A deal or not a deal??

[bern]

Hi all
There is a 1971 Venture 21 for sale in my area ( a project boat) at a very good price.
But it has no sails or keel and the cabin is pretty much down to bare hull.
What I am wondering about is what do you think the cost would be for sails, keel and all the bits and pieces a person will need to get this in the water? Is it even possible to get new parts for these?? Or shop drawings so I can get things made to order?
Maybe even for free it's not a good deal??

Any thoughts out there

[Tomfoolery]

No sails and no boards? Run away. Unless they pay YOU take take it away.

It'll cost you more for sails than you can get a complete small boat with sails, lines, boards, outboard motor, trailer, and little things that add up like a compass and winches. Two or three grand should get you on the water in something that's ready to sail.

[bern]

Thanks!
That's pretty much what I thought too.........just needed someone else to say it.

[Catigale]

Concur - thats not a boat, its an unfinished box of parts. Free for haul away.

Finding keels for the older Venture models is a frequent thread topic - upshot is it is about 2000 USD to fab a new one