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Old 10-11-2011, 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by foolharty View Post
I want it to be a project more than I want it to be a mediocre running 25 y/o boat. I have no problem with the project side/ doing the work myself and am well aware of the costs. I was not going to offer over $1300 for it anyway, but was pretty sure the guy would laugh me off the phone. You guys confirmed that I could come up a bit.
Those are the MAX prices we would offer, I picked up my 'builder' for $1200, and would do it again in a heart beat. Would I have paid $2000 for it? probably not.

The more you can save on the initial purchase the more you can throw at materials to put the structure back in the boat!
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