I will give him a call tomorrow. I appreciate the referral. I could handle $10,000 over 3 years. Just not this week. I was allowing $2500 for upholstery repairs when I bought the boat. I am hoping to get the seats done for around that if I repair the wood bases and frames myself. They don't look to complicated. I am hoping I can get through the year with the stringers the way the are. But my gut tells me I won't. We shall see. I do really like the boat. Feel like I already have a connection to it. Guess I am just going to have to work a lot of overtime the next couple years to get her fully restored. I dig the 454 also. Can't wait to fire that thing up. Hopefully it runs.