Help For A true Beginner?

[Eric McNiff]

Ted - you are in for a treat.

7 years ago, I was in the same spot you are. I bought a boat that needed some work and just started pecking away at it. Half the time, I didn't really know what I was getting into- but I found the best way was to just talk to as many people as possible about the specific job I was doing and get a game plan together after. This web site is a great resource for that - chances are there are a handful of people that have done or are in the middle of doing the exact same repair/mod that you are doing.

I didn't know anything about glassing, gel coating, wiring, etc until I actually bought my first boat and started working on it. Once into it, I found that it is actually not all that hard or scary - it just takes some practice and a litte trial and error.

My advice - ask a lot of questions - specific ones - and you will have more than enough feedback (from this site, friends, boat yards etc) to get the job done right. Just look at it as a series of small projects.