How to build a boat Ep #4 - Catamaran you can live on
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- In this video, we look at building the 2nd hull. Talk about rudders, daggerboards and the forebeam. I also discuss antifouling, what I used and why. This part 4 in the series on the building of the 40ft catamaran - Tokyo Express.
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VHS video commentary - Ted Weston.
VHS video footage - thanks to Cyril Jones.
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Tim! You sir . . . are my hero . . .
Hi Dennis! Well thank you sir..
Wow what a job, Nice workmanship,
Thanks Terry!
I love to keep coming back to watch this playlist. I’m working towards my own cat and really dig your build but I gotta say I think I keep coming back because for me Noosa in the 90’s was probably the best time me and the missus ever had and your vid’s really remind me of that. Thanks mate. I hope it was a great time for you too.
Hi Mr Zeddy. Thanks for your comment and kind words. Yes, I agree with you 100%, those years living there in the 90s were a great time, just loved it. I can understand your passion. All the best to you both and with your new build. Regards, Tim 👍
I admire your project. I am building a 54 foot cruising monohull. I look forward to learning a lot from you during this video series. :-)
Hi there and thank you.. That's a big project you are doing, 54ft is a big boat. I just had a look. Good on you! I read once somewhere, boat building is like a 1000 mile walk. If you keep putting one foot in front of the other for long enough, sooner or later you will arrive.. Keep up the good work.
+Tim Weston greetings. Did you publish the e-book? I would be very interested in purchasing a copy.
Hi Landi. Good to hear from you again. No sorry, I haven't published the book yet. It is still in the making.. I have gotten a little snowed under with the website and videos and plans.. But I'm working on it! There is a lot I want to go into. It will be available on my new site, timwestonboats.com. And I will contact you as soon as it's ready. Keep up the good work! Tim
please! eBook and more videos! I am looking at doing the same thing, but not as big a boat. this is great so far.
Hi Wolfgang.. That sounds good. A cat is a good idea. I'm working on it, the ebook. I'll link to it when done.
You're a complete legend mate, brilliant vid, well done!
Thanks, Virgilio. 👍
My dad,uncle,and myself built an aluminum cat very much like this example years ago.It was 60' if I remember right and a whole bunch of work so I know what he went through to get it underway.
Hi Richard. Good on you.. 60 foot is a mammoth boat. Yes, it sure is a whole bunch of work!
This is fantastic Tim
Great skills, Enjoy !!
wow! you have an absolute eye for cats! beautiful boat!
Thanks, Von Allan. 👍
Just found your boat building and how glad I was. Awesome explanation and work ... well done mate ..thank you for sharing 🏴👍⛵️
Thank you, Stuart for your kind words. It is a pleasure sharing. 👍Tim
Awesome, excellent build amazing accomplishment.
Thanks August!
Very nice, thank you.
Great job lad .
Thanks, Pieter! Tim 👍
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
would loved to of had the revised plans you made your boat, you thought beyond the plans and made it better.
Thanks Reddsmorris. I like to think I did.. Everyone had different ideas on what is good for them and I think a boat is a good reflection on a persons ideas and needs. You need to taylor it to fit you. Boat building allows that..
Wow amazing. Thanks for the videos!
Amazing,this is a big project plus a big budget of course but i really like a big boat like this.
@@Tingtvph9226 Check out the harryproa's. They are not catamaran but more efficient in cost and speed and have an innovative building process with "intelligent infusion" to reduce cost and time to build it
You are obviously a man posessed. Hats off to you.
Out in Australia and building catamaran, what else is there. Every part of that sucked me in. Love Aus and Love Catamarans.
Another great vid Tim. Can't wait for the next ones. When/where will your e-book be available? Thanks.
Hi. Thank you.. I am in the process of building a website now, to go with this. It will be on there. I will show links on the video's once I get there. I will let you know!
awsome!!!! i wish i have that skills to do it
great vids
Have you built another since selling TE? Great series of videos and also looking forward to the final two and book
Hi James. No, I haven't built a big one since. Just some little boats. But I am planning to build something bigger down the track. Possibly a large Proa. I will have have another video up this weekend. Thanks for your comment..
Great videos! Where can I find the last two?
Thank you! They are still in the making. Next one should be up in few days time..
hi Tim, great great job!! Nice to watch your videos!
I'm thinking to build my own catamaran and I try to get info and research a lot now before I start to do that.
I wounder how did you make registration process? Is it easy to register self-built boat. What is needed to get all documents and make it 100% legal. I know every country is different rule, how it was in your case?
Greetings
Marek
Hi Marek. Thank you. Yes, good question. I'm not up on the registration process for all the countries. It would be interesting to look into. In Australia, it is very straight forward. When I built my boat I just filled out the form with the details of the boat - dimensions, how many motors, serial numbers of motors, type of boat etc. and paid the money. There is no check or tests to pass when building a boat for private use. I.e for non commercial use. Before I could leave australia with the boat I had to register it as an australian ship. Cost more money, but the process was the same. No checks. Just paper work and pay the money. Check it out in your country. And let me know! I would be interested to hear how you go.. Tim
nice boat! and the video was well done to good job Tim. id like to get the price of this boat build todays prices
Thanks Allen. I'm not up with prices these days of cedar or marine ply to compare. I know I paid $13/litre for epoxy back then and the cedar for the boat cost me around $12,000 AUD. I've got to sit down and make a list in detail of what I spent. This started out as just putting up a few videos, but is becoming a real project now! I hope this helps a little..
Im planning to build similar size catamaran in upcomming years, so this is amazing for me. You really did a wonderful job there.
Can I ask you, how much did you spend totally for building the whole cat?
