>>1735058>>1735059Boats get abandonded because the owners die, or loose interests, the model turns out to be an unfun turd etc. yards can only back them into some corner and sit on them for decades. There's plenty of boats where there's nothing majorly wrong with them apart from the foils and ropes being aged.
A lot of corners can be cut by diy ing it yourself or not giving a crap. It's unimportant how presentable they look for example in the arctic region and motor on a sailing vessel is largely optional.
So given a $2500 budget what else are you guys suggesting, sending him off in a laser?