If you could do it all over again, would you build from scratch or buy a finished boat?
Trying to weigh the pros and cons of each.
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Thread: IF you could....?
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12-18-2012, 07:15 PM #1Senior Member
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IF you could....?
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12-18-2012, 08:24 PM #2Senior Member
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We can all do it over and over again and again if we choose. I currently have a Schiada 21' River Cruiser that we were pleased to purchase because this hull isn't something many replicate in their garages. We have upgraded things a bit but were generally pleased to just purchase it. Now, we also have a Hallett flat (we've had for multiple decades) that now needs new floor, glass tanks cut out, new stringers and everything else so it will be a fun project for the boys and I. We also have two Biesemeyer flats to build and we see it as a grand opportunity where the possibilities are nearly endless.
The best things in life aren't things!
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12-18-2012, 09:45 PM #3WMCGuest
Re: IF you could....?
I'll let you know after I finish the Campbell.
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12-19-2012, 09:54 AM #4Senior Member
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From scratch ......
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12-19-2012, 03:15 PM #5Senior Member
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Yeah, but you can't buy something and just leave it alone!
Originally Posted by Mitch
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12-19-2012, 04:30 PM #6Senior Member
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Thats no fun !!!!! Agt001
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12-19-2012, 09:43 PM #7Senior Member
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Unless the price is "right" I'd start from scratch, because whatever you buy there's always something you won't like about it and next thing you know you start over anyhow,LOL..
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12-19-2012, 11:14 PM #8Senior Member
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Hurry up and let me know!!! Originally Posted by WMC
I'll let you know after I finish the Campbell.
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All good points, now only if I can find the "right" deal! Originally Posted by GoFastRacer
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03-19-2013, 05:42 AM #9Member
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You know I always like to build my own stuff.I have put together a lot of cars/trucks.When I sold them I lost my ass on them.Would I build a boat Hell Ya! Just because I have some knowledge on doing it and to say that I built it.My cruiser I have now was built by someone else.I engoy it,use it. For what I paid for it sombody else invested the money and I enjoy using it!
RIP to my friend Greg "FULL THROTTLE" Fuller
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03-19-2013, 04:00 PM #10Racer
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I would buy one together and redo it. You can still change things the way you want them and you have parts that you can reuse and don't have to buy , like V-drive, plate harware, steering pullies, or whatever is still good. Alot of parts just need to be sent to a polisher or powdercoater and they look new again. Gives you a better base to start with and possibly on the water a little cheaper and faster, in my opion
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