Hi Michal. Thanks. I spent around $120.000 AUD at the time. I need to double check but I am pretty sure that included all I spent on building the shed, running my car etc.. But the boat was also not fully finished. I could only afford the main sail and no winches in the beginning. It was a work in progress for a long time. But at least I was sailing! I think the actual raw boat material costs were below this. I bought the mast in kit form and assembled it for under $20.000. The rig and sails are a big part of the cost. Let me know how your build goes when you start! Good on you. It is a great adventure..
Thank you a lot for answer. Im really looking to see more of your videos.
How many boats have you built before going for this pretty big catamaran? Im just starting to learn about boat building, so there is a lot of experience I need to get first :)
Hi Michal. Actually not many. A couple of small boats, one in strip cedar with fibreglass, same system as the catamaran. Just to try it out. then I built the big one.. But it's all basic wood working. For me I was relatively new to epoxy and fibreglass. A laminated up test pieces and tore them apart, just to get a feel for the strength and develop trust in the system. After a few times using it you get a feel for it.
Well, Im not so skilled with the wood so far as well, just a basic stuff, but Im really looking forward to learn all that stuff. Will start with smaller boats as well, hopefully in some reasonable time, when I will find some property where to build it.
+Michal Takáč. . Sounds good Michal. Take your time.. It is not as hard as it sounds. I'm sure you will pick it up relatively quickly. Playing around with it on small projects is a good way to learn. I'm writing an ebook to follow these videos with a lot more information about the technicalities of my build and things I learned along the way. It might be interesting for you. But just read lots and practice! Tim
Mate how the heck do you calculate the waterline for the anti-foul before the boat is finished??
Hi Mr Zeddy. I just went on the waterline given in the plans. I used a long piece of clear plastic hose with water inside, to measure it onto the actual hull ;)
I am planning on building an 11 meter cat, but I cannot find any information o how the pressure and weight of the mast is supported. Is it by the forward bulkhead just underneath? Also how to get the chain plates strong enough. congratulations on the build! Great boat...
Hi Jaycen. Yes the mast is stepped just in front of the main bulkhead, mm in front of it. The chain plates were attached to the aft cabin bulkhead. The plywood was built up in the area they were attached enough to take the load.
Am I correct in hearing you say you've already SOLD the boat?
Hi there. I built this boat back in the 90's. She was launched in 1997. I lived onboard for 5 years before selling her..
very impressive! where can the plans be found for this?
Thanks, Von Allan. There are no plans available for this boat, yet. I am working on it but they are still some time away. Regards Tim
Nice to see a proper door, sliding glass patio doors never look seaworthy!
Genio
Are there plans to get for this catamaran.
Hi Rune, yes there are plans coming. Not ready yet, but coming. If you would like to drop me an email at info@timwestonboats.com I can give you more details. Regards, Tim
how long did it take you from start until the time you put it in the water?
It was just over 2 and half years, including building the shed. I worked pretty well non stop in that time..
WOW!!! good Luck. I am sure you're enjoying it now.
Thanks John!
How much do you think you had to invest into the boat? I'm thinking of potentially starting a boat build myself :)
About $100,000 AUD Dmitriy!
Great, Thank you for the reply :)
Hi Tim! I wonder if this was your first boat build or did you have any experience before?
Hi Kärlekskemi. Yes, it was the first time I had built anything like this before. It was the first time using fibreglass, wood and epoxy. I built a small boat 3m, in strip plank cedar to get a feel for it, then started building.
Wonderful! So inspiring, greetings from Sweden!
My question is though, what technique did you use to bend the wood, or at least make it go around the hull and other areas???? I'm amazed by your work. I want to build mine before 2019 gets here!! :'(
Hi Luis. It is built using strip planks of western red cedar. You can see in the first and second video, how it is done. There will be plans available in about a years time if you want to build one! Tim
Ah ok. I will watch those videos again. My plan is to build my own motor boat (like a Sea Angler but with a cabin). I'm watching as many videos as I can to at least have a notion on how to work the wood, the fiberglass, etc. I want to feel comfortable working the materials and not afraid that I'm gonna break something, since all I got is one shot at it. LOL Thanks for the reply!!
What was the final cost of the build?
About $70,000 AUD Edward. There is a blog post about it here timwestonboats.com/cost-to-build-a-boat/ Regards Tim
Do you have plans?
Hi Randall. No I'm sorry, I don't have any plans for the boat. I do have plans for smaller boats, and some more info on how I built this one - at timwestonboats.com Kind regards.
Awesome videos and thanks for sharing the information. Just curious how much the entire build cost and how many man hours were put in to complete the project? Hope to hear from you and have a great day!
Hi Scott, and thank you. It cost me around $75,000 AUD back then and I logged 6000 hours total work time when she launched. (There were more hours after.) If you are interested, it is all in my book on the build and a lot more info as well. You can read the first chapter on my website - timwestonboats.com/ebooks/. All the best. Tim
This is really great! Why did you sell the boat?
Thanks, Cronx. It was after living 5 years on the boat. It seems hard to imagine now, but after 5 years I was ready for something new in life. Tim
How did you calculate the waterline for the epoxy coppercoating?
Just a long piece of hose with a short length of clear plastic hose attached at either end, with water in it. Fix one end in place and mark off the level on the hull with the other clear plastic end, as close together as you like, then join the dots.
@@TimWestonboats The Romans built that way for hundreds of years.
well, not the rubber hose part. They would make wood and stone water channels.
if i only had the space near the water... le sigh.
still on water ...??????
No Eric, I'm not on the water at the moment. Soon, it will be time to build again!
are you taking orders yet!? ha
All I can say on this is if you got the money to built one eat your heart out , the average person can’t do this.
I think most people will be surprised what they can do once they have a go, especially if you have a plan and a little help from friends.