Wednesday, September 22, 2010

The Pre-build starts

Well, Here it goes..  This is the first in what I hope will be the on-line record of SV Dreamtime, an Easy Sarah catamaran designed by Peter Snell in Brisbane Qld (Austraila)

So - who are we??  We are a couple (2+3)  living in the middle of a boating/sailing paradise.  We are located in the town of Nhulunbuy on the Gove Peninsula with access to water within minutes of where you are in town.  I have always wanted a catamaran, for as long as I can remember, but the cost of them was a deterent. 
About 18 months ago, I was looking for a new project.  I have flown RC planes from my teens but I was looking for a change - Radio Controlled Boats called me - Yachts looked like fun, no motors to contend with etc.  While surfing the web looking at clubs and designs, I found a full size design by Roberto Barros - based in Perth Australia.  The Multichine 28 looked very good, and in ply, a medium that I have delt with in the past.

Well - things turned then for a while - we went into business - Mr Whippy style ice cream van was purchased and shipped in, many mods including a new genset and ice cream machine later - we were on the road.  This was a steep learning curve for the two of us to say the least.  A few months ago, we were passing Inverell Bay (Gove Harbour) when the yacht subject came back up.  I pointed out a 30' mono and my wife - a 40' cat - so I started looking for designers.  I stumbled on a forum that was just for people like me, and it was all about catamarans, mainly the Easy's with some others thrown in at first glance.  What a site.... 

Well it must have been fate - a set of plans came up for sale on the forum just as I was getting to the final stages of my study, at a good price.  With my wifes blessing, I purchased them... So here I am.  Set of plans and only half a place to build.