DIY Yard Needed....CHEAP!
Hi again fellas!!! Back with more silly questions, but thanks for making me "not" feel like an idiot asking them...I really appreciate everyone's help!
So, in the quest for knowledge of what to do, if and when I acquire #387 I'm trying to find a DIY yard nearby. Currently she's in Merritt Island, FL. I've called all of the Marina's nearby that I can find listed on the internet and no luck so far...unless it's a by the day place that wants $20 per day! (no thanks)
I plan on digging into a full on restoration project right off the bat and if anyone can reccomend a place, I'd greatly appreciate it. I'd like to keep the price down around $6 to $7 per foot per month and have electrical power close by.
Thanks guys.
Chris
indian head marina in merritt island
thats where I found my current boat an islander wayfarer 29.thay allow workaboard ,liveaboard, even on the hard dry. (atleast they did when I bought it in 1999)they even allow you to die aboard with out any extra fee.thats what happened to the former owner, poor guy...waz werkin on the boat ....he was pushin' 80...had a heart attact rite on board.the boat was neglected for a few years and needed to be worked on b4 I could get it out.It had a rebuilt a4 sitting on the mounts but not hooked up.I said it was like replacin'a bad tooth with another bad tooth.I had them pull it out....and then I fashioned a real fantastic outboard mount out of galavanized steel pipe fittings.this thing held three outboards, 4-5 hp each, it coulda held 6,took a month of goin'to an'fro'from west palm....but each day I infact worked on it...other people were building boats on the hard dry too.very reasonable rate at that time.less than sumpin'like 175 per month. for a 29 footer..I let them keep the a-4 an'they gave me a break on the slip fees.At first when I told them I wuz buyin that boat....no fees paid since the guy passed .....first thing outta the marina manager's mouth...."so your gunna start payin slip fees?"it wuzznt even in a slip..it wuz tied to the rip rap