Looks great any before picsI'm slowly getting everything back together in the comfort of my own shop. I had hoped to have the boat in the water by now but considering that it has rained every day for the last three weeks I guess its okay that it is still on the trailer. Nearly all of the stock hardware is back where it was, the next step will be to install the handful of upgrade gear from CD.
I posted some before pictures at the start of this thread.Looks great any before pics
I've kept all of my receipts in a folder but I haven't added them up... I'm a little afraid to. So far I think I've spent a little over $4000 for everything that I've done so far which I suppose isn't too bad. The keel overhaul was around $1000 (the welding alone cost $660), all of the paints added up to another $1000, and all of the new hardware and rigging from Catalina Direct was again about $1000. Plywood, epoxy, trailer parts, cleaners, brushes, rollers, fasteners, sealants and adhesives etc make up the rest. Have a look at chipford.com if you want to see some of the costs of a project like this really broken down. Overall he has spent around $30000 on his 1974 Cat 22... Once I buy a new main sail and get the lights to work I'll be into it for at least $11000. So unless you really want to fix up an old boat as a hobby it would be better worth your while to buy something not as derelict as I have.I've enjoyed reading about your restoration. I can see you've spent a lot of time and lot of money into it. I'm curious if you keep and detailed records on the coast of specific repair jobs. I'm evaluation a similar project on a 22.