he asked about real boats. Not blowboats, or blowup boats .

My main concern would be with ethe wiring. Even good copper wire would be destroyed in 2 days under salt water. Rewiring a 60' boat with properly tinned wire would cost$$$, not to mention, you'd probably have to lots of work to even get to the wiring. new motors, unless those 502's were pickled, new fuel tanks$$$, generator, electronics...

sounds like a great project, but my guess is you would spend over 100K to do it right, and you'll still have a salvage title following you around.

however, living on the water is like nothing else in the world, and i love my two boats docked out in the back yard, and would give up almost anything to stay.