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    You'll have 100k into it to get it right. If you could get it for 20k I'd fill the holes and bracket a couple 300 veradon'ts on it and go the "cheap" way.

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    Ugh, my credit cards ran away and hid when I saw this thread. A few years ago I had a 35' Cigarette that was a massive money pit after getting a "Great Deal" on it. And that was with a completely structurally sound hull and good interior.

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    These projects can get expensive real quick. My experience it's better to pay up for a good one than to take on a project. Ask me how I know.

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    Quote Originally Posted by trivialpursuits View Post
    Ugh, my credit cards ran away and hid when I saw this thread. A few years ago I had a 35' Cigarette that was a massive money pit after getting a "Great Deal" on it. And that was with a completely structurally sound hull and good interior.
    this is how I felt about my good running single big block boat. Between drives and general maintenance it was silly.

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    $100K min to get it in first class condition.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JBS View Post
    These projects can get expensive real quick. My experience it's better to pay up for a good one than to take on a project. Ask me how I know.
    Got that right. If I get a boat that’s in relatively good shape I will just use as is. But if some so called “friend” gives me a boat . . . . something in my head breaks and I start spending way too much fixing it.
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    You would have way more money in it than it is worth Being a 1992 35' is not a very desirable hull. The newer stepped hulls would be worth putting some money in it but I would bet the stringers and transom need some attention. I wouldn't doubt it was an inside theft job just to out from under it.


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    Quote Originally Posted by ZiemerSTV View Post
    $100K min to get it in first class condition.
    That could get you a pretty nice used offshore racer before boat prices went through the stratosphere

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    Quote Originally Posted by Riverratt View Post
    ...The newer stepped hulls would be worth putting some money into...
    ...why?...

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    The stepped hulls are faster, so would that make them more valuable?

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    Yea the gas comment is the first thing..
    Come on a few bucks here and there and a couple electric trolling motors and use it as a sand party barge..
    Not my idea of boating but hey wouldn't need to do any glass work except filling the transom..
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