Re: [Cal_Boats] Boat Projects/$$/Labor - Was CAL 20 Bottom

Uhhmmmm more like inversely exponential?? All I know is the hurrier I go the behinder I get. Paul In a message dated 11/17/2010 1:37:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, hu… [at] bah.com writes: Paul, are you saying that subtraction is not commutative? Makes me wonder why I went to school. Cheers Charlie -----Original Message----- From: _C… [at] yahoogroups.com_ (mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com) [mailto:_C… [at] yahoogroups.com_ (mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com) ] On Behalf Of Paul Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 11:11 AM To: _C… [at] yahoogroups.com_ (mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com) Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Re: much bottom paint needed for a Cal 20? Boat math : 10 projects - 9 projects = 19 projects ! Another voice of experience. Paul West Adventure Kwest '80 Cal 39 Fred Haas <_o… [at] seanet.com_ (mailto:ol… [at] seanet.com) > wrote: >A fair rule of thumb is to take your best estimate of the time and >money required to do the job, then double it. I assure you that you >will find plenty of other opportunities to take care of while you're on >the hard. Think, I'm crazy? Write down your initial estimate and then >compare it with your total outlay at then end. This is the voice of >experience speaking! It's part of the joy of boat ownership. >Fred Haas >3-30 Nemesis >Tacoma > > > > >On Nov 16, 2010, at 9:34 PM, Big wrote: > >> Thanks for all the info/tips. I thought that the pressure wash all >> the yards talk about might get off some of the junk, but I guess >> there is more then, right? >> >> As far as "it's cheaper to cut it up" goes, thats one of the reasons >> I am asking about paint costs and all; I am trying to get a rough >> idea of how much it might cost before I embark on this. >> Although really I won't know until I see the bottom out of the water >> I guess. >> >> The thing is, if I "cut it up" then I don't have a boat; I can't >> afford/justify a new(er) boat. This boat was very inexpensive, and >> its sail-able now, with or without the bottom redone. >> >> -David