Need some help

[dashriprok]

Well today i went and looked at a boat that i thought was nice , i refused to buy it , then i came into this situation , i can buy a boat that needs some work , Cheap with trailer . the add read the floor and chair stands were rotting and the transom is soft i assume rotting too , its a fiberglass boat . is it a big job to replace floor and fix transom ? i can have this for 300.00 someone please tell me what u think . is it worth it ? or is the floor and transom too much work for what it is worth . pics below

 

[oops!]

Re: Need some help

hi, welcome to iboats !

a transom stringers and floor is 2500 to replace do it your self, between 3 and 6 for pro.

your call

read the restoration forum here.
there are many many threads of full blown restorations.

just for fun click the link in my sig.....once you get past the extension part, the rest is the same

 

[tpenfield]

Re: Need some help

Looks like a money pit, so this would be a labor of love, more than a wise financial decision. . .

. . . do you love it? If not, keep looking.

Timing wise, you would not be launching this boat until next year, possibly, with all the work to be done. Depends on how much time you have for it.

 

[southkogs]

Re: Need some help

In it's current condition that boat is not worth $300. It's worth, "I'll take it so you don't have to pay to dump the hull." Don't pay a penny for that boat (IMHO).

 

[MH Hawker]

Re: Need some help

Its not a bad looking hull, how ever their spot on it takes hours and hours of work and 2000.00 plus dollars in materials to rebuild a floor, stringers and transom.