as sin, but over 300 built and the people who build, race and sail them seem to be having an awful lot of fun. I’m going to start building mine later this week and priced it out at $178.67!
By: oldsalt1942 on October 19, 2009
at 9:29 pm