Considering full rebuild

[JoshOnt]

I posted on here before about how my boat sank ( http://forums.iboats.com/forum/gene...engine-topics/7504055-speed-and-best-use-help ), I have been considering rebuilding it completely since then. For a 14 ft boat what would you guess it might cost ( ball park) to redo it while keeping the original seats, gauges, steering, electrical, and motor. I am thinking in the range or 1-2k CAD? Would this be a reasonable guess or am I way out.

 

[Yacht Dr.]

I dont think you will be in it for 2k. Its only 14 feet. Resin,fiberglass and wood wont cost 1k.

Do a rough estimate. Take some ball park measurements and price it out. Its all the little things that catch up to you. Re-use as much as possible ( brushes,buckets etc. )

 

[JoshOnt]

I dont think you will be in it for 2k. Its only 14 feet. Resin,fiberglass and wood wont cost 1k.

Do a rough estimate. Take some ball park measurements and price it out. Its all the little things that catch up to you. Re-use as much as possible ( brushes,buckets etc. )

Okay that is good to know. Glad it will be much cheaper than I was thinking. Yeah I priced ot all of the extras I wanted and figured out that the cost of them made me want to reuse what I can.

 

[gm280]

JohOnt, I am presently rebuild a 14' tri=hull boat. And I scrapped everything out of it and started over basically. And I am closer to being finished then start. And I don't have anywhere near 2k in it presently. In fact I'm not sure I have 1k in it. Of course I am only talking about the boat and not the entire setup too. But that is just my experience as well.... JMHO!

 

[hotrod53]

My 16' rebuild went down to the hull, it included a new floor, new transom, steering cable, new carpet, new seats, used lower unit, 2 part fiberglass resin to coat the deck wood, marine epoxy for the transom, new trailer wheels, trailer lights, bunks, rebuilt carbs, new impeller and water pump cup, new power center, new bilge pump, new live well pump, new trolling motor, 2 new batteries, new wood for the dash, painted the trailer and the inside of the hull, and invested almost an entire summer.... I put $2700 in mine 4 years ago. Doing what you're going to do, you'll be well under $2k. eBay is your friend!

 

[JoshOnt]

My 16' rebuild went down to the hull, it included a new floor, new transom, steering cable, new carpet, new seats, used lower unit, 2 part fiberglass resin to coat the deck wood, marine epoxy for the transom, new trailer wheels, trailer lights, bunks, rebuilt carbs, new impeller and water pump cup, new power center, new bilge pump, new live well pump, new trolling motor, 2 new batteries, new wood for the dash, painted the trailer and the inside of the hull, and invested almost an entire summer.... I put $2700 in mine 4 years ago. Doing what you're going to do, you'll be well under $2k. eBay is your friend!

I am guessing that is in USD? I am not super handy so my worry is I will waste a lot of material and time. With time here being limited (only about 4 months a year to work on it) I am thinking it might take me a few years to finish.

 

[Rjn]

Doing a complete rebuild myself, so far for materials ( fibers, resin, sandpaper, wood, 2 component foam, etc) i'm in it for about 500 dollar i guess.
And that's for a 16 ft speedboat from the 70's.
Structural now completed, interior to be done.

So materials well below 1k, spending depends mostly on interior wishes, size of engine etc.
Just don't include your hours working on it

 

[JoshOnt]

Doing a complete rebuild myself, so far for materials ( fibers, resin, sandpaper, wood, 2 component foam, etc) i'm in it for about 500 dollar i guess.
And that's for a 16 ft speedboat from the 70's.
Structural now completed, interior to be done.

So materials well below 1k, spending depends mostly on interior wishes, size of engine etc.
Just don't include your hours working on it

What kind of foam did you use? Could you link to some of it so I have an idea of what I'll need.

 

[Goldie627]

I am completely restoring a 19 foot sea ray, so far I have used (8) 5 gallon pails of resin and im still not done laying up, almost though. Please keep in mind that prior to this restoration I had no fiberglassing background, consequently, early on there has been some waste via overmixing, undermixing, larger than necessary fillets and incorrect adjustment of hardener to ambient temperature. Also, I used two layers of 1708 for tabbing everywhere below the floor and two layers of csm bottom and top of floor and bow. csm really soaks it up. I would suggest you weighing your boat before you go done the resto road. Also keep in mind that (1) 5 gallon pail weighs around 45 pounds. just something to think about...

I wish you all the best...

 

[hotrod53]

Yes my project was USD and my boat is aluminum and I reused the existing foam.

 

[Rjn]

What kind of foam did you use? Could you link to some of it so I have an idea of what I'll need.

I live in the netherlands so the link isn't helpfull for u. But i bought a 2 component PU foam in liquid state.( expanding foam )
Use youtube, there are some good movies on it.
Also in the HOW TO in this section is a good explanation on it.