I'm in a bad spot right now, fellas'. It's the end of summer and I'll be winterizing the Sea Ray real soon. I spent all of spring and part of summer restoring her, and she looks amazing and worked like new. Now, I'm torn about selling her; I got a bit attached, you know?
Anyway, so I'm thinking of starting on a new winter project and I got a guy not far from here who will sell me a mid 80's Wellcraft Nova 26XL hull for $500. Should I take it?!!
It's a bare hull with some of the brightwork, all the wiring, and all the windshields, but litteraly nothing else. Bare. There's no damage of any kind to the hull except that it will need a thorough sanding and repaint because of weathering. She had twin BB and through-hull exhausts so there are lots of large holes in the transom to fill.
I like it because it's a blank canvas I can set up which ever way I want, but in the end, wouldn't it be wiser to spend a bit more cash and buy a rough but running version of the same boat? Am I going a bit overboard with this?
Anyway, so I'm thinking of starting on a new winter project and I got a guy not far from here who will sell me a mid 80's Wellcraft Nova 26XL hull for $500. Should I take it?!!
It's a bare hull with some of the brightwork, all the wiring, and all the windshields, but litteraly nothing else. Bare. There's no damage of any kind to the hull except that it will need a thorough sanding and repaint because of weathering. She had twin BB and through-hull exhausts so there are lots of large holes in the transom to fill.
I like it because it's a blank canvas I can set up which ever way I want, but in the end, wouldn't it be wiser to spend a bit more cash and buy a rough but running version of the same boat? Am I going a bit overboard with this?
