Lew Hodgett wrote:


Somebody wrote:

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


Michiel wrote:

Do you really think so? Do you have rough estimates or "guesstimates"
and a suggestion for a different boat?


I'll try to put this into perspective for you.

I buy materials at prices you would dream about getting.

That is because I buy large quantities of epoxy, deck foam, knitted
glass and fairing compound.

My guess is that it will cost me at least $2,000 for materials and at
least a year's time.

You will pay more.

Add in money for tools and supplies.

I'd budget at least $200 for just abrasives and another $200 for sanding
equipment, if you don't already have them.

You'll spend another $500 for misc tools and supplies.

DAMHIKT

Does this give you enough incentive to recognize that attempting to
rehab a 20 ft, 20+ year old fiberglass boat is economically an unsound
path.

Lew

It depends entirely on how you value the labour required. My labour
is free for me, but for this job, I wouldn't work for less than 15
bucks / hour.

I would pay 10 bucks an hour to mess about on a boat, if it was mine
and the value of the labour remains in the boat.

The rest is arithmatic.

Terry K