Everything costs more than you'd expect in the yacht world. For example, if you bought a Westerly Centaur (usually sell in the £10k region) you'd need to consider:
Bad osomsis - can cost £3k+ to sort.
Original engine on its last legs - can cost £4k -> £6k
Headlining droop - £2k
Keels need re-seating - £2k
Hull needs strengthening (older models need this) - £2k
Sails need replacing £2k
Rigging needs replacing £2k
Still using round boom reefing for the mainsail - needs a new sail and
£100 spending on mods to the boom.
Just ballparks, but you get the idea.
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Sorry Dave but aluminium is relatively easy to weld - just remember cleanliness and to use DCRP or AC and forget about stick or gas welding it although I have in the past gas welded Aluminium - real PITA though. TIG or MIG are OK.DaveA wrote:Don't know much about alluminium TBH, but steel can be welded and as far as I know, alluminium can, but it's not easy to do
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Sounds pretty daunting!