Thank you so much for all the advice and insight. I sincerely appreciate it. I have never done boat restoration before but have done several cars over the years. My first being a 1953 Chevy 5 window pick-up truck I bought for 600.00 when I was 14. My Dad helped me restore it and I have done two 57's and a TR3. Other than body work, never really had the chance to work with fiberglass so I am a little wary there. Read a ton and seems like it is straight-forward but those are probably in the category of "famous last words".
Good insight on the particulars of choosing a boat. I am certainly not looking for any race boats so my questions about modern power was around the weight. Seems as though there is more to think about there and it is too early to make any decisions or planning until I am there.
These boats are hard to find locally, I am in Ohio. There are a couple of the 20's I have looked at on the For Sale board that I have inquired about but both are 800 miles away and shipping is insane. I am not afraid to drive for the right boat, that is just proving to be harder to figure out than I thought. I think it's best to stick to 20' for now as there are just 3 of us and due to it's size and trailer and storage abilities we are apt to keep it close and use it more.
I have also enjoyed bringing things back to life. I never really looked at it as getting my money back out as the projects always kept me busy and the money spread out didn't seem to hurt as bad. I was always more interested in selling to people that really enjoyed the history of the cars and the classic nature of their designs. Not if they just had the money for them. I just really enjoyed the work and the appreciation of something that others had tossed aside. Not really in it to make money. Good resell is always a smart move, but I would like to get the boat how we want which will probably result in longer ownership.
Anyhow, thank you sincerely for the insight. Please, continue to do so as I can use all the advice I can get from those that know what they are doing.
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