Re: Bought a 1975 23' Tsunami - That was the E-Z part !
HA ED
I KNOW I PAINT A RATHER SHOCKING PICTURE SOME TIMES REGARDING MY EXPERIENCE BUT I REMEMBER TALKING TO OTHERS BEFORE I STARTED MY PROJECT AND THEY PAINTED A SIMILAR PICTURE THAT ACTUALLY HELPED ME HAVE THE RESOLVE TO COMPLETE WHAT I STARTED. THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD TAKE ABOUT TWICE THE TIME AND ABOUT A EXTRA 50 TO 75% MORE THAN I THOUGHT TO DO THE JOB AND THEY WERE WRIGHT. I KNOW I COULD HAVE DONE IT CHEAPER BUT I WOULDN’T HAVE THE SAME THING I COULD HAVE GONE WITH A USED MOTOR, A USED TRAILER, USED T-TOP, USED LEANING POST, POLYESTER INSTEAD OF EPOXY, GEL COAT INSTEAD OF A TWO PART PAINT, MAYBE I COULD HAVE USED GLASS AND EPOXY TO COVER MY GAS TANK INSTEAD OF GOING WITH A NEW ONE, MAYBE GOT WITH CHEAPER ROD HOLDERS AND OUTRIGGERS AND CHEAPER ELECTRONICS, MAYBE SAVED THE OLD HYDRAULIC STEERING SYSTEM AND USED THE OLD STEERING WHEEL AND ON AND ON AND ON. THE BOTTOM LINE IS I REALLY DON’T THINK MONEY AND MY EFFORT SHOULD BE CALCULATED QUITE AS HIGH IN THE DECISION OF RE DOING A SEACRAFT. NOW THIS STATEMENT IS GOING TO SOUND REALLY PURIST BUT HERE IT GOES I SEE MY BOAT AS LIKE SOMEONE ELSE SEES A 1965 CORVETTE OR A 1957 CHEVY OR MAYBE A RE DO HARLEY OR MAYBE SPENDING BIG BUCKS ON A PAINTING OR A PIECE OF ART WORK FOR ME IT’S NOT (JUST) ABOUT THE MONEY I KNOW I PROBABLY WOULD NOT GET IT ALL BACK IF I EVER DECIDED TO SELL, I BUILD MY DREAM BOAT OTHERS MIGHT SAY THEY ARE JUST BUYING A OLD BOAT LET’S FACE IT RE DOING A SEACRAFT MOVES MORE INTO OUR EMOTIONAL AND DREAMS INSTEAD OF PRACTICAL OR LOGICAL SENSE. WELL THE PHILOSOPHY CLASS IS OVER BACK TO WORK.
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