As a former boatuilder/repairer you CAN build your own BUT.....
1. It\'s not a cakewalk
2. Anything over 30\' is a SERIOUS, SERIOUS BUILD
3. Every 10\' of length doubles the price
4. Everything about boat building will cost you twice your original estimate and take you three times the estimated build time UNTIL you build your 3rd boat
5. Build your first boat small... 16-20\'...... it\'s large enough for you to really learn on and small enough to walk away from if you decide that you can\'t finish
6. Don\'t deviate from the plans, you want to change something - talk to the designer. Almost every change IMPACTS another part of the build.
If you are absolutely single minded and have no other projects, like having a life etc.......Then some of the above can be ignored
If you want the boat built fast, don\'t bother it won\'t happen there\'s a HUGE learning curve if you\'ve never built anything larger than a dolls house
Of you want the boat built cheaper, don\'t bother, unlikely to happen, TIME COSTS MONEY
Now if you want something UNIQUE or you would enjoy the building experience THEN GO FOR IT
Built 3 10\' dinghies, 1 16\' rowing whitehall, 26\' sailboat, 28\' power catamaran
Worked on numerous repair/rebuilds on boats from 25\' to 57\'