Refitting costs

[bottle]

Sail-aways come in a different levels of completion and I can understand why the boat builder would not want to work on one.

 

I am sure the builder, like most builders, has a favourite hull that he likes to work on and it will be a bare hull (nothing fitted whatsoever)

 

The fit-out cost will vary depending on the level of fit-out and the amount of equipment that is required, whether live-aboard or just leisure use.

 

60 foot live aboard will cost in the region of £2,000 per foot in total, (£120,000) that is a guide and not set in concrete, it all depends on level of trim etc.

 

It will take as long as it takes, there will always be delays, think 3 months as a minimum, of course depending on the boat builders work load it may take even more than that to even get started on the build. The wait time for my builder was two years before the build could start.

 

The work will be done by the builder you choose, to a standard layout or to your design, to the level you want.

[David Mack]

If you're serious about fitting out a sailaway shell yourself, you really should read the Narrowboat Builders Book, by a man who has done it 3 times. A bit long in the tooth now, but still covers most things you need to know.

 

 

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