Bill Streever
Member
- Joined
- Apr 8, 2020
- Messages
- 8
- Location
- aboard
- Vessel Name
- Rocinante
- Vessel Make
- 1965 Pearson Countess
Here's the situation: I am interested at least tentatively in a trawler with an unfinished interior. The boat has a motor, gen set, helm, thruster, windless, wiring, etc., but the interior was never finished. Before taking my interest any further, I wonder if it is possible to suggest a ballpark range for the cost of having the interior finished by a professional yard--just a ballpark range.
More details: 1. My wife and I are believers in simplicity in our boats. We would not want marine air cons, second helm station, two heads, etc. (We are coming from the sailing fleet, where simplicity is more common than it is on trawlers, for obvious reasons.). 2. The boat is 45 feet long. As we see it, we would want an island berth in the main cabin, a head with separate shower, a simple galley (propane stove and oven, 12-volt apartment size fridge), etc. 3. We are interested in a reasonably high end finish, comparable to that seen for example in Grand Banks. Although I know many motor yachts (especially in Europe, and especially on some of the narrow boats, etc.) are finished to fairly crude interior standards, which we could do ourselves, but if we can afford it we are looking for a higher standard, comparable to something like that seen in Grand Banks, etc.
So, I know that the answer will be "it depends." But is it possible to give a range of costs for this kind of work if done on the US east coast? For example, is this a $50-100k project, or a $100-150k project, etc.
Thanks for any insights.
More details: 1. My wife and I are believers in simplicity in our boats. We would not want marine air cons, second helm station, two heads, etc. (We are coming from the sailing fleet, where simplicity is more common than it is on trawlers, for obvious reasons.). 2. The boat is 45 feet long. As we see it, we would want an island berth in the main cabin, a head with separate shower, a simple galley (propane stove and oven, 12-volt apartment size fridge), etc. 3. We are interested in a reasonably high end finish, comparable to that seen for example in Grand Banks. Although I know many motor yachts (especially in Europe, and especially on some of the narrow boats, etc.) are finished to fairly crude interior standards, which we could do ourselves, but if we can afford it we are looking for a higher standard, comparable to something like that seen in Grand Banks, etc.
So, I know that the answer will be "it depends." But is it possible to give a range of costs for this kind of work if done on the US east coast? For example, is this a $50-100k project, or a $100-150k project, etc.
Thanks for any insights.