how much!!

[glen76]

how much does it cost to tool up with moulds for hull and deck on a new design of boat?? for eg 25fter... open boat...

a ball part figure really just to settle a friday nite squable down the pub.

oh yeah and how much do the brainy guys that design em charge??

glen

 

[Jon Fuller]

If you wanted a 25 footer (hardboat) sports style, by the time you had tooling ready to start production, I reckon £100K, this is assuming you want it to be good quality in all aspects, design, straightness and 'true to design' accuracy, finish etc.

care to add anything TD?

I'd stab at between 5 and 10 grand to the designer, depending on his name / past record.

 

[Captain Chaos]

Yeh TD..............................making a sportsboat say 28-30ft can be very time consuming and uneconomical...........but rather rewarding.........wouldnt "one" say?

 

[Jon Fuller]

I'm still waiting for SB to get on with the drawings for my P33/35

 

[Jon Fuller]

dunno, we'll see. He aint done it yet

 

[Captain Chaos]

if its a 34 and 3/4's.................i'll have 2!

 

[Jon Fuller]

Aardvaark must be having a good month.

I think it'd need a bit more than a good month!

and it's 'Aardvark'....nobba

 

[glen76]

that a lot of dosh init!! well i think we all lost that bet!!

 

[Jon Fuller]

How much did you estimate?

 

[Adam]

Strange - working on a design proposal at the moment for a 8M open boat - non RIB. Based around a single diesel installation.

Tooling costs coming out way below the 100K mark.

Adam

 

[glen76]

we reckoned for a open boat eg a rib etc about £50k. based on the fact that my mate (not me so dont shoot the messenger) has been quoted £15k to make a splash mould of his hull and deck

 

[Jono]

......£15k to make a splash mould of his hull and deck

£15K..? Nah, mate you wonna get it done in SA.. it only costs Rand 15K and it'll be better.... and it'll be faster.... and it'll be lighter.... and it'll..............

 

[glen76]

just the mould not the actual er mould. if that makes sense

 

[Jon Fuller]

You mean 'moulding' as apposed to 'mould', product as apposed to tooling

 

[glen76]

i think i did