Jouquers Anonymous Question

Greetings Folks
My first post here, so if this thread had already been started, then shame on me : ) Anyway I have a history of junking everything out. I have built a few things, but seems the jounque box is more important then almost anything : ) I am building a few things now too, but I want to know, just how on earth do you quit junking??? I did Elmer a gent a couple years back, and gave him a ton (almost literally) of goodies, but need a few more builders in my area, as I cannot seem to build the willpower to just throw : ) Let me know if there is a junkers anonymous around here...
73 fer now
Bill KE9XQ

Welcome, French 9 lander named Bill.

Méfiez-vous de la région de l'aine.

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Originally Posted by KG4CGC

Welcome, French 9 lander named Bill.

Méfiez-vous de la région de l'aine.

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'Be wary of the groin area'. Wait, What?? Did Google translate mess that up?

That is otherwise good advice around these parts :lol:

Welcome to the Island, Bill.

I cured my junkbox addiction by moving onto a 30' sailboat. Not much room for junque there.

I dunno, because it's not junque, goshdarnitatall!

Bill, do you now, or have you ever been on 3913 with
K9HSS and stuff and stuff? :chin:

Started at the ripe age of 12 years gathering hunting for disbanded tv's radio's to part out to build my own stuff in varying bouts of failure and success.
Dragged that stuff with me through 5 house moves, till last year my son and me decided it was time to say goodbye to most of it, still clinging on to some boxes in heavy withdrawal syndrome...

Dumped 23 cubic meters of stuff away, most old stuff household things, old magazines nobody wanted to have including Sinclair ZX 80, COCO stuff etc.
So, yes it seems i caan feel with you about the addiction of gathering and hunting for parts.
Welcome to the Island in the Junkers anonymous section ;)

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Originally Posted by WØTKX

I dunno, because it's not junque, goshdarnitatall!

Bill, do you now, or have you ever been on 3922 with
K9HSS and stuff and stuff? :chin:

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

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Originally Posted by K6BSO

Welcome to the Island, Bill.

I cured my junkbox addiction by moving onto a 30' sailboat. Not much room for junque there.

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

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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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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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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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There is a nautical term for that, aqua-storage.

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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.

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Originally Posted by KG4CGC

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

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Yes I do. But a usual, I didn't leave it in long enough.

Take zinc and get regular exercise.

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Originally Posted by KG4CGC

Take zinc and get regular exercise.

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I do exercise by running to the fridge, and the bathroom. And, I have two zincs in the master bathroom.

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Originally Posted by K7SGJ

I do exercise by running to the fridge, and the bathroom. And, I have two zincs in the master bathroom.

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Shades of Sgt. Shultz come to mind.

Living with clinical-grade hoarders has instilled a powerful anti-hoarding urge in me.

Although getting back into photography has resulted in a minor gear pile. It all gets used at various times on various trips, though.

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Originally Posted by KG4CGC

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.

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Voyager had an interesting concept, but I never thought it was enough to build a series around. Especially once the two crews "united" which removed the bulk of the conflict, and without conflict there is no drama.

It essentially dissolved into the New Alien Species of the Week, and most of the stories just weren't that good.

The few with Q were, until the real life relationship between Kate Mulgrew and John DeLancie became... well, fell apart as I remember, and after that happened, you never saw Q again. Of course, that also removed the deus ex machina aspect; all Q had to do was snap his fingers, and they'd be back in the Alpha Quadrant & the show would be over, so the writers couldn't let THAT happen.

I took a real liking towards Deep Space 9. That really was a departure from the 'traditional' Star Trek series. It's too bad that the producers decided there would be no movie tie-ins or anything else after DS9 ended, that their story was done, complete, finit, kaput. It might have been interesting...

Yeah, you're right. I think you nailed it on Voyager. It was running on BBCA and while I'd watch an episode, I didn't stay for the next one.

KE9XQ (the OP) has not responded, eh? :chin:

Poor guy got his first thread hijacked quite completely and I figure he hasn't been able to fully process that reality yet.

Hi Bill-

Welcome to the Island.

How's the paraset build going?

^^^ Maybe that will work. ;)

Belly up to the trough, er, um, bar, 9XQ.


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Originally Posted by WZ7U

Poor guy got his first thread hijacked quite completely and I figure he hasn't been able to fully process that reality yet.

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Last time was 2 minutes after he posted.

55 minutes, by my calculations :giggity:

I mean he posted his question, left 2 minutes later and has not returned.

Oh, well, yeah. There is that.

I was hoping for some new perspective in here, regarding hoarding.

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Originally Posted by WZ7U

Oh, well, yeah. There is that.

I was hoping for some new perspective in here, regarding hoarding.

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I got a bunch of stuff. It's also for sale.