Dilemma of environmental responsibility on the water...

This past summer, me and my girlfriend Vikki, started on a life's dream of mine, of owning and restoring a classic antique cabin sailboat. I have been restoring sailboats for the past seven years now, and have owned probably 14 different boats; mostly small racing boats, which are easy to work on and have minimal parts that can break. However, I have always wanted to try something bigger, where there would be the option to take trips and move into a dramatically higher resale market. But I was reluctant to start, because of the steep initial costs of buying bigger boats.
    And that is one of the only positive things about being in a recession, is that there are some really great deals around, if you know where to look. We managed to find an antique 35 foot Allied Seabreeze, which is a luxury ocean going yacht, that when restored and in a good economy in worth $35,000... we bought it with a clear title for $2650 and surprisingly found $1000 dollars in quarters down in the lower deck compartments. Now the restoration begins, and the dilemmas of how to restore the boat for as little as possible, while also being as environmentally friendly as possible.