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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
1996 Spectrum 18' Sport - Am I crazy?
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<blockquote data-quote="thill" data-source="post: 509591" data-attributes="member: 4972"><p>I don't think it would have taken me much time or money. The last one, I started on June 9 and I finished late August, and I spent MOST of that time figurng out how to cut it apart and how I wanted to proceed. Not many days of actual work. Now that I know the hull, I would have whipped this 18 footer out in a few weeks.</p><p></p><p></p><p>You wrote:</p><p><em>"In my market I could fill my yard up with boats like this."</em></p><p></p><p>I'm jealous! Around here, there are VERY FEW good aluminum hulls to restore for a reasonable price. All the ones out there are ridiculously priced. Guys are asking $1,500 for a dented up 12' rowboat around here.</p><p></p><p>This boat, with a very clean hull, already cleaned out, with most of the removed parts, a trailer and a running engine for $800 (plus my estimate of $200 of my time/fuel to go get) is a CRAZY good deal for around here.</p><p></p><p>A Force 90 engine in running condition around here is around $1,200 alone. The trailer, maybe $3-400. So, yeah, the hull was free.</p><p></p><p>You almost NEVER see an 18' aluminum hull go for sale around here. I look at listings daily, and that is the first one I can remember since I bought the Starcraft Seafarer last year. </p><p></p><p>I would have kept that one for me to keep. I would have sold the 16 Sport for a tidy profit. The title issue stopped me, and I just found out that I could have filed for an abandoned title. But too late now, it's gone. I'll keep looking. I really like these Spectrum boats.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thill, post: 509591, member: 4972"] I don't think it would have taken me much time or money. The last one, I started on June 9 and I finished late August, and I spent MOST of that time figurng out how to cut it apart and how I wanted to proceed. Not many days of actual work. Now that I know the hull, I would have whipped this 18 footer out in a few weeks. You wrote: [I]"In my market I could fill my yard up with boats like this."[/I] I'm jealous! Around here, there are VERY FEW good aluminum hulls to restore for a reasonable price. All the ones out there are ridiculously priced. Guys are asking $1,500 for a dented up 12' rowboat around here. This boat, with a very clean hull, already cleaned out, with most of the removed parts, a trailer and a running engine for $800 (plus my estimate of $200 of my time/fuel to go get) is a CRAZY good deal for around here. A Force 90 engine in running condition around here is around $1,200 alone. The trailer, maybe $3-400. So, yeah, the hull was free. You almost NEVER see an 18' aluminum hull go for sale around here. I look at listings daily, and that is the first one I can remember since I bought the Starcraft Seafarer last year. I would have kept that one for me to keep. I would have sold the 16 Sport for a tidy profit. The title issue stopped me, and I just found out that I could have filed for an abandoned title. But too late now, it's gone. I'll keep looking. I really like these Spectrum boats. [/QUOTE]
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