This restoration is expensive..HELP.

[riffraff]

Wow, Vezo, I hate to hear that. Reality is,it is just a boat...Hope you get the boats done and keep the girl and have fond memories of your Dad!

[blockislandguy]

Guys, I love this forum, the community, and the openess everyone exhibits. (Vezo, you're so right, 14 PBRs a day can take over a guy's life but it is really so easy to quit once you get scared.) These projects are gorgeous and I'm envious. I don't know where you can find the time.

But lets talk money. And forecasting. (No, forecasting is not what you do off the bow.) Fifty big ones (the figure mentioned for a resto on a 20 footer) would get you into a 31' Ocean Master CC. Did someone say that an Ocean Master isn't a Seacraft and maybe they can't relate to a 31'? OK, how about a used Mako 23 or 26? One with good tanks and a good transom.

I think that a lot of guys, myself included, have multiple sources of income, some of which our roomate may not be fully aware of. It's easy to dole it out $500 at a whack. Kind of like easy come, easy go. But a little planning ahead might suggest that it would cost less money to do a boat that was in better condition at the beginning.

YMMV

[riffraff]

Blockisland, I was stretching it a bit to get my point across, reality is I will be in for about 27 when it's all said and done. These guys are dead on about adding the dollars to your original estimate. Keep in mind that if you repower for 10-15k depending on what you buy, that is half of the cost, and yes, you will have a brand new bad ass ride.