Building a boat for yourself is hard to justify unless you want a very
particular kind of boat that isn't available on the market. If you put any
value on your time, you won't save much..
Moat amateur boatbuilders would strongly recommend that you start with a
small boat such as a dinghy. You'll need one anyway and it provides a
chance to make your mistakes at small scale and to give boatbuilding a
limited trial.
A half-completed boat is very hard to sell, generally yielding barely the
cost of the materials. Better to give boatbuilding a limited trial first.

"Benry" wrote in message
ups.com...
Hello,

My interest in building a sail boat has been mainly sparked by my
roommate. I recently purchased the book From A Bare Hull : How To
Build A Sailboat by Ferenc Mate and will be working through it before
making any final decisions. I've also read everything at
http://www.rutuonline.com/ (that I can find) and that is helping me
getting the bug .
I was wondering if anyone could give me tips on what I need long term
to build a small catamaran or single mast. I live in San Francisco, so
space is also limited. We will probably be buying or leasing a
warehouse for the project, so any tips on space requirements would also
be appreciated. Lastly, what major tool purchases need to be made in
the beginning in order to successfully complete the project?

Thank you!

-Benry