The Satisfaction of Refurbishing
From Canoes to Foreclosed Homes
I was anything but mechanically inclined in my younger years. And I can still claim a healthy disconnect with socket sets, wires, or bolts.
However, wood working intrigues me, and there is a sense of craftsmanship I find absent from replacing a serpentine belt or a flat tire for instance.
My latest project has been refurbishing an old canoe found broken and abandoned in a coastal marsh. Sure, the hull needed fiberglass patching, the thwarts and gunnels needed replacing, the entire boat a paint job, but the overall promise was there and equipped with a flat stern for a motor mount I could see the future vessel piercing rolling white caps with ease.
The whole project took a friend and I ten hours; our total costs two boxes of screws and eight 2 ½ inch bolts. Other materials were salvaged from previous undertakings.
Resurrection of the Lost Marsh Canoe
Salvaging for the pursuit or recreation is most noble in my book. However, home buyers have you considered salvaging a foreclosed home that can put investment money towards the future and provide ample recreation opportunity in Mt. Washington Valley?
Foreclosed Home in East Conway for $84,000
This small and tidy home in rural East Conway sits on one acre, claims a beautiful yard, and has a one-car garage that could be used for a vehicle or workshop.
Structurally, this home is very sound and needs a water pump replacement. Professionals can do the job for $800 – $1,200 bucks or the more venturous handy men and women can change the pump out themselves.
This is not a slope side ski home. This is not a downtown Victorian, but someone looking for an affordable home, hunting camp, or summer getaway could turn this home into a useful and profitable dwelling.
Hunting camp or permanent home on 1 acre of land.
By Ryan.
– Stay strong
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