recondition steplift
 

how much do you think it would cost to bring in a 1978 steplift and have it reconditioned, the hull the bow rail the cleats,rodboxes you know everything and who does it anyway
and if thats to much whho and how much do you think it will cost to have the boat repainted the hull and the gunnalls

Depends on how much needs to be done and who does it.

I'd say between $1000 and $5000.

yep thats major money of you outsource it

a paint job done right will run you at least $1000 in materials(awlgrip), but the labor is whats going to eat your lunch. Figure $2500 to $5000 depending on what the market is around you, and if you strip everything off yourself

As much as you want to spend brotha!

Fixed it for yeah.

thats alot of cash ? awlgrip paint will cost about a thousand dollars, thats just for the paint? maybe ill just get some 3m super duty rubbing compund and do it myself. I thought i could get the whole job done for about 2500 dollars but who does it anyway , i cant find anyone

paint, primer, filling primer, thinner, catalyst for paint and primer, prep wipe, sand paper, tape, etc......
It all adds up. Awl grip is expensive, but most paint jobs done right, with catalizd paint, add up to around $1000 once you add all the materials up. And it takes a bunch of time
There are thousands of short cuts people take to save time and money, but for me, if you're going to put close to that much time and labor into, why not do it right. If you screw it up taking a short cut, you have to start all over again

You might be able to do it for that, but if you have someone else do it you've got to pay for their labor. Good workmanship usually doesn't come cheap. As to your question of "who?" Where are you located? Maybe someone here can help you find a good yard nearby, or maybe it's worth towing it a hundred miles or two to get to a good yard.

If you are considering having it done, check around, get as many opinions as possible from people who have had similar work done, and check out their finished products. While you're talking to "the man" and he's working up a quote for you, look around at his works-in-progress. Do your homework. If someone's price is a lot lower than anyone else's, there's likely a good reason. All the while remembering that what you have is a 30-year-old boat that you're considering investing a chunk of money in, and that you're not likely to recoup that investment if you decide to sell it in a year or two. You may decide it's not worth it. Or . . . if you're like me . . . you might just go ahead and pull the trigger. Check out my gallery -- pages 1-3 show what my boat went through, pretty much from start to finish.

keep an eye out for those short cuts that some of the profesionals try to get by you like not using primer. I see that a lot, and some people actually have good reasons for not priming the boat before putting the topcoat on. Awl Grip is one of the hardest and expensive paints to apply if you follow the directions to a T( the primers sand like concrete). There are probably some good automotive paints out there that will do a good job(some of them will save you $$$ in labor as well as materials), but if I'm going to do it, I'm not going to cheap out on the product when the labor is the same