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?Originally Posted by K6BSO
One last thought, how much has the boat been stripped prior to gifting.
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.
Last edited by K7SGJ; 02-25-2017 at 11:32 AM.
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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.
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