Our old Wellcrafts have value!

[bradford]

Originally Posted by Larryrsf

Don't laugh. I may do it. Send me photos and specifics about the boats, electrical, controls, floors, fuel tanks, etc. What will be required to restore them? If the trailers are ready to travel, I could hire someone to tow them here.

Larry

If I ever get around to getting a camera and taking pictures I owe a few people here some pictures of my V20 first.

The Chris Craft and the Chaparral are decent PROJECT boats. They need some work, but aren't rotted out hulks like some I've seen. The trailers are the real deal, you will be hard pressed to find one for the price I have them at in any kind of decent condition, not to mention with a boat on them. I would repack the bearings If I was gonna take them cross country. The tires on the Chris Craft trailer have some dry rot, I've trailered ones with much worse though. Figure on replacing everything electrical and mechanical wise. I would at least pull the tanks to see what your working with and probably replace them, they're 30+ year old marine fuel tanks. Some glass work depending on what you want to remove and fill accessory and hardware wise, plus glassing in the transoms for a bracket if you chooose to go that route. Both have strong decks, but the Chaparral has a slightly spongy fuel tank hatch cover and the Scorpion will need a bulk head as you step down into the cuddy. Like all project boats (and all boats really) as you dig into them you usually find additional things needing attention. Both of these would be great for a bracket conversion and pushed with a 150-200 hp outboard. Both are sweet old school classic V hulls which to the right people are worth saving.

So in other words, nothing you couldn't throw $20-$30K at and have a nice boat to be proud of, $10-$20K if you do all the work yourself.