Poll: Price for stringer, deck & transom rebuild

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What is the expected price range if you were to have someone rebuild the deck, stringers, and transom for a 20' fiberglass powerboat?

All materials and labor, etc. included.

 

[redfury]

Re: Poll: Price for stringer, deck & transom rebuild

How much you got?

To have it done professionally...I have no idea. To have it done by yourself, you are going to invest more into time than anything else. The rest is up to your ability to find supplies on the cheap...

 

[rucaradio]

Re: Poll: Price for stringer, deck & transom rebuild

Shops in my area are charging an average of $1,000 to do just the transom ALONE... and that's with the motor already pulled. Add the cost of pulling and reinstalling the motor it becomes around a $1,500 job.

That said, I can't imagine what a transom/stringer/deck job would be.... It'd HAVE to be over $3500.

So far I've got about $400 in my completed transom. Tack on an extra $500 for the stringers and the deck. By the time I'm done I should come in just a hair under what it would've cost me for just the transom.

 

[Yacht Dr.]

Re: Poll: Price for stringer, deck & transom rebuild

You mean a new Inside of a boat..

About 8-10k for a reputable shop. ( @ $98/hr )

4-6k for a good shop..

3k for a Trunk slammer. ( or If you can find a down on his luck good FG guy doing it on the side cash ... no warranty of course ).

That is materials included..

YD.

PS. your talking about a boat load of work/glass/resin/tools/abrasives..etc m8..

 

[drewpster]

Re: Poll: Price for stringer, deck & transom rebuild

Against my better judgement I totalled up some receipts the other night just to see how broke I am. I plan to buy some more supplies this week and I got curious. My best estimate so far is about $1200 total for the complete transom, stringers, deck and reinstall of the seat boxes and cap on my little tri-hull. I am using marine ply and ACX for the cores. I am buying all my glass supplies online. I my have $200 or so on top of that in prep and paint including all my finishing supplies. When it is done the boat will be grossly over built judging by the quality of work the factory did originally. I am sure I will spend more on new fancy hardware and rubrail over time. Anyway you judge it I will likely have more money in the boat than it will ever sell for. Guess I will just keep it.

 

[rucaradio]

Re: Poll: Price for stringer, deck & transom rebuild

Drew,

That was my dilemma too. I picked this boat up last year, used it a few times, and figured I'd quickly "fix" the soft spot in the floor. As I dug into it, I noticed the problem was much more involved than just the deck.

I had three options - 1) try to sell it for MUCH less than I paid for it AS IS, 2) Part out the motor and cut the boat into pieces, 3) fix it, make it pretty much brand new, and use the hell out of it.

I settled on number 3. I figure for my price range, ANY boat I get will need work. Why sell the one that's half-completed only to get a new "project".

In the end it'll be worth it.... I hope! lol

 

[oops!]

Re: Poll: Price for stringer, deck & transom rebuild

hi....welcome to the wondefuul world of grinding and itching!.....lol

we have all btdt !

the price is between 1500 and 2 k for you to do it your self.

15 gals of resin....300
5 gals of aceitone...60
1708....200
matt....100
foam.....250-300
grinder ....80
mask 60
wood 400
rollers buckets rags another 100.
carpet, glue. 150
tool accessories......200.
spare incidentals ......150



this is just a ballpark list.....
the project can take any where from 3 weeks to 7 months...
you need a shop......if you rent one......add 500 a month to the list!

is it worth it.........selling the boat....no
keeping the boat you love....yes!

hope that helps

cheers
oops

 

[v1_0]

Re: Poll: Price for stringer, deck & transom rebuild

hi....welcome to the wondefuul world of grinding and itching!.....lol

we have all btdt !

the price is between 1500 and 2 k for you to do it your self.

15 gals of resin....300
5 gals of aceitone...60
1708....200
matt....100
foam.....250-300
grinder ....80
mask 60
wood 400
rollers buckets rags another 100.
carpet, glue. 150
tool accessories......200.
spare incidentals ......150



this is just a ballpark list.....
the project can take any where from 3 weeks to 7 months...
you need a shop......if you rent one......add 500 a month to the list!

is it worth it.........selling the boat....no
keeping the boat you love....yes!

hope that helps

cheers
oops

Well, looks like there is a balance between time and money here. For example, instead of removing the stringers altogether it seems as though the following will work:

(1) Cut the tops of the shell off the stringers (just enough to get to the wood).

(2) Pull out any soft rot.

(3) Use CPES (www.rotdoctor.com) for any of the wood that remains inside the shell - anything that wasn't fully rotten.

