Michiel wrote:

On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 16:28:09 GMT, Jim wrote:

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It would cost you less, and be far less work, to buy a better boat.


Do you really think so? Do you have rough estimates or "guesstimates"
and a suggestion for a different boat? It seems that fixing it
wouldn't be so expensive and not even that much work, just messy and
nasty.

Michiel

....and tiring! I spent 2nd last summer with a dremel, cutting off
antiskid and deck in sections, replacing the basla porrige with
plywood, reassembling and then sculpturing the anti skid back to
reasonable. Next year, starboard side deck? ugh!

Leaks are gone, but the difference in price between a soggy deck
boat and the same solid deck boat is still suspect. Still, now I am
an expert, no;-? Oh, and I did a lot of messing about on the boat,
even if it was only yard sailing

Terry K