Originally Posted by Sully

I also looked at a rotted out Formosa years ago. Passed on that one.

Fred, you're doing things the right way... the yachtsman way. I'm not looking at building a boat (or reahabbing a boat) to the level of finish you are doing there. I'm looking at something more along the lines of those Wharrams we're talking about in other threads.

I agree with your figures, but I think a lot of that can be done on the cheap. For example, think about how Brent Swain does his boats. The topsides quote you gave doesn't need to be as expensive as $15K. On a catamaran, two small outboards will do the trick instead of $15K of engine components.

I would think it also depends on what state of repair your free boat is in, too, wouldn't it?

You could knock off the $15K for new engine components on the ferro from this thread because it actually came with 2 engines. Just use them both and get some working thing going.

A lot of that $90K can be very easily reduced, IMO. Also, I like Wharram's use of cordage for stays or Swain's use of galvanized stays. Why spend so much on all that fancy yachty stuff if you're on a budget?

(Again, huge welcome to you - great post. Hopefully, you've read this forum enough to know I'm not knocking your numbers, but just prodding and exploring a bit.) I think I could do a lot of this for a lot less than quote above. I mean my entire current boat is worth the ballpark of what you say it takes to get a boat ready for world cruising.

I say... all you need is a good hull and rigging. What do you think of the spartan approach?