(4) Use seacast to fill the shell wherever it isn't fully filled with the wood (ie: where you pulled the rot out of).

One assumption: seacast will stick to CPES. It is an epoxy, so I don't see why not. Seacast doesn't stick to regular wood so well (according to the seacast site), hence the need for CPES.

The cost of this is probably higher than clearing out the old stringers and putting in new ones. On the other hand, you avoid all that grinding and much of the fiberglass work, so it seems like it will save time on that.

 

[rucaradio]

Re: Poll: Price for stringer, deck & transom rebuild

It's been my experience that cutting corners ends up taking more time in the long run. I know seacast isn't cheap but fresh, clean wood is.

 

[prolinews]

Re: Poll: Price for stringer, deck & transom rebuild

I would rather do it myself. I've researched and researched I've done smaller boats and they turned out well. I've currently got two projects about to go under the knife. One is a must do rotted out go fast toy. The other is a transom fill in bracket job. I plan on spending what ever it takes to make it right. I'm hung up on coosa blue composite research trying to find out as much as possible before I even pull the motors. I'm a firm believer in having all materials before I even start. It sux to get started and have to stop to wait on materials.

 

[bigbad 4cyl x2]

Re: Poll: Price for stringer, deck & transom rebuild

using epoxy or polly

 

[xxturbowesxx]

Re: Poll: Price for stringer, deck & transom rebuild

I take back my vote I thought you were doing it. It wont be cheap I would guess 2500.

 

[notsunkyet]

Re: Poll: Price for stringer, deck & transom rebuild

i got an estimate here in DFW for 2000 for transom replacement only !!!! floor and stringers he said he'd do for another 3000! Oh yea and the real pisser was they guy tried to sell me another boat he had "with a good transom, but was in 10 times worse shape than mine was! so i said to hell with it and tore it all out myself.... now im not like OOPS or LOWKEE they got the good stuff from the online store... im doing mine as cheap as possible and have got 650 in mine ( that included buying the project 86 bayliner capri 1600) and that is using gallon jugs of resin and mat that is sold seperatly. so far i have new stringers and new floors and all new wood for the bow seats done.... but! i will have a NEW boat for under a grand and it should last another 20 years!!!!!! so i guess it comes down to how much you like working hard, itching, and cussing vs spend money and go pick up when called.....

 

[bigbad 4cyl x2]

Re: Poll: Price for stringer, deck & transom rebuild

it takes a long time .unless your in great shape

 

[proshadetree]

Re: Poll: Price for stringer, deck & transom rebuild

I love working on my old junk.But I dont know if you could pay me to do it anyone else.I can quit on mine and then start back up when I want to.I dang sure wouldnt do mine for any less than 5000.Hrs add up.Now I need to start on #2 and get my old sidewinder transome floor redone.I have the plus of no stringers.

 

[salty87]

Re: Poll: Price for stringer, deck & transom rebuild

Well, looks like there is a balance between time and money here. For example, instead of removing the stringers altogether it seems as though the following will work:

(1) Cut the tops of the shell off the stringers (just enough to get to the wood).

(2) Pull out any soft rot.

(3) Use CPES (www.rotdoctor.com) for any of the wood that remains inside the shell - anything that wasn't fully rotten.

(4) Use seacast to fill the shell wherever it isn't fully filled with the wood (ie: where you pulled the rot out of).

One assumption: seacast will stick to CPES. It is an epoxy, so I don't see why not. Seacast doesn't stick to regular wood so well (according to the seacast site), hence the need for CPES.

The cost of this is probably higher than clearing out the old stringers and putting in new ones. On the other hand, you avoid all that grinding and much of the fiberglass work, so it seems like it will save time on that.

bit of a gamble to sink $2k or easily more into materials for a method that may not hold up. still lots of work too.


a 20'er at shop rates....over $3500 unless you're willing to strip it down for them.

 

[allpoints360]

Re: Poll: Price for stringer, deck & transom rebuild

What is the expected price range if you were to have someone rebuild the deck, stringers, and transom for a 20' fiberglass powerboat?

All materials and labor, etc. included.

I'm surprised the poll has all those choices below $3,500.

How could you get all that done for under $3,500? Maybe in Taiwan?

 

[83vert]

Re: Poll: Price for stringer, deck & transom rebuild

Looks like we should get into the boat repair business. LOL

 

[bass or bass ?]

Re: Poll: Price for stringer, deck & transom rebuild

I did my own tri-hull for almost exactly $1000