Makes sense...Plus the purchase price I guess so yeah a little more than 100K.


Honestly I`m just a blue collar guy with a single income and a family , I can`t continue to afford this hobby. First the drives blew, then the gas tanks leaked, then the the motors finally died.. and all the stuff in between. Few weeks ago the I lost a shaft and a prop just idling around. There goes another $6K.. after that I called it done.
I can`t sell anything that`s not right so now basically everything has been done and done right (once I get the drive fixed)so I can sell and sleep at night.

Just sucks after 4 years and 10000`s of hours it`s not an easy decision.

Thanks for the response. I have to say that your boat turned out amazing and watching your videos seems like it was well enjoyed by you and your family. I think it is probably the best example of the model existing today. You should have no problem selling, especially as well documented as it is on this site. Good luck with the sale.

yes way too nice a boat for 100k, probably another 25k in elbow grease and 19k in help from friends with skills, someone is getting a damn good deal

Thats a great video, you are grinning like a cheshire cat and it looks like your wife is looking over at you thinking evil thoughts LMAO!

At the 5:30 mark is great, that is one beautiful boat.

Sorry to hear Dan, I'm sure you will have no problem selling as it is an Awesome Flatdeck! Everything you did was truly amazing. Good luck with the sale buddy!

Sad to hear. Glws

I might be nit-picking but the phrase "just a blue collar guy" doesn't sit well with me. Countries all over the world were built by blue collar guys and blue collar guys make up the bulk of the population. If nobody was prepared to pitch in, get the job done and maybe get their hands a little dirty then the entire world would be in total ruin. The world owes so much to the 'proud blue collar guys'.

Disappointing when the cost of a hobby/sport increases so much it becomes a burden. Seeing a healthy, good looking family enjoying their hobby outside in the fresh air is priceless. Thanks for the video, I'm sure you'll stick with boating in some way, there are so many more economical ways to go boating than high performance stuff in a classic Cigarette.

On a lighter note, not much comes close to your avatars but that video is a near second. :)

RR

I hope maybe something will change and Dan decides to keep the boat, the bulk is past you Dan, these things break a lot at times especially when going almost 90 in a old Cig, that's a extremely good running boat and pushes parts to limits getting it there, you have spent insane amount of hours and money into your dream, I am the same way to a point and totally get your decision, the things I been through myself the last few years I have asked my wife a few times if it was worth all the heartache, time and most of all the countless money spent... in the end at this point after 12 years as a boater I respond with "yes the weekends away are worth it, and the memories and good times are also" when its right they are fun, when not they SUCK!

if you are a true boater and really do love it like I think you do, it's a matter of time before you get another one, it must be a hard decision to give it up as you really do enjoy the "good times" on it...

And they spoke up this year, if you have been watching our non or less lying news channels.