Jouquers Anonymous Question

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Originally Posted by K6BSO

I know you were joking but, believe it or not, there are a number of people here in this marina who have done exactly that. It seems that once you have a boat, people start offering you their old, unwanted boats—often for free.

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I'm kind of curious, what is then done with the vessels? What investment would be needed (on average) to make the boats sail-able or sale-able?

One last thought, how much has the boat been stripped prior to gifting.

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Originally Posted by K7SGJ

I'm kind of curious, what is then done with the vessels? What investment would be needed (on average) to make the boats sail-able or sale-able?

One last thought, how much has the boat been stripped prior to gifting.

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The offered boat are usually old, in need of a lot of repair and have become a liability to the owner. There's a saying among boaters: "The most expensive boat is the one you get for free." From what I've seen that's fairly accurate and I'd probably decline should one be offered to me. Even if it was the same model as mine that I could strip for spares, there aren't really all that many usable parts on an old sailboat—maybe the mast and boom, possibly some interior parts—and disposing of an old fiberglass hull can be problematic and expensive. The majority of the guys* I've talked to regret accepting a free boat. After all, a spare mast might be a nice thing to have but where do you keep a 40 foot super heavy-duty aluminum tube when you live on a 30-foot boat?

But if you have the skills, lots of free storage space and lots of lots of spare time, I suppose it could work out okay.










*And it's always the guys, right? Never the women—they're too smart to fall for it.

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Originally Posted by W2IBC

they moved up to 3922? last time i heard HSS and crew they was on 3913

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Correct. :doh:

I mixed it up with the Vampire Net.

Heh.

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Originally Posted by WØTKX

Correct. :doh:

I mixed it up with the Vampire Net.

Heh.

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it has been quite some time since i listened to any 75m phone.

Me. Too.

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Originally Posted by K7SGJ

That's the good news, the bad news is that thus far, he now has collected 7 junk 30' sailboats.

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Its doable...ever seen Waterworld?

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Originally Posted by N7YA

Its doable...ever seen Waterworld?

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I've managed to avoid it. And Heaven's Gate. And Jurassic Park II the Lost World, Star Trek III: The Search For More Sequels, Star Trek V: Spock Has a Brother? Who Knew? as well as a host of other terrible movies.

I watched the entire series of Star Trek: Enterprise with Scott Bakula. The series was poo pooed early on because ... Scott Bakula but I thought he made a good captain for the series. The woman who played the Vulcan was hot. No, I mean HOTT! Of course that doesn't mean I didn't have a SERIOUS appreciation for Hoshi as well. Go on ... call me sexist.

I thought it was better than Voyager.

Sexist

↑ doesn't know how to season his jerky meat.