If only they'd call me to pick one up...

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/bu...1boats.html?em

Boat owners are abandoning ship.

Brett Flashnick for The New York Times
..
They often sandpaper over the names and file off the registry numbers,
doing their best to render the boats, and themselves, untraceable.
Then they casually ditch the vessels in the middle of busy harbors,
beach them at low tide on the banks of creeks or occasionally scuttle
them outright.

The bad economy is creating a flotilla of forsaken boats. While there
is no national census of abandoned boats, officials in coastal states
are worried the problem will only grow worse as unemployment and
financial stress continue to rise. Several states are even drafting
laws against derelicts and say they are aggressively starting to
pursue delinquent owners.

"wf3h" wrote in message
...
If only they'd call me to pick one up...

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/bu...1boats.html?em

Boat owners are abandoning ship.

Brett Flashnick for The New York Times
.
They often sandpaper over the names and file off the registry numbers,
doing their best to render the boats, and themselves, untraceable.
Then they casually ditch the vessels in the middle of busy harbors,
beach them at low tide on the banks of creeks or occasionally scuttle
them outright.

The bad economy is creating a flotilla of forsaken boats. While there
is no national census of abandoned boats, officials in coastal states
are worried the problem will only grow worse as unemployment and
financial stress continue to rise. Several states are even drafting
laws against derelicts and say they are aggressively starting to
pursue delinquent owners.

Those wacky 'mericans!
Wonder if anyone down there is trying to unload a seaworthy sailboat in the
16-20 foot range?

On Wed, 1 Apr 2009 23:42:14 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:

Wonder if anyone down there is trying to unload a seaworthy sailboat in the
16-20 foot range?

They are dime a dozen if you are willing to clean them up and get new
sails.

"Tim" wrote in message
...
" When Brian A. Lewis of Seattle tried to sell his boat, Jubilee, no
one would pay his asking price of $28,500. Mr. Lewis told the police
that maintaining the boat caused “extreme anxiety,” which led him to
him drill a two-inch hole in Jubilee’s hull last March.

The boat sank in Puget Sound, and Mr. Lewis told his insurance company
it was an accident. His scheme came undone when the state, seeking to
prevent environmental damage, raised Jubilee. Mr. Lewis pleaded guilty
last week to insurance fraud..."

Idiot!

At least he would have done a great service tf he'd done that to this
scow with it's crew tied up in the bildge.

Yeah, you've seen it before....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTU2o...eature=related


ah..dem good 'ole southern boys! Always good for a laugh.

On Apr 2, 10:57 am, "Don White" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message

...
" When Brian A. Lewis of Seattle tried to sell his boat, Jubilee, no
one would pay his asking price of $28,500. Mr. Lewis told the police
that maintaining the boat caused “extreme anxiety,” which led him to
him drill a two-inch hole in Jubilee’s hull last March.

The boat sank in Puget Sound, and Mr. Lewis told his insurance company
it was an accident. His scheme came undone when the state, seeking to
prevent environmental damage, raised Jubilee. Mr. Lewis pleaded guilty
last week to insurance fraud..."

Idiot!

At least he would have done a great service tf he'd done that to this
scow with it's crew tied up in the bildge.

Yeah, you've seen it before....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTU2o...eature=related

ah..dem good 'ole southern boys! Always good for a laugh.

I didnt hear any southern accents in that vid.

On Apr 2, 5:04*pm, Frogwatch wrote:
On Apr 2, 10:57 am, "Don White" wrote:





"Tim" wrote in message

....
" When Brian A. Lewis of Seattle tried to sell his boat, Jubilee, no
one would pay his asking price of $28,500. Mr. Lewis told the police
that maintaining the boat caused “extreme anxiety,” which led him to
him drill a two-inch hole in Jubilee’s hull last March.

The boat sank in Puget Sound, and Mr. Lewis told his insurance company
it was an accident. His scheme came undone when the state, seeking to
prevent environmental damage, raised Jubilee. Mr. Lewis pleaded guilty
last week to insurance fraud..."

Idiot!

At least he would have done a great service tf he'd done that to this
scow with it's crew tied up in the bildge.

Yeah, you've seen it before....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTU2o...eature=related

ah..dem good 'ole southern boys! *Always good for a laugh.

