A lot of what these guys have said here is true....you eally shoulden't dump money into something your not sure you really want. Its a lot of time,energy and money to expend. Think hard.
Now with that said I see you mention you really like this thing....well good for you and thats all that matters. Everyone here and classicmako will provide volumes of information you can use to re-build your boat.
I don't think it matters what boat you have or what boat your rebuilding.....as long as its boat porn its all good.
You're right about the Grady sites.....seems like most Grady owners don't like getting thier hands dirty
but thats not true with all of them.