Rebuilding a yacht from scratch, even a small one, requires at least 2,000 hours of work. That’s a lot. To put it in perspective, that’s a 40-hour week, for 50 weeks, or a whole year’s work for one person, give or take.
The secret of a successful rebuild is to realise and accept how much work it is, and make the time or the money available, or some combination of both. We chose to work with a small yard, J-Star Marine Services, who have been truly great, with the aim of the them doing half the work and us the other half.
With that in mind my partner, Alice, and I went to Essex for several weeks last summer. With help from visiting friends and family (a huge thank you…