| How to find that perfect wooden boat restoration | | | | still may be cheaper to purchase the boat and |
| project. There are essential just three simple | | | | actually pay to have it moved, if the cost of the |
| steps to follow in order to obtain the a desirable | | | | boat is $100,000 less in this region that means |
| brand and make of wooden boat at a discount to | | | | you can certainly cover the cost of moving the |
| market price. Things to consider, for instance | | | | boat and still have saved considerably. |
| within the contentnental United States the value | | | | If looking in different regions on the country are |
| of money varies greatly. Where a job paying $16 | | | | not really an option then there are two more |
| an hour in the midwest would be a respectable | | | | techniques that are very usefull. One looking |
| job, this same wage on the west coast would | | | | obscure regions, within a tight geographical region |
| barely support living conditions. Some key areas | | | | prices are going to be the most expensive in |
| of the country to target for boats in general is | | | | metropolitan areas andclose proximity of harbors. |
| the midwest region surrounding the great lakes. | | | | Starting the search within the interior may lead to |
| Typically boats are always going to be cheaper | | | | savings as these boats are easily over looked. |
| within this region then they would be in on the | | | | Especially wooden boat restoration projects, being |
| east or west coast. Noteably though the size of | | | | that they are in the interior regions they are |
| the vessel your looking for might not beavailable | | | | ussually equipped to be moved. That means you |
| in these regions as ocean fairing vessels will be | | | | won't be stuck at some marina working on the |
| larger. | | | | boat. It would be considerably easier to tow the |
| What are the three main considerations for finding | | | | boat home and be able to work on it. |
| a good wooden boat restoration project, outside | | | | Looking in places outside of the harbors is ussually |
| of boat condition, which might be a plus that is | | | | the best way to find that low cost wooden boat |
| covered in another article. The three | | | | restoration project; however, it is still important to |
| considerations to be made are as follows, what | | | | check with the marinas. Every year people decide |
| proximity to home does the restoration process | | | | to undertake a restoration project or let a |
| have to be, finding the obscure gems, finding the | | | | wooden boat sit toolong. Many people find that |
| unlisted gems. | | | | they either get tired of the maintanance of |
| What proximity to home does the project have | | | | wooden boat or that they are no longer |
| to be, well the reason this comes up is the first | | | | interested in the restoration process. The biggest |
| topic referenced to above. Certain areas of the | | | | hinderance to restoration project can be the |
| country will value assets at different prices, a | | | | storage cost of leaving it a marina, infact many |
| $100,000 boat in the midwest may sell for | | | | timesthese storage cost are more the capital |
| $200,000 or more on the east and west coast. | | | | spent on the boat. These leads to the |
| So if you have the time to work on a wooden | | | | abandonment of many boats, instead of paying |
| boat restoration project within different regions of | | | | the storage fees they owner opts to desert the |
| the country this might be the easiest way to | | | | boat and relinquish claim to it. The marinas are not |
| save considerable money acquiring the boat of | | | | interested in owning a project boat and are willing |
| choice. Unfortunately for most of us this is not an | | | | to get rid of at a extremely discounted rate in |
| option as we are unable to spend extended times | | | | order to recoup the monies previouslyowed to |
| away from home due to work or other issues. It | | | | them. |