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"CAN I DO IT!"
Most people who own a Greg
Tatman Wooden Boat got theirs by buying a kit. The
kits come with all the wood parts substantially
precut (some cutting and fitting has to be done as
the boat is built). They come with all fasteners,
caulking and a complete 50-page assembly manual.
The kits are easy to build! No special jigs or
strong backs are needed to build the boat on. No
major tools (see page 26) are necessary--just two
power drills (one variable speed), a belt sander,
router, sabre saw and ordinary hand tools and
clamps that many people already have. Naturally, the assembly time
varies from person to person; but on the average,
we estimate about 60 hours. Finishing time takes
between 30-50 hours, depending on the choice of
finish (paint, oil or varnish). Any do-it-yourself project can
be terrifying-unpacking those parts of a kid's
bicycle on Christmas Eve (with instructions written
by someone who knows only 500 words of English) is
enough to fill anyone with dread. But our boat kits
leave nothing to guesswork. We have sold nearly one
thousand boat kits to all kinds of people over the
years--from construction workers and optometrists
to pizza-handlers and professors of
botany. Our experience has shown that
virtually anyone can put together one of our kits.
We tell each buyer to read the manual thoroughly,
and those who still have questions can be assured
that we're only a phone call away. As it turns out,
we only get about one phone call a month from kit
buyers with questions about assembly. Boat kits are all we do. We are
not torn by a divided attention to completed boat
customers and kit customers. That way we can devote
all our attention to serving and supporting folks
who are putting their own boats together so they
can go fishing!
or e-mail at woodn@gregboats.com