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
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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.