I looked at a damaged Sailcraft Tornado where the decks had come loose and walked away from it. I then built my own Tornado using 4mm marine plywood. It is as stiff today as it was when it was built. Again, I would look to pay under $500 for the boat but think that $200-$300 is far more likely for the boat. You will end up putting in $1500-$2500 to restore it at a minumum. I built my Tornado including purchasing mast, beams, rudders & heads and centerboards from Geoff Dobbs of Sailcraft of Canada for a total of $4873 finished. You could not build one for that today, but with the Olympics over, you will find boats and parts beginning to go on the market. Go to tornado.org and you will see some posted. There are 2 older T's for sale on thebeachcats.com for $2500 and $3200 right now including trailers. Both of these are much more modern and in relatively good shape considering their ages. Take a look at those before purchasing this one.