I'm think I'm throwing in the towel

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Jeff, is it possible to maybe farm out the most time consuming stuff you need done to your hull? You're going to have to fork out dough to buy a new(er) hull but you won't know what new troubles you may be getting into until it's too late. Maybe the cost of farming out some work on your hull, a hull that you've identified all the problems with, isn't as high as you think. Figure you're going to spend $2,500 for a decent "new" hull, find out how much that would buy you in repairs to your existing hull. If you can get help squaring your hull away, you might even end up spending less $$$ when you factor in the potential for new problems with a new(er) hull.