On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:55:26 -0800, "Calif Bill"
wrote:

2 grand aluminum's are at a premium, unless it is really thin aluminum.
There was a rash of stolen northwest alumium jetboats this year. Scrap
value of $4k

Interesting you mention that - it had been happening around here -
aluminum boats stolen (if they were portable) and scrapped.

Not so much anymore, but for a while there, even the aluminum canoes
up at the Y camp were stored inside instead of just on the beach.