Thanks everyone. It feels good to be on the other side of this project. I still have lot's of trim and little details to attend to in order to be really done but we're hoping to re-rig the mast and boom this weekend and go cruising!
Rough math for a project of this magnitude:
Marine Plywood = $1,000
Resin, Glass, Gelcoat, Fairing, KiwiGrip = $1,200
Various Supplies (sand paper, a million latex gloves, etc.) = $300
Tools (Two new sanders and some grinding wheels) = $300
Other (stuff I can't even remember but just bought to get something done) = $200
Estimated cost of materials and tools to do the job = $3,000
Total estimated hours between my wife and myself = 250 (not including researching and watching "how to" videos on YouTube)
Assuming I paid a 30% premium in the hours as a newb...I'd estimate I saved roughly 175 hours of a shipwright/fiberglass guy. At $100/hr that's $17,500 saved. I could easily see this as a $20K job in a yard.
I'm sure if I hired it out it would’ve been done much faster and the results would be more of a "yacht finish", but this wasn't a boat with a "yacht finish" from the start. Based on the starting point I'd say we exceeded the original deck structurally, reduced/eliminated the chances of water intrusion in the future and modernized the look of the deck.
In the end I learned a ton, I'm happy with the results and look forward to taking a break!
Oh, don't forget $14.99 for the BIG bottle of Tylenol! [emoji6]