'Faith'
'Minnow'
'Minnow's' Trailer
In 2007 I
added a page to my Small Sailboats website detailing the cost of building
‘Faith’, my first Paradox. Since then costs have wildly escalated,
especially epoxy resin and products associated with it such as plywood. I have
reproduced the content of the article below.
Let it be
know to anyone contemplating building a Paradox, it will more than likely
take around 18 months of evening and
weekend labour involving 1,000 to 1,500 contact hours.
When
building my Paradox I used only the best materials, including high quality
plywood and bronze fittings for the rudder. The table below does not account
for hidden or incidental costs such as those incurred by using the car for
frequent visits to suppliers of materials, for telephone calls and for
correspondence.
Item
|
UK £
|
Timber
|
996.92
|
Plywood
|
400.00
|
Epoxy,
Hardener, Filleting and Fairing Blend
|
575.97
|
Chandlery,
Paint and Rope
|
738.70
|
Woven
Roving (Fibreglass cloth)
|
105.45
|
Nails and
Bronze Fittings
|
285.49
|
Polycarbonate
|
123.83
|
Anchors
and Chain
|
024.99
|
Nuts and
Bolts
|
029.80
|
Sail
(Second-hand including import duty from US)
|
188.35
|
Lead
|
070.00
|
Other
Items, including Depth Sounder (Second-hand)
|
270.88
|
Boat Total
|
3810.38
|
Other Costs
|
|
Tools and
Clamps
|
099.56
|
Road
Trailer (Second-hand) and Lock
|
528.99
|
Tow Ball
and fitting to car
|
176.25
|
Total
|
804.80
|
GRAND
TOTAL
|
4615.18
|
At most, I am asking £2,900 in exchange for ‘Minnow’,
inclusive of her virtually brand new trailer costing £1,090, and goodies such
as an Autohelm 800, 2 GPS units, a Honda 2 HP four stroke outboard, 2 anchors,
a gimbal cooker, 3 fenders, charts etc., making her ready for immediate use. This is an absolute bargain!!
Now is your chance to have her. Contact me by phoning 0788288060 or email barnacleid at yahoo dot
co dot uk.
She is advertised for sale at ebay.co.uk – item number 161437876632.
Also see these pages:
Open to Offers for ‘Minnow’, My Paradox Sailboat
Open to Offers for ‘Minnow’, My Paradox Sailboat – Part 2
Open to Offers for ‘Minnow’, My Paradox Sailboat – Part 3
‘Minnow’ Advertised for Sale on Ebay
‘Minnow’ Advertised for Sale on Ebay - Inventory
2 comments:
Hello Bill, if Matt Layden ever became a global corporation, I'm sure that he'd hire you as the chief sales executive.
Honestly, I think you could have sold 'Minnow' to me half a dozen times over, and I'm casting round trying to raise the financial steam to buy her once!
Well, Richard,
There are 5 people in correspondence regarding 'Minnow' and you are the closest. I said I wasn't interested in selling outside the UK, but there's one who lives in France and another in Germany. The others live in the UK.
Remember that there are 3 options: i) the full package, or ii) the full package without the trailer, or iii) without the trailer, engine, Autohelm, GPSs etc.
Whatever package is taken, the new owner will have a bargain.
Cheers,
Bill.
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