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Originally Posted by Glenn Ashmore
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I've built 35 of them. Reducing the building time of the hull by 80% is a huge reduction in the overall build time. When your metal work is done, you have all the handrails, lifelines ,cleats , mooring bits, engine mounts, thru hulls, bow roller, mast, tankage, self steering,inside steering, anchor winch, hatches, blocks, exhaust etc etc, all stuff you have to go out and buy when you have the hull made of other materials.Thus they are "MUCH EASIER" to fit out
However, whatever material you are building a boat out of , you'd be way ahead if you buy metal working tools, learn to use them, and build your own fittings. Build a couple of anchors and you are money ahead.