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The Guider · new build

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Kembali

by Jeffrey Marso · Vancouver, WA., USA · Message Jeffrey Marso

4th boat. Biggest and most complex boat I have built.

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Written up afterwards
252
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$14,894
Spent
Oct 2023
Started
All steps Shop & Tooling Strongback & Molds Hull Panels Stitch & Assembly Glassing & Epoxy Hull Exterior Deck & Coamings Interior & Cockpit Systems Hardware & Fit-Out Rig & Spars Paint & Finish
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Rig & Spars Link

Building spars (Part 1 of several)

There is a yard and a boom for the Guider. The sail is laced to the yard but is loose-footed at the boom. Both spars are solid and built from glued pieces of solid wood; in my case, cypress supplied with the kit. The tapers for each were marked with full-size templates supplied by CLC and then cut with a bandsaw. After cutting the tapers into the blanks, the final profiles were worked in with hand planes. I owe much of the success of spar building (and many other things) to a good woodworking friend who has the gear and expertise. In exchange, I take him sailing. I think it's a win-win situation.

  1. Laminating the blanks for the spars
  2. The square blanks are planed flat on all four faces
  3. The tapers are marked with templates (not shown), and then final shaping is done with handplanes and sandpaper
  4. Just finished yard and boom (paint and rigging to be added later; watch this space)
  5. Shaped spar and yard, with mast blank, sitting with the deck, awaiting more work.
1 The Guider: Building spars (Part 1 of several)
2 The Guider: Building spars (Part 1 of several)
3 The Guider: Building spars (Part 1 of several)
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Rig & Spars Link

Painting spars

The yard and boom were sealed with two coats of epoxy, then primed and painted in two colors (Donegal Green and Mediterranean White). Where I grew up, this was a common color scheme for boats that weren't playthings for the rich and famous. I always liked the way it looked. I switched to the darker Interlux primer in the hope I could get full paint coverage with fewer coats. I almost could get away with 2 coats of paint, but in the end needed 3, just like everywhere else.

1 The Guider: Painting spars
2 The Guider: Painting spars
3 The Guider: Painting spars
4 The Guider: Painting spars
5 The Guider: Painting spars
Rig & Spars Link

Build the mast yourself, they said. It'll be easy, they said.

The 17' mast on Kembali is a hollow box with solid plugs on either end. The staves are scarfed from 3 pieces of solid timber, into which the tapers are cut from templates supplied by CLC. Then 3/4" rabbets are cut into both interior sides of the front and back staves. The side staves are glued into these rabbets, and the solid end plugs are emplaced during final assembly. Finally, all four edges of the mast blank are rounded over with a router, and a slot is cut in the peak to accept the halyard sheave. It's all incredibly easy to do....not. There are a lot of pictures here showing most of the steps.

1 The Guider: Build the mast yourself, they said. It'll be easy, they said.
2 The Guider: Build the mast yourself, they said. It'll be easy, they said.
3 The Guider: Build the mast yourself, they said. It'll be easy, they said.
4 The Guider: Build the mast yourself, they said. It'll be easy, they said.
5 The Guider: Build the mast yourself, they said. It'll be easy, they said.
6 The Guider: Build the mast yourself, they said. It'll be easy, they said.
7 The Guider: Build the mast yourself, they said. It'll be easy, they said.
8 The Guider: Build the mast yourself, they said. It'll be easy, they said.
9 The Guider: Build the mast yourself, they said. It'll be easy, they said.
10 The Guider: Build the mast yourself, they said. It'll be easy, they said.
11 The Guider: Build the mast yourself, they said. It'll be easy, they said.

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What it cost

$14,893.59
$11,979.81
Into the boat
$1,785.00
Shipping
$1,128.78
Tax

Shipping added 14.9% on top of the goods: the cost most people forget when they price a kit boat.

ItemQtySupplierCost
Line & Cordage Package 1 Chesapeake Light Craft $141.57
The Guider Base Kit 1 Chesapeake Light Craft $4,821.25
The Guider Sailing Component Kit 1 Chesapeake Light Craft $3,918.75
Hull Outfitting Package 1 n/a $572.60
Running Rigging Package 1 Chesapeake Light Craft $839.86
Non-Skid Package 1 Chesapeake Light Craft $362.60
Stainless Rubrail Package 1 Chesapeake Light Craft $469.42
Tanbark Sail Upgrade 1 Chesapeake Light Craft $366.56
WA state sales tax 1 WA Dept. of Revenue $1,128.78
FedEx shipping from MD to WA state 1 n/a $1,785.00
lead bricks 8 x 25Lbs ea. Roto Metals $487.20