I didnt hear any southern accents in that vid.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Well, Don is Canadian, so about anything south of him is "southern"

Frogwatch wrote:
On Apr 1, 11:59 pm, wrote:
On Apr 1, 10:42 pm, "Don White" wrote:



"wf3h" wrote in message
...
If only they'd call me to pick one up...
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/bu...1boats.html?em
Boat owners are abandoning ship.
Brett Flashnick for The New York Times
.
They often sandpaper over the names and file off the registry numbers,
doing their best to render the boats, and themselves, untraceable.
Then they casually ditch the vessels in the middle of busy harbors,
beach them at low tide on the banks of creeks or occasionally scuttle
them outright.
The bad economy is creating a flotilla of forsaken boats. While there
is no national census of abandoned boats, officials in coastal states
are worried the problem will only grow worse as unemployment and
financial stress continue to rise. Several states are even drafting
laws against derelicts and say they are aggressively starting to
pursue delinquent owners.
Those wacky 'mericans!
Wonder if anyone down there is trying to unload a seaworthy sailboat in the
16-20 foot range?
I'll take a nice 30+ footer....... Something WITH a transom.

My daughter was president of the sailing club at the University of
North Florida. So many people want to donate boats to them that thye
simply cannot accept them because they have no place to put them and
no way to maintain all of them.
These days, you can probably pick up a used 30' sailboat for nearly
nothing.

A RAV4 can't pull it's own weight.

On Apr 1, 11:14*pm, "SteveB" wrote:
"Frogwatch" wrote in message

...



On Apr 1, 11:59 pm, wrote:
On Apr 1, 10:42 pm, "Don White" wrote:

"wf3h" wrote in message

...

If only they'd call me to pick one up...

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/bu...1boats.html?em

Boat owners are abandoning ship.

Brett Flashnick for The New York Times
.
They often sandpaper over the names and file off the registry
numbers,
doing their best to render the boats, and themselves, untraceable.
Then they casually ditch the vessels in the middle of busy harbors,
beach them at low tide on the banks of creeks or occasionally scuttle
them outright.

The bad economy is creating a flotilla of forsaken boats. While there
is no national census of abandoned boats, officials in coastal states
are worried the problem will only grow worse as unemployment and
financial stress continue to rise. Several states are even drafting
laws against derelicts and say they are aggressively starting to
pursue delinquent owners.

Those wacky 'mericans!
Wonder if anyone down there is trying to unload a seaworthy sailboat in
the
16-20 foot range?

I'll take a nice 30+ footer....... Something WITH a transom.

My daughter was president of the sailing club at the University of
North Florida. *So many people want to donate boats to them that thye
simply cannot accept them because they have no place to put them and
no way to maintain all of them.
These days, you can probably pick up a used 30' sailboat for nearly
nothing.

Trubble is, a lot of them require some rerigging, and depending on how
extensive, it can turn into a worse money hole than the average boat. *But
when you start with almost a free boat, it allows you more space to put
money in before you're top heavy.

Steve

Or, start with three or four free boats, and build using parts from
donors to make one, then haul off the rest

"Tim" wrote in message
...
On Apr 2, 5:04 pm, Frogwatch wrote:
On Apr 2, 10:57 am, "Don White" wrote:





"Tim" wrote in message

...
" When Brian A. Lewis of Seattle tried to sell his boat, Jubilee, no
one would pay his asking price of $28,500. Mr. Lewis told the police
that maintaining the boat caused “extreme anxiety,” which led him to
him drill a two-inch hole in Jubilee’s hull last March.

The boat sank in Puget Sound, and Mr. Lewis told his insurance company
it was an accident. His scheme came undone when the state, seeking to
prevent environmental damage, raised Jubilee. Mr. Lewis pleaded guilty
last week to insurance fraud..."

Idiot!

At least he would have done a great service tf he'd done that to this
scow with it's crew tied up in the bildge.

Yeah, you've seen it before....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTU2o...eature=related

ah..dem good 'ole southern boys! Always good for a laugh.

I didnt hear any southern accents in that vid.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Well, Don is Canadian, so about anything south of him is "southern"

************************************************** ****

Right on brother...

On Apr 2, 9:52 pm, "Don White" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message

...
On Apr 2, 5:04 pm, Frogwatch wrote:



On Apr 2, 10:57 am, "Don White" wrote:

"Tim" wrote in message

....
" When Brian A. Lewis of Seattle tried to sell his boat, Jubilee, no
one would pay his asking price of $28,500. Mr. Lewis told the police
that maintaining the boat caused “extreme anxiety,” which led him to
him drill a two-inch hole in Jubilee’s hull last March.

The boat sank in Puget Sound, and Mr. Lewis told his insurance company
it was an accident. His scheme came undone when the state, seeking to
prevent environmental damage, raised Jubilee. Mr. Lewis pleaded guilty
last week to insurance fraud..."

Idiot!

At least he would have done a great service tf he'd done that to this
scow with it's crew tied up in the bildge.

Yeah, you've seen it before....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTU2o...eature=related

ah..dem good 'ole southern boys! Always good for a laugh.

I didnt hear any southern accents in that vid.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Well, Don is Canadian, so about anything south of him is "southern"

************************************************** ****

Right on brother...

Prob more Canadians in FL than natives.