You're too far along to give up on it now. It sounds like a good boat. Hopefully, it either ends up being better than your other boat or you can get your money back out of it. If I had to pay for all of my labor on my projects, I would be the biggest loser. Usually, I do projects for fun, any money made would be a bonus.
GOOD LUCK!!! Kevin in LaPorte, CO On Jun 24, 2013, at 9:59 AM, Randy Bennell <[email protected]> wrote: > The boat that I am currently working on is just something I need to be rid > of. It is a 1973 18 foot Starcraft Holiday. > I got it with the idea of fixing it up for my own use but then got another > one very shortly after so this one became surplus. > I offered it for sale a couple of times as is, with no success so decided I > should improve it a little so that it might be more desirable. > It had to have a new transom seal in order to put it in the water and try it > out. The old one was so cracked, it would have sunk. > I have installed the seal and now need to check out a couple of electrical > issues and then should be ready to test it in the water. > The bilge pump and the blower are not working and I don't know if they need > to be replaced or if the wiring is faulty at the moment. > May find out this evening. > > If I ultimately cannot sell it for what I want, then I could part it out and > more than break even except for my labour. > The engine runs fine on the garden hose, and is the 3.0, 4 cylinder GM > engine that has been used for ever and ever so it should bring several > hundred $. > > The outdrive and prop look reasonably good but I have yet to try it out so > the outdrive is an unknown at the moment. If it works ok then it is worth > several hundred $ as well. > > The trailer it sits on is worth close to a thousand $. I would need to clean > it up a little with some new paint but the wheels and tires are good and I > just put new lights on it. > > The aluminum hull will bring a good $ at the scrap yard if I strip the > drivetrain and the plywood floor out so it is pretty well all aluminum when > they weigh it. > > So, at the end of the day if I give up on selling it intact, I should not > lose money. However, as I said, I like the boat. It has a pleasing shape and > the hull is pretty decent. Starcraft made good boats back in the day. There > are lots of them still going. It mainly needs new seats and carpet to look > better. > And, it is an OMC outdrive which of course is a bit obsolete. Some of the > parts are becoming harder to find and there are not so many mechanics > interested in working on them. They were good drives and there are lots of > them still going but they have not been made in something like 25 years. That > is the downside and the main reason that I acquired another boat and elected > to devote my efforts to it as the keeper. The other boat is 20 foot aluminum > Lund and has a Mercruiser outdrive so the parts are more available even > though it too, is old and not all that valuable. > > I like the shape of the Starcraft better and have considered swapping the > drivetrain from the Lund to the Starcraft and then dispsosing of the Lund > hull but it is really more work than it is worth. I would not be creating > something of value that would justify my time. > > I don't use a boat enough to justify a big dollar investment. I just like the > idea of having it available since we have the cottage at the lake. My son has > a 16 foot aluminum Alumacraft with an outboard motor that we use for fishing. > It is not as comfortable as a cruiser however as it has only a side console > with a smaller windshield that offers some protection to the driver and no > canvas top. > > Randy > > On 21/06/2013 10:51 PM, Kevin Kraly wrote: >> The letters that make up the word BOAT stand for Break Out Another Thousand! >> Also known as a hole in the water that keeps swallowing your money. Yes, I >> am a boat owner. I have a newer boat, so I paid my money upfront. Do you >> know the two happiest days in a boat owners life? The first one is a day he >> buys it, and the second one is the day he sells it! Hopefully, we'll Have >> the time to get our boat on the water this year. >> Kevin in Laporte Colorado >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jun 21, 2013, at 2:09 PM, Randy Bennell <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Well, I know you have a yard full of old MB's that might yield parts but >>> even so, I am not prepared to agree with you. >>> >>> I am currently working on a "free" boat that I got in the late summer of >>> 2010. >>> So far, I have about $500 in it in parts and no idea how much time and I >>> have yet to have it in the water. I keep finding more things wrong with it. >>> Most recent is that the trim won't go up. >>> >>> I don't need the boat and I just want to re-sell it but it has no value as >>> it is unless I want to part it out and take the hull to the scrap dealer, >>> which I am reluctant to do, because I like the boat. It has a nice shape to >>> it and I think it would be a shame to destroy it. >>> >>> So, the bottom line, is that I will not really break even on this poor old >>> boat but I will preserve it for a while. >>> >>> No such thing as a cheap boat either. >>> >>> Randy who cannot resist a "bargain" >>> >>> >>> >>> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
