SnappingTurtle
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Re: HUGE PROJECT!! 30' Scarab Sport overhual
I know such deals are tempting, but the cost always outruns the budget on “go fast” boats of this size, unless you do your home work, and most everything else yourself. I helped a friend many years ago, who bought a "drug runner" from one of those government auctions. It was also stripped.
We concentrated on getting it “on the water” ready first.
The comforts and optionals came latter, much much later.
There is nothing more frustrating than a big pile of money sitting next to the house that you can't use. It doesn't matter how cool the new sound system is, or how fast the new upholstery looks, if you can't use a boat in the water, it is just a uncomfortable camper.
Make it sea worthy first, the rest will fall into place (in terms of importance to you) as you use it.
In the end my friends project cost much less than what everybody said it would, but he did as Erik said. He kept his eyes open, and jumped when good deals came by. Most of the people that said it couldn't be done, were the same people that got mad when he did it.
He never entered the project with the idea to sell it for profit. He wanted a boat he could never afford, and was willing to work for it. He got what he wanted, and years later actually sold it for much more (labor not included) than he had in it.
I know such deals are tempting, but the cost always outruns the budget on “go fast” boats of this size, unless you do your home work, and most everything else yourself. I helped a friend many years ago, who bought a "drug runner" from one of those government auctions. It was also stripped.
We concentrated on getting it “on the water” ready first.
The comforts and optionals came latter, much much later.
There is nothing more frustrating than a big pile of money sitting next to the house that you can't use. It doesn't matter how cool the new sound system is, or how fast the new upholstery looks, if you can't use a boat in the water, it is just a uncomfortable camper.
Make it sea worthy first, the rest will fall into place (in terms of importance to you) as you use it.
In the end my friends project cost much less than what everybody said it would, but he did as Erik said. He kept his eyes open, and jumped when good deals came by. Most of the people that said it couldn't be done, were the same people that got mad when he did it.
He never entered the project with the idea to sell it for profit. He wanted a boat he could never afford, and was willing to work for it. He got what he wanted, and years later actually sold it for much more (labor not included) than he had in it.
