A friend of mine is considering building a Pygmy kayak, or having me build one for him, and he asked "how much does it cost to build a Pygmy kayak?" He was guessing about $2,000 for the completed kayak including all the consumables, and that turns out to be a great guess. I worked up an Excel workbook of the costs that I could think of. It is based off of all the consumables I've used on this and previous boats:
This assumes that you would want the hatch & bulkhead kit, and the custom deck perimeter lines with soft webbing padeyes similar to what I install on my boats.
It does not include any tool costs because you may or may not already have many of them.
I think that this amount is a realistic estimate of what a completed Pygmy solo kayak would cost. If you were to pay a professional to build it for you then you'd probably have to at least double it or more. This is based on the 2015 price of a Borealis kit; your kit may cost more or less.
In the end you get a gorgeous, high-performance, light-weight but extremely strong, wood composite kayak for a price of an entry level fiberglass kayak. Your kayak will look better and perform better than a $3,500 fiberglass kayak. It's a work of art that you can say you built yourself! Good luck on your build!
Aloha!
It does not include any tool costs because you may or may not already have many of them.
I think that this amount is a realistic estimate of what a completed Pygmy solo kayak would cost. If you were to pay a professional to build it for you then you'd probably have to at least double it or more. This is based on the 2015 price of a Borealis kit; your kit may cost more or less.
In the end you get a gorgeous, high-performance, light-weight but extremely strong, wood composite kayak for a price of an entry level fiberglass kayak. Your kayak will look better and perform better than a $3,500 fiberglass kayak. It's a work of art that you can say you built yourself! Good luck on your build!
Aloha!
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