[PCW] Guesstimating costs, was Double-Wide

[Georgs Kolesnikovs]

Malcolm Tennant wrote:
>Were you
>using light ship or full load displacement for your 10 to 15$ per lb
>guesstimate Georgs? I know that that sort of estimate is one of those "how
>long is a piece of string" questions. But I would be interested to know , is
>it a reasonably accurate estimate of costs in the USA?

It's just a guesstimate method, Malcolm, of arriving at a ballpark 
number. $10 to $15 per pound is probably more in line with monohull 
costs. As Tim Askins suggests, $15 to $20 may be more appropriate for 
power catamarans built for cruising and living aboard--and $25 would 
not be outlandish.

But let me repeat, this is just a guesstimate approach to determining 
cost of production and custom yachts. Do-it-yourselfers will of 
course spend less.

--Georgs
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Georgs Kolesnikovs
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