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Wow! Kind of a sad auction.
I wish her well. RB |
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Vito wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...0457 906&rd=1 "Must read"?? You're kidding... do you suppose that the sob story is anything but a shuck to get more & higher bids? Check this out. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=4146756343 This ebay auction was a riot- one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time. Unfortunately it's not entirely nonfictional. I began to wonder if this guy posts here at AltSA.... http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...rodeur29m.html DSK |
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Wow! Kind of a sad auction.
I wish her well. RB reports from several sources claiming to be on scene have it as a fake. |
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On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 09:06:40 -0400, "Vito" wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...0457 906&rd=1 It must be a community property state...the woman gets the property and the man has to leave the community:) Actually I am more than a bit cynical of such tales of woe on the internet to sell things. It has the air of one of those urban legends we used to hear before the internet...you know, like the guy who answers the newpaper ad to buy the nearly new (insert desireable auto name here) for a pittance. Turns out the guy ran off with his secretary and asks the (ex)wife to sell the car and forward him the proceeds. Really, it is true, my cousin's barber knows the guy...:) I'll say one thing, if they bought that boat from a nonprofit, you can be reasonably certain that it is a POS. |
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That's not completely true in our case. We've sold several small boats
that didn't fit in our program, but we completely refurbished them first. The ones we didn't refurbish, we priced accordingly. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "felton" wrote in message ... On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 09:06:40 -0400, "Vito" wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...gory=63730&ite m=2480457906&rd=1 It must be a community property state...the woman gets the property and the man has to leave the community:) Actually I am more than a bit cynical of such tales of woe on the internet to sell things. It has the air of one of those urban legends we used to hear before the internet...you know, like the guy who answers the newpaper ad to buy the nearly new (insert desireable auto name here) for a pittance. Turns out the guy ran off with his secretary and asks the (ex)wife to sell the car and forward him the proceeds. Really, it is true, my cousin's barber knows the guy...:) I'll say one thing, if they bought that boat from a nonprofit, you can be reasonably certain that it is a POS. |
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On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 12:15:55 -0700, "Jonathan Ganz"
wrote: That's not completely true in our case. We've sold several small boats that didn't fit in our program, but we completely refurbished them first. The ones we didn't refurbish, we priced accordingly. That is good to know. Our Power Squadron meetings used to take place in a facility that also served as a "nonprofit" collection center for boats and automobile donations for another organization. What a bunch of crap in that parking lot every time I would go to a meeting or attend a class:) It was kind of interesting to wander through in the same ways that automotive wrecking/salvage/recycling yards are interesting, but I never saw anything that appeared salvageable. Glad to hear that you guys are resurrecting boats and putting them back on the water. |
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I'd say it's about 50/50. Some are just not worth it, and we
usually sell parts or even scrap them. I got my boat that way. It had rainwater in it and a bunch of broken stuff, but the hull was sound. They were getting ready to trash it, but I elected to save it... at least I knew what I was getting into. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "felton" wrote in message ... On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 12:15:55 -0700, "Jonathan Ganz" wrote: That's not completely true in our case. We've sold several small boats that didn't fit in our program, but we completely refurbished them first. The ones we didn't refurbish, we priced accordingly. That is good to know. Our Power Squadron meetings used to take place in a facility that also served as a "nonprofit" collection center for boats and automobile donations for another organization. What a bunch of crap in that parking lot every time I would go to a meeting or attend a class:) It was kind of interesting to wander through in the same ways that automotive wrecking/salvage/recycling yards are interesting, but I never saw anything that appeared salvageable. Glad to hear that you guys are resurrecting boats and putting them back on the water. |
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On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 14:15:47 -0700, "Jonathan Ganz"
wrote: I'd say it's about 50/50. Some are just not worth it, and we usually sell parts or even scrap them. I got my boat that way. It had rainwater in it and a bunch of broken stuff, but the hull was sound. They were getting ready to trash it, but I elected to save it... at least I knew what I was getting into. In a weak moment, I was considering buying a "project" Boston Whaler Harpoon a few weeks ago. I have been wanting a sailing dinghy to sail in the evenings at a lake closer to home as my boat is an hour and a half (one way) for me. What a wreck. It was half full of water, missing the rudder/tiller and had a nest of ducks living in it, eggs and all. The guy wasn't exactly giving it away, either:) |
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Yeah, we're in the process of accepting (likely) a Cal 39. The guy
