Continue or Not?

[jee70611]

Hi Everybody, <br /><br />I'm having a hard time deciding what I should do with my project. I have a boat that I've been working on for the past year off and on, but I'm not sure if I should keep going. I don't want to seem like I'm just giving up because I'm not. It's more of a time issue plus I'm gettin lake fever so bad that I can't stand it anymore . With school and work all the time it's kinda hard to find time to work on it. Even then if I do find the time, I don't feel like it. It would probrably take me like two years before it would be ready to use again. I don't think I can wait that long. I've been thinking about selling it to come up with enough for a nice down payment on something else, but I just don't know what I should do. I really want a boat that I can use, and use NOW. I figure that as it is now I can actually make money if I part it out. It has the 4.3L V-6 OMC Cobra engine, so the parts are pretty valuable. What would y'all do if you were in my position? <br /><br />James

 

[paulgp6022]

Re: Continue or Not?

Buy a new boat that is water ready. The season is too short to miss working on an old scow. Good luck.

 

[Spidybot]

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One word of warning:<br /><br />Make sure you sell the old one before you buy a new.<br /><br />Once the new boat sits in the driveway you're likely to loose any interest in the project.<br /><br />The other way around you'll end up with one boat and one unfinished project. A big hole in the wallet, bad conscience about it and along the way, still worse finances.<br /><br />Once the new boat sits in the driveway you're likely to loose any interest in the project.

 

[trumpetbucks]

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If you cannot make yourself work on it regularly, get rid of the thing. Having a ready-to-fish (ski or whatever) boat is enough steady work just in maintenance; a project boat is ten times that much.<br /><br />So, if your main goal is to get on the water, part it out or sell it as is. If you want the satisfaction of completing the job and haveing your boat redone exactly like you want (and it sounds like you don't care about that) then keep it and just find a way or the energy to work on it on a set schedule (which I know is hard!!).<br /><br />Best of luck,

 

[jee70611]

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Thanks for the suggestions y'all. Actually BoatProject, that's what I was wanting to do but I don't think now is the time to try to work on a project. With school and work all the time there isn't much time left to work on it. Then when there is time I don't feel like it. I really did have big plans for it but I think that I would rather wait till I have time to work on another project. Thanks<br /><br />James

 

[boating brad]

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sounds like if you dont have time to work on it, you wont have time to take on a new one. i go to college full time myself and a few weeks ago i tore the old floor out of my 17ft, poured foam, cut all new plywood and installed, glassed it all in, and laid new carpet from front to back, in one week. if i can do it and maintain a 4.0 gpa so can you! get busy.

 

[jee70611]

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catfish,<br /><br />It'll take a lot more work than just replacing the floor. I have to rebuild the engine, replace the stringers, transom, then redo the entire interior(their is none). Then reassemble everything. I will have at least $6000.00 in it when I'm done. Without financing that it would take forever to save here and there to do it. I wanted to use the best materials to redo it also. I didn't want to cheat any. I think I'm gonna go ahead and part it out as I can actually get all of my money back and then some. Thanks for the encouragement though. <br /><br />James

 

[rudeafrican]

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Hi Jee,<br /><br />Seems to me you had already made up your mind before posting the question.!! Your'e just looking for a bit of endorsement and encouragement to still those guilty feelings you have for quitting! <br />Well son, here goes: completing a project like that is not for everyone, don't beat yourself up too badly. Make your decision, carry it out and get rid of the constant reminder. One thing worse than quitting on a project boat or car or bike, and that is not actually admitting to yourself that you have quit and have the half completed piece of scrap around reminding everybody you know that it's not finished.<br /><br />Get that new boat and get on the water.

 

[boating brad]

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alot of work + $6000 - motivation = get another boat!

 

[SeaMasterZ@aol.com]

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I do know what hes feeling, lol, as I ponder a thousand pounds of rusty old parts (my five engines, none of which work at this time) and a tow van that needs its auto trans conversion completed, the wasps that live it in EVICTED, and at the very least, a new floor in Chugboat Annie ... all to sell it next spring so Ill have the money to get Hydrophobia cherried out, arrgh, and school is looming<br /><br />and of course, that eternal italian disease, Fundzalow ... (say it a few times quickly, lol)<br /><br />but then again, my last project boat was the original hydrophobia, which I made into a mini bass boat, recirculating bait well, bimini top, even a little anchor locker up in the bow, and there is such tremendous satisfaction in going to sea in something you have made YOURS ... very cool<br /><br />of course, if i had 100 grand to blow frivolously, one of those 28 foot ProCats with twin 275's would certainly float MY boat, just paint a name on the side to make it MINE, LOL<br /><br />