Hey guys I was reading a post on a different forum and there was a reference to the member oops! and his restoration and extension. So I sat down and went through all 94 pages of info about it (skimming of course). I was really amazed. Something about seeing the boat down to it's bare bones, and the idea of being able to "design" the boat yourself, to the point that you can install your own beer cooler in the floor. My family owns a Chaparral 276 SSX and have always owned a boat for as long as I have lived so I am familiar with boats. The thing is that I am only 16 and don't have any type of experience with the actual building aspect of it. I have always had an interest in building things though, but the opportunity has never arisen to do something like this. I told my friend of oops!'s building process and he too went through all 94 pages and was as amazed as I was. We got to thinking that if we recruit a couple more of our friends we will have enough money to buy a cheap boat and most of the supplies. The thing that we need to focus on in our boat searching is that the engine works (none of us know anything about engines) and hopefully nothing too extensive with hull repair. Are we crazy in thinking that we would be able to do anything like this, or should we just wait until we are older to undertake something like this?
if you have a job, and a yard, and a mechanically inclinde father(doesnt have to be a mechanic, just a good handyman) then id say go for it.
