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Originally Posted by sailingdog
Damn... talk about a full restoration...  |
I agree, but for $600 for the boat, and then about $2,400 in new materials (engine, sailes,
rigging,
paints, fiberglass,
epoxy), it was a great education.
The trick is to start with a boat with good bones, but not so valuable that "learning" on it isn't a big deal. When we were done, our boat was put on display at the Portland boatshow, and it's still a quite pretty and original Cal 20.
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Jim H
London, UK
Aurora, a mighty Cal 20 (Portland, OR)
Southern Rival, a seasoned Rival 34 (Brighton, UK)
