Know anyone looking for a project?

[WhatHove]

I've got a rather down-at-heel Morgan Giles 30 stuck in a yard at Poole Harbour. She's a lovely old girl, but she's got a few problems.

http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0XgAjA00b4...519309248607725

1) Gelcoat has been stripped and needs refinishing
2) The internal chain plates have rusted and need replacing
3) The decks are balsa cored and there has been some water ingress, leading to point 2 above.
4) A thorough cosmetic and gear overhaul is required

It's all relatively straightforward DIY, but there's lots of it and I don't have the time. Sadly, the inclination is fading too, as I've moved on to a project that's bigger and scarier!

So where's the best place to advertise something like this? I guess she's a 'modern classic', with lovely lines by Morgan Giles but I don't think the purists would agree, so Classic Boat probably isn't the right place. New boaters seem to want AWBs, brokers wouldn't appreciate her either, and sticking the poor old gal in Exchange and Mart seems a little tawdry...

Any ideas?

 

[Freebee]

your link does not work

 

[WhatHove]

Hmm... doesn't surprise me. I was never very good at this sort of thing...

 

[WhatHove]

This may work

http://groups.msn.com/morgangiles30

 

[castaway]

Try www.boatsandoutboards.com

It appears to be a good medium for projects and unusual stuff. I would think that yr boat should catch someones eye if the price is sensible!

Regds Nick

 

[graham]

i second that .I sold an outboard on there very quickly.When you look at the hit counter for each boat some have been viewed thousands of times.They have a category specifically for Project boats.What price are you thinking of asking?

 

[WhatHove]

Boatsandoutboards could be the way forward, thanks. I was thinking about 3k, which would allow plenty of scope for someone who didn't fancy the more complicated DIY bits to spend money on yard work - and still keep well under a projected £14-15k (or more) finished value. But then that's just how I was looking at it before my new project came along, and I've never been noted for sound commercial sense when it comes to boats. However, I really don't want to give her away for nothing, as it's not too expensive just keeping her chocked up where she is, and I can just about still kid myself that I'll get around to fixing her up one day...