Anyone know of a source to help locate good old boats with a potential
to be restored. I'm looking for something that will be a family project
and that we will spend our vacations on. Prefer powered since I've not
ever sailed and don't know the first thing about rigging, etc.

I did find boneyardboats, but I was wondering if anyone knew of any
other sources.

This is in and around the Delaware/Chesapeake Bay area.

Till

It sort of depends on what you are looking for.

WoodenBoat magazine has a listing for "free" boats, some of which can be
quite good values. While there is no such thing as a "free" boat in that
they always cost something, somehow, I once acquired a beautiful 30 foot
wooden Alberg designed sloop that I poured 4K into and got 8 years of
pleasure from before I sold her to another guy who still enjoys her.
Look at my website and follow the links to the Alberg 30 site on my
front page.

If wood is beyond you, the next best thing might be to spend a couple of
weekends looking around the boatyards. A lot of boats wind up in the
back of the lot but still have rigging, sails, cushions, etc. that are
all serviceable. Often things can replaced in a phased manner to soften
the initial outflow of cash (which can be breathtaking).

Oops, didn't read carefully enough, but many of the same points are the
same with a preference for power.

Sailing is not that hard, and there are a lot of good 24-28 foot boats
out there that can be had cheaply and made wonderful with a little sweat
equity. Depending on where you are, there are a lot of community
programs to learn the basics to sail, and you're not spending 5 or 10
gallons of gas per hour to use it.

hope this helps,

Jonathan

tillius wrote:
Anyone know of a source to help locate good old boats with a potential
to be restored. I'm looking for something that will be a family project
and that we will spend our vacations on. Prefer powered since I've not
ever sailed and don't know the first thing about rigging, etc.

I did find boneyardboats, but I was wondering if anyone knew of any
other sources.

This is in and around the Delaware/Chesapeake Bay area.

Till



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IF the llink dont work just go to Marcon.com and use their search.

You can pick up a really nice 70' steel gulf shrimper for about
$65,000. SOme older ones have a single 12V71. Check out the magizine
Boats and Harbors. You can get a rebuild 12V71 for $16,000.
Check out vessel brokers that sell gulf shrimpers. They are going for
pennies on the dollar.
How about an 85' x 23' x 13' steel shrimper built 1999, Cat 3412 , hold
cap. 3500 square feet...$120,000
I think I'm going to dump my sailboat and turn into a lanlord. With
that kind of space I could make money renting rooms!

Bob