Jouquers Anonymous Question

[KE9XQ]

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

[KG4CGC]

Welcome, French 9 lander named Bill.

Méfiez-vous de la région de l'aine.

[WZ7U]

Welcome, French 9 lander named Bill.

Méfiez-vous de la région de l'aine.

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

That is otherwise good advice around these parts

[NQ6U]

Welcome to the Island, Bill.

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

[K7SGJ]

Welcome to the Island, Bill.

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

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

[NQ6U]

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

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.

[K7SGJ]

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.

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

[K7SGJ]

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.

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.

[NQ6U]

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.

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.

[N7YA]

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

Its doable...ever seen Waterworld?