Repair/Restoration Costs vs. Benefits

[GradySailfish]

Blackfin, a good guy on LI is Pat Canary of Sandpiper Marine in East Rockaway/Oceanside. I don't have his number but I think infomrmation could help you. Although I've never had work done by him, I hear he's reasonable and excellent craftsmanship.

[ocuyler]

"We Are One Sick Group Of People Here"

OSGOPH for short...

[strick]

I'll put my 2 cents in here. There are some people that enjoy fishing and there are some people that enjoy working on boats. Then there are some people that enjoy both fishing and working on boats. We have all three groups here on this site. I see the guys across the street tinkering with their Harley's all the time and I just cant figure out what they see in those bikes... I'm sure they think the same about me when they see me tinkering on my boat. A brand new 23 SeaCraft or Regulator with a hard top/leaning post/Livewell/aluminum trailer and all the goodies is going to cost between 60K and 75K these days. Who has that kind of money laying around to spend on a boat? and IMHO taking out a loan on a boat is foolish.... but to each his own I guess. I got my 75 SeaCraft for 13K. I put another 10K worth of fiberglass and countless hours into it and so for 23k I have a boat that will do and go were the new 70K boat will go. Plus it looks just as good and ITS PAID FOR. finally time and money are of minor concern when you are talking about a labor of love.

Being able to turn this:



Into this:



And knowing that you did it your self. Can give you a very warm fuzzy feeling every time you look at it. And I look at it almost every day [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

Strick

[ocuyler]

Block Island Guy,

Welcome to CSC. I can certainly appreciate your perspective, and you are absolutely correct. You obviously have not been bitten by the "SeaCraft Bug", a hidious affliction that robs you of time and money and perhaps even relationships. But this is, in fact, a site for those that have been, will be or want to be.

I have to agree with Strick that, although I am first and foremost, a boater, I absolutely love to work on boats. Further, I personaly feel that the SeaCraft hull is the best hull design in it's class and has been since the early 1960's when Carl Moesly won a zillion Miami to Bahamas races in the very same hull design.

In a nut shell, you've got to WANT to do this stuff. It doesn't matter what motivates you (cruising, fishing or renovation), because, at the end of the project, you got a the best boat you could have - and you did it!

Best of luck with your choices.

[PressureDrop]

i donno if its been said cause i hate reading. but the ultimate benefit is that you get exactly the boat you want when your done. theres no compromising

[abl1111]

Block Island - I know a guy who does awesome work - Bayshore area LI. He gets good $ for his work, so if you are looking for the cheapest guy around - he is not it - just the best around. He has done quite a few SeaCrafts resto's and is truly a craftsman.

[Briguy]

Strick, That T-Top is truely outstanding!

[strick]

Thanks! I just had to put that big pic in there [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] I just installed a radar this weekend. Next weekend it's out to the bay for halibut and stripers.

strick