In this video I’d like to talk about how you can have a “new boat”, but not have to pay new boat prices.
What’s up everyone? In this video I’ll share the costs of rebuilding an older hull vs buying a new boat with similar setup. There is absolutely nothing wrong with buying a new boat, but you do have to be prepared to drop quite a bit of money. Rebuilding an older hull is a great way to save some money or spend some money in the right ways to setup a hull designed just for you.
Anytime I take my boat out, I get a lot of looks and questions about it. Everyone is typically stunned when I tell them it’s a 1980. I’ve done quite a bit of modifications to the boat to set it up for the way I like to fish. So with that being said there were a lot of costs that came into play to make this a truly one of a kind Aquasport FOR ME. I could have redone my boat and spent about half of what I did to have a very nice looking vessel, but this was my chance to rig the boat exactly how I wanted it. You do not have to get as in depth or go crazy on a restoration as I did on my build, but I’ll show you all the mods done to my Aquasport and I’ll be as transparent as possible in the costs associated with it. I’ll also share links in the description to the places that did all my work in case you’d like to check them out.
So in my opinion, it’s definitely worth restoring an older boat vs buying a new one.
I was on the higher end of a restoration cost because of how I chose to rig the boat. I could have chosen to simply redo the floor, gas tank because it had some pitting, paint it, keep it single station and even repower and I would have come in at around 45k to make this boat like new.
Some other ways I could have also saved money on my build are that I could have reused some of the equipment I had before. I could have done some of the work myself, but I don’t have time to do that. I had all work done at reputable places which guarantee their work and that already seems to have been a great choice for me. I had an issue with the control module for the throttle which didn’t allow me to turn on the boat. I dropped off the boat with Jack and he had me back on the water in no-time.
Hope you all enjoyed the video and maybe it helped if you’re deciding whether to restore or purchase a boat. Please remember to like and subscribe. Catch ya on the next one.
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Time stamps:
-0:25 Intro to video
-1:41 Boat Walk-around
-2:29 Transom work and bracket
-3:16 Top view transom bait-well and compartments
-3:43 Inside transom view
-3:53 Floor removal
-4:00 Gas Tank
-4:13 Stern access hatch
-4:28 Bow storage and Insulated fish box
-5:15 Anchor hatch
-6:01 Forward side pockets removal
-6:24 Contender console and seat
-7:13 Port and starboard side fabrication
-8:12 Fabrication cost
-8:18 Custom t-top
-9:15 Forward seating
-9:37 T-top and seating cost
-9:41 Cushions
-11:07 Cushions cost
-11:14 All rigging, wiring and equipment
-14:38 Motor
-14:57 Running lights
-15:05 Cost of rigging, wiring, and equipment
-15:11 Total project cost and thoughts
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