Re: OH NO!! Is this even fixable??
Ted, that is hideous advice. Instead of fixing one boat, he can run from crappy boat to crappy boat, wasting more time than if he just fixed the problem. Free boats are free for a reason. A person can rebuild a boat to better than new condition for a reasonable amount of money, and it will be trouble free. It has been done so many times on this site I can't even count any more. The only reason I would steer anyone away from fixing a boat is if the boat doesn't do what the owner wants it to in the first place, then I'll always recommend finding a boat that better suits their needs. In the end, you will almost always have to do a lot of work on a cheap boat, even the ones that look like great deals are usually hiding something. Flipping boats for money usually ends up with someone getting screwed, usually the one buying the crappy boat. I have seen it too many times, people buying crappy boats, putting two minutes of work in them, and selling them for more than they are worth. Don't care much for that way of doing business, it is dishonest and loathsom.