These guys know what they are talking about. If you polled the members who've done a rebuild/restoration, agreement would be unanimous. Very few decades-old boats have the "bones" to justify that kind of time/money/effort.

I did a similar thing to a lapstrake skiff and I enjoyed it, but it cost almost $1500 to redo in 2001. That was a smaller project than yours. For the number of hours I spent working on it I would have been better off spending the time working a second job at walmart or best buy and buying a seacraft ;) But I learned a ton and it was a lot of fun to make a "custom boat" hahahaha :)

http://www.wellcraftv20.com/gallery/...0099.sized.jpg

http://www.wellcraftv20.com/gallery/...0097.sized.jpg

If you have a freshwater motor . . . hang onto it and all the rigging. I run a 86 Merc on my boat and ran a 1979 powerhead before that.

who made that boat? it looks the same as mine!

http://www.wellcraftv20.com/gallery/...aft1.sized.jpg

It was a 14ft starcraft fiberglass . . . before I cut into it :) Materials in 2001 were much less expensive, so maybe 2k now and a dozen weekends.

Words of experience talking right there.. Tough to hear, true to the last drop. Must be loved in a major way to justify the expense and commitment of time and labor.. Although I personally think there are a lot of different boats worthy of a rebuild. Next project might be a go fast or a cat, to each his own. I am still in love with my Wellcraft, couldn't afford not to be..:D

When I go up to Ohio I always look for small boats for under $500 to do a project like the above when I get done with the 21.

Here is one that I think would make nice conversions.

BMT only $350

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Fishin, It's in charleston,S.C. , I have been thinking of buying it to work while I use mine,but don't have a shop or place to store it in the meantime.

Bryce

F'ing idiots!!!!!!!

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Shoot Mr. Old Goat, now that they took off the spammer's POS post I think I'm gonna use "the red triangle of death" on my post. :)