I have a 26 foot Chris Craft Stinger - that has seen better days for the finish.
I received a quote to have the boat completely wet sanded - but am not sure if this is the way to go, as there are some gouges that need to be repaired.
I was/am interested in getting the boat painted - but am not sure of what the cost would be. I have seen many posts that discuss painting - but not the cost. Is there an "average" for a complete paint job on a 26 footer with and 8.5 foot beam?

You would likely be in the seven to eight thousand range for a nice quality refresh with average repairs. If it was anything like my old 260 Stinger the buff jobs dont last long. Heck i swear mine faded before i was finished with one side lol.

I charge $7,500 for one color on small boats. $15,000 on biger boats .cats are $18,000 I can paint upto 75 ft boat or truck in my booth we have people to pick up boats too. we are in N.J. 609-839-1392 paul

Check with Mitcher T. Custom Painting, you can find them on the WEB. I got a half dozen quotes from different boat repair shops to just change colors on existing strips and everyone was crazy high. Mitch was less money for an amazing paint job. He did an amazing job and it's held up real well, I'm going on my third season and it still looks new.

I am in the business and can say I have seen some amazing work come from Mitcher T at reasonable cost. Talk to Boatnt he has had work done there. I was sceptical when he told me what he was getting done and the price and I said wow....

wrap it

check out the exorcism in the fountain forum . mitch did that boat recently . the price with some fiberglass repair went in the teens

Wow, that is a killer deal for what u had done, did he R&R dash and seat mounts?

Make sure piping etc is proper in the wall .That may create a problem in the end. So make sure you provide the right materiel its one time investment.










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I had my boat wrapped a couple years ago and it ran about $2000 installed. It was a much cheaper option than having the boat painted which was $3000++

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