did some good cruising in it, but let it sit (fortunately fresh water) for several years and used it as a storage for his junk. We had it surveyed (insurance requires it) and the surveyor gave an estimate of probably $15K less than its value, because he couldn't get to a lot the boat interior. It's mostly junk, so I think we're going to get a crew over there this week to toss all his crap. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "felton" wrote in message ... On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 14:15:47 -0700, "Jonathan Ganz" wrote: I'd say it's about 50/50. Some are just not worth it, and we usually sell parts or even scrap them. I got my boat that way. It had rainwater in it and a bunch of broken stuff, but the hull was sound. They were getting ready to trash it, but I elected to save it... at least I knew what I was getting into. In a weak moment, I was considering buying a "project" Boston Whaler Harpoon a few weeks ago. I have been wanting a sailing dinghy to sail in the evenings at a lake closer to home as my boat is an hour and a half (one way) for me. What a wreck. It was half full of water, missing the rudder/tiller and had a nest of ducks living in it, eggs and all. The guy wasn't exactly giving it away, either:) |
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On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 14:15:47 -0700, "Jonathan Ganz"
wrote this crap: I'd say it's about 50/50. Some are just not worth it, and we usually sell parts or even scrap them. I got my boat that way. It had rainwater in it and a bunch of broken stuff, but the hull was sound. They were getting ready to trash it, but I elected to save it... at least I knew what I was getting into. With a Catalina 27 going for $4500, your POS is worth about $35. Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now! |
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They must pay for their sins.
They must become contrite or they will burn forever in the flames of Satan. BC "Vito" wrote in message ... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ory=63730&item =2480457906&rd=1 |
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They must become contrite or they will burn forever in the flames of Satan.
So now Satan's a fire breathing dragon? I think you're crossing your metaphors there.... -- katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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I thought you said I don't own a boat? What gives? Are you
a backpeddler as well as a bottom boy? -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Horvath" wrote in message ... On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 14:15:47 -0700, "Jonathan Ganz" wrote this crap: I'd say it's about 50/50. Some are just not worth it, and we usually sell parts or even scrap them. I got my boat that way. It had rainwater in it and a bunch of broken stuff, but the hull was sound. They were getting ready to trash it, but I elected to save it... at least I knew what I was getting into. With a Catalina 27 going for $4500, your POS is worth about $35. Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now! |
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His shorts are too tight.
-- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "katysails" wrote in message ... They must become contrite or they will burn forever in the flames of Satan. So now Satan's a fire breathing dragon? I think you're crossing your metaphors there.... -- katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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You must like what you see then!
BC "Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message ... His shorts are too tight. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "katysails" wrote in message ... They must become contrite or they will burn forever in the flames of Satan. So now Satan's a fire breathing dragon? I think you're crossing your metaphors there.... -- katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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How would you know? Are you in the closet?
-- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Bob Crantz" wrote in message ink.net... You must like what you see then! BC "Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message ... His shorts are too tight. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "katysails" wrote in message ... They must become contrite or they will burn forever in the flames of Satan. So now Satan's a fire breathing dragon? I think you're crossing your metaphors there.... -- katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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Why? Have you come out of the closet?
BC "Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message ... How would you know? Are you in the closet? -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Bob Crantz" wrote in message ink.net... You must like what you see then! BC "Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message ... His shorts are too tight. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "katysails" wrote in message ... They must become contrite or they will burn forever in the flames of Satan. So now Satan's a fire breathing dragon? I think you're crossing your metaphors there.... -- katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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Uh oh. Now he thinks I like him....
-- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Bob Crantz" wrote in message ink.net... Why? Have you come out of the closet? BC "Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message ... How would you know? Are you in the closet? -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Bob Crantz" wrote in message ink.net... You must like what you see then! BC "Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message ... His shorts are too tight. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "katysails" wrote in message ... They must become contrite or they will burn forever in the flames of Satan. So now Satan's a fire breathing dragon? I think you're crossing your metaphors there.... -- katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 20:59:13 -0700, "Jonathan Ganz"
wrote this crap: Uh oh. Now he thinks I like him.... I thought you licked all guys. Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now! |
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That would be your thing, apparently.... yech.
-- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Horvath" wrote in message ... On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 20:59:13 -0700, "Jonathan Ganz" wrote this crap: Uh oh. Now he thinks I like him.... I thought you licked all guys. Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now! |
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