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Hello, im considering building the Yankee Star and was hoping to find some pictures or people who have/are built this boat, does anyone know of anyone?

thanks,
jake

That is quite a project and an untaking. Good luck. What is your future plans when you finish the boat?

When im done im hoping to move aboard, sail around and work on coastal geology for a while, until the next project. if all goes to plan of course haha

Thats certainly a nice boat. Forty feet and lots of room. I would think it might take about 8 years for one person to build it. Do you have a place to build it and it would need to be inside out of the elements in some way.

Stuart

Yea there is a field in the back were i build my projects, for the last few projects i basically made a hoop green house to cover the projects. Its really stable and easy to expand when needed. I am curious how to build the keel? I am assuming it is made up of blocks of lead or iron, not cast as one solid unit?

I think the keel process will depend on the material you plan on using ( ie steel, aluminum, glass or ply. If steel, quite possibly the lead can be poured right inside the hull. ( I've done that on a 34 sailboat )

Doug

Jake,

Thank you for your interest in our Yankee Star. People building larger boats like this don't always think to send photos when they're done because it takes quite a while to build--at least that's my best guess! We do have a few photos in our Gallery:
http://boatbuilders.glen-l.com/yankee-star-design/?album=86&gallery=175

I hope that helps!

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WOW, now this is a project! Good luck and if you need any hands to help, just remember beer is ALMOST as good as money!