Help Deciding replace liner or whole pool?

[JohnT]

My thinking is you aren't going to get a pool that is near the quality of the Doughboy for $1300.

Have you considered just using hard PVC underground to connect your existing skimmers and returns while moving the pump and filter away from the pool? As long as you don't change the elevation, there shouldn't be any problem, and often the skimmer location is chosen to perform best with the prevailing winds. The only downside to this is the trenching required and the slight extra effort of blowing the lines out to winterize. The trenching doesn't have to be very deep since the lines will be winterized. You could even leave them on the surface if the deck will cover them.