Is this boat worth fixing up?
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Is this boat worth fixing up?
I will post pictures later but post a question now. I love old ChrisCrafts but im into RC Aircraft so I would sell to fund that. I was given a boat from a guy at work. I did some looking and its a 1950's ChrisCraft Sedan. It looked in rough shape till I cleaned it off. It is what i would call Garafge Sale condition. It looks solid but was built by someone without an eye for detail. It was not sanded before stain and varnish. It's wood is not warped that I can tell. The hardware appears to be all there but it is un plated or painted. So it will need to be stripped down and re stained and painted. It's going to be a task. I think it maybe Dumas. It will never be cherry since its assembled. Could I get a couple hundred for it with a half decent paint/varnish job?
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RE: Is this boat worth fixing up?
You're asking a very subjective question. Which is all the more difficult to answer with out actually being able to see the boat in question.
Reading your post I get the impression that you don't really want to fix it, you want to sell it. Please tell me if I'm wrong.
Could you get a couple hundred out of it as is? Maybe, if it came with running hardware, motor, Electronic Speed Control, receiver and transmitter. Then I would have to say most likely. Especially if you test it, and can verify that all the parts work correctly.
For just the boat itself, not very likely. Whoever buys it will have quite a project in refurbishment, repair, replace, refinish.
Reading your post I get the impression that you don't really want to fix it, you want to sell it. Please tell me if I'm wrong.
Could you get a couple hundred out of it as is? Maybe, if it came with running hardware, motor, Electronic Speed Control, receiver and transmitter. Then I would have to say most likely. Especially if you test it, and can verify that all the parts work correctly.
For just the boat itself, not very likely. Whoever buys it will have quite a project in refurbishment, repair, replace, refinish.
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RE: Is this boat worth fixing up?
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What kind of price would you offer? You if it were up for sale? Keep in mind I would charge shipping if not picked up.
What kind of price would you offer? You if it were up for sale? Keep in mind I would charge shipping if not picked up.
I think $40would be a fair price for it.
-Rich.