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Fresh 10-25-2020 12:47 PM

Thanks guys for the help. Sounds more involved and labor intensive

1960brookwood 10-25-2020 06:19 PM

If you would like an extremely educated "SWAG" give Dave Wesseldyk a call @ Wesco Racing engines. He rigged and still owns "JAWS" and runs her every couple of years.
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bulletbob 10-27-2020 05:29 AM

As Spiecher lane stated I am almost positive the windshield alone would be more than 20k from Lee Aerospace. Find an open cockpit race boat and go from there. I toyed with doing the same thing to a older Doug Wright. The cost if you can do it yourself is sobering. Don Gardner aka Maritime Marine on here bought the DW I referenced and cut the lid off and redid the interior. There are photos on here of the process. The guy is a craftsman and the work himself. Best of luck and let us know what you purchase. Boating is a great disease.

thirdchildhood 10-27-2020 07:41 AM

I would do the glass work myself and maybe the dash. A windshield really costs $20,000?:crazy:

Unlimited jd 10-27-2020 08:32 AM


Originally Posted by thirdchildhood (Post 4763359)
I would do the glass work myself and maybe the dash. A windshield really costs $20,000?:crazy:

knot-right on here with the 46 skater bought one that someone never picked up or had a blemish or something I forget the exact reason he was given a deal on it but anyway, “the Smoking deal” was over $8,000

speicher lane 10-27-2020 09:58 AM

^^^^ then add the receiver, graft in the receiver and paint.... Money flies out as fast as the boat runs.

Beautiful project when done - look at Freedom after the Wrap Around was added.

Keith Atlanta 10-27-2020 10:20 AM

No disrespect OP but its crazy how the thread went from $20K to as high as possibly $100K in 4 posts. Thats nuts...

thirdchildhood 10-27-2020 11:26 AM


Originally Posted by Keith Atlanta (Post 4763386)
No disrespect OP but its crazy how the thread went from $20K to as high as possibly $100K in 4 posts. Thats nuts...

I've seen engine rebuild threads do the same thing on here.

Drock78 10-27-2020 11:55 AM

If you want to repaint the whole boat while you're at it,it will be well over 100k

tmmii 10-27-2020 12:38 PM

If I remember right the Outerlimits Gold Digger cost 45k to cut the top of the canopy off and finish it as an open cockpit boat.


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