Category: Building

Catamaran vs Monohull

by Tim Weston | Mar 11, 2019 | Building, Cruising | 5

Catamaran vs Monohull If you are thinking of building or buying a yacht, you have a significant...

Going fast – in small boats – hull speed.

by Tim Weston | Sep 30, 2018 | Building, Plans | 0

Going fast – in small boats (with a small motor) This article looks at how to go fast, in a...

Keeping safe – while building your boat

by Tim Weston | Mar 25, 2018 | Building | 0 |

Keeping safe – while building your boat Building a boat is a great pastime, being free to be...

Catamaran size – how big a boat do you need – ocean sailing

by Tim Weston | Oct 18, 2017 | Building, Cruising | 1

How big is big enough? How big a cat do you need for ocean sailing? What is the minimum catamaran...

How much does it cost to build a boat – a 40ft Catamaran?

by Tim Weston | Sep 19, 2017 | Building | 6 |

How much does it cost to build a boat? A question I often get asked is; what is the cost to build...

Boat building – first Tewantin taking shape

by Tim Weston | Aug 29, 2017 | Building, Plans | 0 |

Boat building in plywood In Brazil, the first boat to be built from the Tewantin plans is taking...

New boat plans are here!

by Tim Weston | Jul 15, 2017 | Building | 0 |

New boat plans for “Tewantin” are finally up! Available on the website now in 2 flavours – full plans and template only plans. It’s taken a lot longer than anticipated, refining, adjusting, tweaking and...

Boat building with a CNC router

by Tim Weston | Jun 30, 2017 | Building | 8 |

First published – 30 June 2017 For those lucky enough to have a CNC machine in the workshop...

1st small boat “Noosa” nearing completion

by Tim Weston | May 10, 2017 | Building | 0 |

Marco Correa is making great progress building the 3.45m boat Noosa in his garage and driveway in...

Skills required – building a boat.

by Tim Weston | Nov 22, 2016 | Building | 7 |

I have received numerous enquiries asking where to find plans and how to go about building a boat...

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