Darrenroberts

Thanks for getting back to me let me try and explain what I mean. Bare with me a sec, when I was an apprentice I spent my wages and time searching the Internet and carboot sales for old woodworking tools as the quality of machining and material are as good If not better than modern made high end tools only they where a fraction of the price due to the poor condition. I would look for particular brands/tool makers as I knew if I found what some people would regard as a rusty peice of junk I could restore them and have a quality tool for a fraction of the price, I just had to put the work in. So I was wondering if this logic could be applied to boats? Wether there where particular boat builders of the last 30-40 years that were renound for quality craftsmen ship? I keep seeing alsorts of older boats made by different builders but is there makers I should keep an eye out for in particular. Iam looking for a 35-40 foot trad stern I that helps?

Hi guys iam still looking for a boat, just a quick one is there any vintage boatbuilders I should look out for when iam trawling through the marinas. Looking for a project worth restoring back to its original condition. Cheers. Darren

Thanks guys I'll look at some alternative options

Ok thanks for the advice, should I totaly avoid boats where hull repairs are needed?

Hi guys, iam in desperate need of some advice here. Iam a cabinetmaker and my farther is a sheet metal worker (/engineer with decades of experience) together where looking to restore a 45-50foot trad stern narrow boat. Now I've spent months researching all the dos and donts here but I've hit a dead end I've got a tiny budget in narrow boat terms of around 6k and I've been looking at some very poorly boats indeed. But I've finally found one I think I could make work. Now it's been out of the water for 7 years but not because it wouldn't float its owners moved to France and it's been advertised as needing a refit. Perfect for me as if it comes to wood work it's cheers as chips for me.but I wanted to ask if it's crazy that iam thinking of potentially having the hull repaired (maybe overplated) if I can get a good price? This is an area out of my expetease and iam worried about all the talk of money pits lol .All the brokers I've spoke to tell me to up my budget at get one that's already in the water lol so do people not repair boats them selves? Any advice would be great. Darren