Re: Painting
HA STEVE
I SEARCHED FOR A “HULL ONLY” DEAL FOR ABOUT 6-8 MONTHS. I FELT I WANTED TO START WITH THE HULL AND PUT NEW FROM THERE. MOST SEACRAFTS 20 PLUS YEARS OLD HAVE OLDER TRAILERS, LEANING POSTS, MOTORS, T-TOPS & ELECTRONICS ON THEM. I DIDN’T WANT TO BUY ALL THAT OLD STUFF JUST TO SELL OFF ALL OR MOST OF IT SO I COULD GET THE HULL. I FINALLY GOT WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR JUST THE HULL ON A 77 FOR $4,000. THE PREVIOUS OWNER KEPT THE REST AND USED IT OR SOLD IT OFF. I HAVE RE DID EVERYTHING SO FAR WITH NEW. DID THE DECK, GAS TANK FLOOR, CAP AND TRANSOM THE ONLY THING I DIDN’T HAVE TO DO WAS THE STRINGERS. PUT EVERYTHING TOGETHER WITH WEST EPOXY PROBABLY 10 GALLONS OF THE STUFF. NOW NEW 225 YAMAHA, NEW TRAILER, NEW ELECTRONICS, NEW LEANING POST, NEW T- TOP NEW GAS TANK, NEW, NEW, NEW. SO FAR I AM AT ABOUT $25,000 PROBABLY WILL FINISH OFF AT AROUND $27 TO $30 WHEN I GET DONE. I HAVE A FRIEND THAT JUST GOT A QUOTE ON A NEW SEACRAFT BOAT FROM OUTDOOR WORLD NO ELECTRONICS, NO MOTOR OR TRAILER. BUT I THINK T-TOP AND LEANING POST FOR $30,000. AS WE KNOW A NEW ONE WOULD COST APPROX $50 TO $60 GRAND NOW A DAYS WHEN YOU GET DONE. I AM IN AT ABOUT 50% WITH ALL NEW. I KNOW I COULD HAVE SHOPPED A USED RIG FOR ABOUT $20,000 BUT A TOTALLY RE DONE 77 WAS MORE WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. I WOULDN’T LIKE TO SPEND $20 AND THEN IN 6 MONTH OR SO KNOW I WOULD HAVE TO REBUILD A ENGINE OR FIND OUT THIS OR THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
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