If you want to do this, I suggest you start by finding one you'd like to
own. Then you can take all the time you need to learn how to do it
right, have the use of the boat once you get it past a certain
point...and then decide whether to keep it or sell it and look for
another one to restore.


Thanks Peggy. I'm going to pass this thread to my cousin. It sounds
like it would be a fun venture, but I myself don't have the finances,
nor the location to pursue this notion.

I'm in S. IL. which the only good piece of water for a big cruiser is
Carlyle Lake and thats pretty small for these types of boats. I've got
an 18 ft Chris Craft runabout, and that pretty well does it for me. I
used to have a 27 ft, Chris Craft Cavalier but the old wood hull was
too much for me to keep up with. I found out that the bigger the boat,
takes the bigger the pocket! LOL!

Jerry is down on the Mississippi though, and he's been asking some
questions, and I thought I'd post here to get a mild summary.

You made some excellent points!

Tim