Repair/Restoration Costs vs. Benefits

[paulfurnari]

BIG,
I like you didn't have a years worth of weekends to work on the boat. Nor could I afford to put it in the hands of a yard for a complete restoration. Some work was done in house (family), and some was out sourced. I bought the boat, a 23' CC in Sept. 2003. It was totally stripped in house in Oct.- Nov. Out sourced to a good glass guy to repair decks and transom in Dec.- Jan. Out sourced to a good paint guy to Awlgrip interior and exterior in Feb.- Mar. All the rest of the work, gas tank, hardware, rubrail, engine, rigging and what ever else you can think of was done Apr.- Jun. It was launched on Fathers Day 2004. Not to shabby! All tolled it was half the cost of a new one, but twice as good. There's nothing like owning a vintage SeaCraft.-PF [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]