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Kit Details Great News for those who don’t mind spending a few hours doing the final hardware assembly of their NN10 nesting dinghy! We reviewed our production and assembly process and worked out a way for you to save some additional money. If nothing else, it will offset the shipping, which, due to the size and volume of the dinghy when packaged, is a significant cost for those not located near our Pacific Northwest location (well, just across the border in Canader, eh!) See our Build/Sell link for our plan to address that. To maintain the high quality and finish of the dinghy itself, the majority of our cost is the labour intensive hand layup and the process of bonding the liners into the hulls, aligning the bow and stern sections and installing the connectors. We use some jigs to do this which would not make sense for a one-off project. (Interested in building/distributing the NN10? [see here])So what’s left that the new owner can do themselves? Installing the fittings and sail hardware! If you have a hand drill and simple hand tools and don’t mind spending a few hours drilling holes and mounting the cleats, eye-straps, mini-blocks, oarlock sockets etc. you will have the satisfaction that DIY brings along with some modest savings. We provide all the fasteners and drawings showing the mounting locations, hole sizes required and some tips to achieve a professional result. The savings on the sail option kit are more substantial as the parts have a higher proportion of straight mechanical assembly that can be done by most of us who, by accident or design, find it necessary to maintain, repair and renovate our boats, our vehicles and our homes. Finishing the birch daggerboard and rudder blades, in particular, I find very satisfying. It is one of the reasons that Barry Niccolls, the designer and previous builder of the NN10, used wood for the blades and also used bronze oarlocks. It doesn’t reduce the performance or durability of the final product and provides a link to small boat building traditions that inspired the lines of the dinghy. We hope you enjoy the project and we are happy to provide assistance by phone and email you as you finish your NN10-III. Send us some pictures and comments and with your permission, we will post them on the owners page. |
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