So Oregon Boat

[xroyal]

We had a sunnier day here in So Oregon, so took my dog for a dock walk at our lake's marina today. Surprise, there sat an Ariel for sale at $4000. The bad news is it really looks awfully neglected. I'm not an authority on the tech points, but I'd guess this one will need a full "revival". I'm sure the cost of same varies greatly from boat to boat, depending on owner's skills and extras. Would anyone care to guess a rough medium to worst case cost to bring an Ariel back to life - assuming I would do all of the work? I'm not speaking of mint, just a healthy good looking boat. Even if would sell for $2000, am not anxious to put $10,000 cash into her (some thousands $ of sweat equity ok - I'm retired, cheap labor ).

I saw a Commander for sale recently where owner claimed almost $20,000 invested. He was clearly in love with that boat! Asking $6500. I just found the ad:

http://www.tytiamorgan.com/boat

The Commander sounds/looks a bargain compared to above Ariel.