Just start lighting the stacks on fire. At this point, boat parts (Good Ones) are priced so high and some are becoming scarce for particular applications. When you pretty much have a deteriorated falling apart starting point it becomes almost pointless to tackle a project like this. I could understand if the hull was in 5 out of 10 shape on a trailer with some useable rigging. But I think you would be better off being handed a mold, fiberglass and resin and start from there. Sometimes its easier to start from nothing then trying to fix millions of mistakes and neglect. Just my 2 cents and I have done my fair share of projects but......................

Hmm, sounds familiar... That's all?

....not there yet but I am catching up....

How many receipts get lost or forgotten during a project ? The only project I ever keep track of every penny spent was a large gut and rebuild a high end kitchen. Every receipt went into a box. I SH*T the day I totaled all the receipts.

Ya I can only imagine if I didn`t do 90% of my own work where the bill would be money wise . adds up quick.
I stopped counting at $260K. F uck IT! ,

CARPE DIEM!!!

Yep, that certainly helps and gives you more pocket change to buy spiffy parts. Got any lines on more of those whipples???

Your boat is sick.

I thought these boats were expensive until I started working on small yachts.
I signed a $15,000 detailing work order and a $12,000 bottom paint work order today 🤦🏼‍♂️

These guys buy new performance boats use them for 2 years and sell them at a 100k or so loss. But they boated every weekend they felt like, with a warranty in the latest and greatest they could get. I think “brace yourself” posted on here once he couldn’t afford to own an old boat lol

I get offered project boats all the time from customers ( I'm Ops Mngr at large Fla marina). My rule is it can only have 1 major issue ( bad motor, bad drive, interior, paint, ect), not a combination of problems. Picked up a really nice Velocity 280 on aluminum trailer as a personal boat. Excellent condition in and out, brand new interior, full hyd steering, sm exhaust, xr drive. Fresh 502 with bad head gasket. In the water a week after starting on it . Total investment, including repairs $7500.


Just joined Team Velocity. Picked this one up last week.

Man that thing is beautiful!

case in point, the dude you bought that from had way more than $7500 into it. LOL.

nice score.