Is this a terrible idea
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You guys are all right... $3k around the corner...
If you take it, it becomes yours and it can cost money or problems to dispose of a boat if you decide to abandon the project
I'm getting ahead here, but if you end up with it, and somewhere down the road decide to bail out, then call the county dump to see if they accept a boat hull that size in one piece. Most do, so no need to spend time, effort, and sawzall blades cutting it apart to get the dump to accept it. In fact, you might make that part of your upfront decision.
@dannoz there are a lot of cheap boats out there. Here is an example of one getting a new life
Keep looking until you find one that strikes a chord with you. It will be a lot more work than you think but also a lot more rewarding than you can imagine if you see it through.
My sons $1 Dollar sailboat, gets a re-fit.
5 years ago, while our son was in college in Rome, I sprung for $1 to buy him an old boat. SKAL is a 60's vintage O'Day Outlaw. A Philip Rhodes CCA era design, it's strongly built in a no-frills way. The most important thing to me was that it sailed. Knowing Young Tom is a natural sailor, he'd...
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That looks like a fun project! The boat needs you! ....And it will cost more than you think...as EVERY boat does but isn't that what it's all about?