I traded labor for my boat so I started out the ledger on pretty good terms. But now that we have it and have used it some we would like a larger boat, something thats a real camper, stand up cabin and all that. But as a boat is a toy, and with so many other priorities, we just cant commit a great sum to it.
Taking something that has been neglected and getting it back to seaworthy condition is rewarding. Rewarding in learning the boat, in pride of the work youve done, etc.. Yes, some get so far gone its hard to justify anything other than crushing them. Some are so fungal and moldy though that it could actually make you sick, or worse, and you need to be really careful of what your getting yourself into and take necessary precautions.
A couple we knew bought an old camper that was sitting in a campground. It was real old, like 1940's. In doing some work taking out some interior paneling, the guy got into some old mouse nest crud and dusty stuff and immediately started coughing. At first it was just a cough, but then it turned into pneumonia. Then he got some kind of blood poisoning. He ended up at Mayo for several months and fought it for over a year and was doing pretty well, then it came back with a vengence and he was dead. I've seen some boats with mold growing up the walls and I dont like it. So while I would be the first to say go for it fixing up some old boat, dont get stupid. That stuff can be dealt with but you have to go in cautiously and educated. Outside of that its just work and money.
Taking something that has been neglected and getting it back to seaworthy condition is rewarding. Rewarding in learning the boat, in pride of the work youve done, etc.. Yes, some get so far gone its hard to justify anything other than crushing them. Some are so fungal and moldy though that it could actually make you sick, or worse, and you need to be really careful of what your getting yourself into and take necessary precautions.
A couple we knew bought an old camper that was sitting in a campground. It was real old, like 1940's. In doing some work taking out some interior paneling, the guy got into some old mouse nest crud and dusty stuff and immediately started coughing. At first it was just a cough, but then it turned into pneumonia. Then he got some kind of blood poisoning. He ended up at Mayo for several months and fought it for over a year and was doing pretty well, then it came back with a vengence and he was dead. I've seen some boats with mold growing up the walls and I dont like it. So while I would be the first to say go for it fixing up some old boat, dont get stupid. That stuff can be dealt with but you have to go in cautiously and educated. Outside of that its just work and money.
