The journey of Mahna Mahna started the moment we decided we wanted to build our own Catamaran and then sail the world on her, but the actual building started in September 2005. The initial materials for our Schionning 1230 Wilderness Catamaran arrived from ATL composites and some other suppliers, over August 2005 and work on the strongback, the frame upon which the hulls are built, started in September. The journal starts with the building of the strongback. We will endeavour to pass on what we learn in the building process as we go and we welcome any questions or advise from anyone either following us or ahead of us in the journey. There are many different methods used by builders and the methods we use and describe on our site are suggestions only. You should always consult your designer and materials supplier for the best method of construction.
July 2005 An empty warehouse
We paid for our plans in January this year with the intention of leasing a warehouse to run our small business from and build the boat in. But other work and travel got in the way and before we knew it, it was May and we still didn't have a warehouse to build the cat in. After just missing out on the perfect location (next door to a boat builder!!!) we finally settled on another location. In the mean time ATL composites were cutting our kit. It was finally ready for delivery in August 2005, and in the meantime a few other smaller deliveries were happening in July.
As you can see, as yet no real work has taken place on the boat. I will start logging all the time spent actually working so as to give an idea of how long it takes to build a cat like ours, but remember it will vary from person to person based a little on how quickly you can settle into a job, I find I have to stare at each job for at least 10 minutes before I can start!
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