If you were a contractor?

[Mike15]

Let's give this a try. Building a boat is 80% sanding and grinding. So if you reduce the sanding you reduce the cost. The end product finish will not be the same, but the structure should be.

When I built my first boat it was for myself, to be my forever boat. The one concern I had was that I didn't want my boat to look like a homemade boat. It had to look like a pro built it.
That meant I had to do a lot of sanding.
She was a 37ft express boat. It took about 2 years, working nights and weekends to build. I had one buddy helping me. The materials including basic electronics, rebuilt cat diesels and a recycled tower came to $150,000. That was 12years ago. The prices of materials have increased by about 30%.
The real cost is in the labor to achieve the yacht quality fit and finish. I hope this helps. Here's a couple of pictures of my first boat

My point exactly - shes for sale on yachtworld for $360,000

http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/2000.../United-States

Some brokers are, instead of bringing a buyer and a seller together, are keeping them apart with these prices.

[DonnieCaison]

My point exactly - shes for sale on yachtworld for $360,000

http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/2000.../United-States

Some brokers are, instead of bringing a buyer and a seller together, are keeping them apart with these prices.

The $150,000 was just materials.....the 1000's of hours of labor have a value even if it is your own time.