The Flow 19 architect has been in touch with a US boat builder in WA state to discuss offering the boat as a kit or finished built. Offering a kit as complications as some of the boat appendices (rudders, swing keel and coach roof) are molded composites using vacuum bagging method which would be hard to master for the home builder.
@@siren17 Totally understand, I think offering the builders the ability to buy those components directly from the mfg would be the ideal solution - if folks wanted to fab their own parts so be it, but for me personally, I'd happily buy them directly from them.
@@siren17 Totally understand - I would just say that for some people - myself included - the primary purpose of building a boat is not to save money, but the joy of building something. Anyone can go out and get a ~19' boat for a few thousand dollars and sail, so building will never be cheaper than that.
@@thirtysixverts Feel to reach out to Brandon Davis at Turn Point Design in Port Thownsend, WA. www.turnpointdesign.com . He was interested in offering Flow 19 kits or built boats in the US.
@@andrewbarton6804 I am not sure, it depends where you are located. RoRo freight between Europe and the US East coast is typically around 3K for a 20' boat on a trailer, then you need to add road transportation. It was about 7.5K for mine with import and broker fees. It is not a knock down, the rail was in the water and I got off balance filming with one hand and steering with the other. Sails were still way above the water. If you are knockdown, you'll need to step on the swing keel to help right her up (we never camer close to a broach in our first season...). She can turtle if you sail with empty ballasts and the keel unlocked :(
