Got the Beisemeyer almost done, just waiting for the lakes to thaw out. Figured I'd add up the reciept and check out the damage to the wallet...close to 6K. I did the work myself over the long Minnesota winter. It was a lot bigger project than I orginally thought. I guess I'm happy with the result concidering the cost and I can say I built it myself, but 6K for a nice used boat that somebody else restored don't sound all that bad either. If your looking for a boat this spring you my want to keep in mind the real cost to restore one, exspecially if you plan to have someone else paint it and install custom interior (I'll proabably change the interior next year, just wanted to avoid using milk crates this summer).
I started with a bare hull, WJ and trailer. Final cost $150 after selling most of the the Olds stuff on E-bay. I used the motor and a few other parts off my old boat that I'd paid $2200.
$2200 Old Boat motor, mounts and steering
$150 Hull Trailer and Pump
$550 Diverter
$450 Paint and supplies (Omin)
$225 Rebuild kit for WJ (Duane)
$600 Line-X on bottom of hull (jurys still out on this one)
$380 Seats
$125 Carpet and Glue
$100 Tanks (ebay)
$125 10qt Oil Pan (Ebay)
$160 6 New Gauges
$110 Rex Thermo Stat
$130 Wiring and supplies
$100 Valve covers (Ebay)
$60 Home made rail kit
$110 Rub rail
$300 Misc (just ask the guys at the local hardware store)
$5875 Total.
Bare Hull and trailer
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Parts donor: Hull, trailer and 12JC for sale anyone? Cheap
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Finished
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