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starbright,  Welcome to the AAB.com Forum, as welder has mentioned, build sequence image posts are always widely read here, hope you'll share yours? My primary problem with trying to realistically predict the man-hours to complete a little pre-cut skiff-kit is the “unknowable” differences between f...

Kevin, thanks for all that detail! I'm about to start my own small boat build (as a total new guy too) and hopefully will be able to turn your text into actions. I will post some pics once I start tacking it together. (Specmar kit, 14', 0.160" sheets, and hoping to use the 0.35" wire I bou...

Won’t guess the hrs and certainly can’t call myself experienced however…… I took delivery last march of all the pieces from the CNC shop for Specmar’s Outback hull (16’ tunnel) and working on it on the weekends in my wife’s parking spot in the home garage it took me 6 months for me to get the the b...

Thanks for the reply I agree, things don't always fit perfectly.  I would have been ok with a fixed price number too. But (since no one has any guesses), I throw it out there: est. of 300 hours at $120/hr for a 13'6 hull (no sides or gunnels since it's a rib) That could be high, that could be low.  ...

Since I can't upload, this link should work:
https://postimg.cc/CRC1Y4Lv
The beam is 73 5/78"
Hull length is ~13'

New to the board! I have ordered a Specmar kit.  It's their 4.5m rib ( https://www.specmar.com/aluminum-boat-plans/aluminum-ribs/45-meter-rib-1334 ).  I had planned to build it myself with a friend that is a MUCH more experienced welder (yes, aluminum).  It's 3/8" keel and 3/16" for everyt...