Re: Where to find a boat I can restore?
In Pittsburgh
$700 OBO
And while you're looking for a boat you do want, don't be afraid to go & look at other boats like
this one. It's too far for me to consider going for a look, esp if the trailer needs work. But, if you find something like this, act quick because they often go quick. Odds & ends off the boat: trim, steering components, windshield, rubrail, gas tanks, etc, possibly a serviceable trailer, and perhaps a motor either to sell or use when you do find a boat.......
For $75.
If there's no titles, you need to figure out how to register & title them in Virginia. That is no longer a concern for me, as long as I feel that the seller is the rightful owner. Then it's a $30-50 ding for trailer, and if I want to sell the boat after I strip it, it's another $60-70 to get it titled & registered to me. Else it's $30-50 at the dump to dispose of it.
So all in, I'd be @ $170-200. When I go to look at it, I'd have to assess if I think there's more value then that in the boat, motor, and trailer. And how much time & effort it's going to take to make that money back, hopefully more then that back.
But if the trailer is serviceable, & the motor runs, or can be made running inexpensively, you are now looking for just a boat hull. Maybe 1 w/ a trailer (or motor) in worse shape then the $75 one above. That then opens all those hull only ads, so you now have more options will shopping for the boat. You can make reasonable offers (seller may not agree) and be better able to walk away, because you've already gotten 1 of the major (and expensive) parts handled: the motor. And you can be working on the motor & trailer while you are still shopping for a hull. Just need to be able to get the boat loaded & towed.
