Building a Time Machine

How long did Noah take to build his Ark?






Late for work?

One quite regular question I receive on all of our kits is 'how long will it take me to build the boat?'this is near impossible to reply to when all the various matters are imagined,does the builder start at 8am and work through to 5pm,with just short tea breaks during the day,or does he wander in at 9.15am and stop at 4pm and maybe just open a six pack when his mates rock up to have a chat,as they have nothing much to do that day? this more or less sets the standard you need to think about when forming your days build,you will only get out what you put in of course.

This subject has bothered me for a good while,we may loose orders if others think our kits take too long to build? we nearly did very recently,the client,Dave is his name,told me quite straight,he thought that if the boat was to take him a number of years to build,as he has seen a similar 21ft boat taking on a web site,would he take as long,I told him I had built a similar boat in just twelve (12) days for the hull and twice that for the deck,cockpit and coach roof,it may have been less? Dave placed his valued order and I am sure he will progress very quickly,what one person sees as a need to build fast,another may just see it more as a project and a hobby,time is not an issue.

One client,his name is Nick,used to phone an other customer of ours (materials only)and building the same size 34ft boat,his name is Dave,the discussion from Nick was how fast he was progressing,of course Nick had a fully cut kit,so he would progress faster but as Dave rightly pointed out,he is in no hurry at all,its a project taking place while he gets on with the rest of his life,Dave has still to fit his boats decks,Nick is busy sailing his boat!