Don't want to put you off, but I bought a 35' boat which is taking 2 years for a middling refit, and which took the previous owner, retired, 10 years to rebuild.

So how do you do it and keep the costs down? Some tips:

Costs: Get the boat to fit in your back garden, or move to live next to the boat. This cuts out storage costs, time and money on travelling to and fro. You may find cranage and transport on and off site for the boat pricey, but being at home has massive advantages.

Cover: Get the boat under one. Doesn't have to be fancy but you need to keep the rain off, and enable you to work at any time. Useful if you also have power on site, so being near your own back door is the best option.

Time: Make some. Get some sort of time schedule and try to stick to it. If you have to keep Swmbo (She Who Must Be Obeyed) happy, negotiate time on houshold DIY and holidays. Try to put aside at least 15 hours a week.

Knowledge and skill: These can be aquired. Boat construction is not rocket science (apologies to any boatbuilder reading) but you do have to know what you are doing and there's plenty of email advice going.

Tools: Mostly a good and saw, plane and domestic tools will be fine. If planking, you'll need quite a few G cramps and perhaps a good small bandsaw, planer/thicknesser, router, etc. These can all be bought and sold once the build has finished.

Materials: You'll need lots, of good quality stuff.

Process: Sit down with a big loose leaf book and start writing out what processes need doing, what tools and materials, etc and start putting some rough costs together, add it all up and multiply by two. Think of how long it will take and multiply by 3.

It's very easy to let the schedule slip. Do not let this happen. Break the entire thing into small task-oriented chunks. Finally, get Victorious on this forum to advise you. He did it the hard way. See his Youtube movie here for a bit of inspiration.

Good luck

And yes, put up some pics and some info. Advice can become more specific.