Everyone not getting a slip has to away by today.

In my slip is an unregistered (Federally done?) Beneteau with all the
bells and whistles.

The bloke who is the yard manager told me that all the boats not moved
will be taken by the 'Constable' and, eventually broken up.

He said 'We have guys who live in Wisconsin who check their boats here
maybe once a year..'

That Beneteau is prolly worth over $100K ..

I asked if he could take out the Auto-pilot before it was broken up..
but he declined.

Maybe a salvage company will remove all the boats for free, and recoup
on selling parts?

What a waste.

--
Molesworth

"Nigel Molesworth" wrote in message
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Everyone not getting a slip has to away by today.

In my slip is an unregistered (Federally done?) Beneteau with all the
bells and whistles.

The bloke who is the yard manager told me that all the boats not moved
will be taken by the 'Constable' and, eventually broken up.

He said 'We have guys who live in Wisconsin who check their boats here
maybe once a year..'

That Beneteau is prolly worth over $100K ..

I asked if he could take out the Auto-pilot before it was broken up..
but he declined.

Maybe a salvage company will remove all the boats for free, and recoup
on selling parts?

What a waste.

If you know somewhere to put it take it away, locate the owner and claim
salvage.

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On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:54:04 +0100, "Edgar"
wrote:
If you know somewhere to put it take it away, locate the owner and claim
salvage.


If you can get aboard and find the federal documentation number, it's
very easy to look up the owner in the USCG documentation database.


A boat which is in harbor, safely tied in its slip, removed from that slip
onto the hard, and then "salvaged" by a third or fourth party? I dunno, but
if I were the absentee owner and I had not been properly and legally
notified of losing my slip and some yahoo tried to claim "salvage rights" on
my boat, I would be more than a teensy bit peeved.

On Feb 26, 2:53*pm, "KLC Lewis" wrote:
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On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:54:04 +0100, "Edgar"
wrote:
If you know *somewhere to put it take it away, locate the owner and claim
salvage.

If you can get aboard and find the federal documentation number, it's
very easy to look up the owner in the USCG documentation database.

A boat which is in harbor, safely tied in its slip, removed from that slip
onto the hard, and then "salvaged" by a third or fourth party? I dunno, but
if I were the absentee owner and I had not been properly and legally
notified of losing my slip and some yahoo tried to claim "salvage rights" on
my boat, I would be more than a teensy bit peeved.

It's happening here too. I know of a super sweet 52 fter thats fixing
to go to sherriffs auction.
So many 30 somethings unclaimed they are being crushed and dumpstered,
or used as land fill.

You should have seen the highway dept after Ike here in hwy 146.
Crushing dink after dink and stuffing them into big trucks with the
rest of the debris. Personal things like trophys, personal belongings
ect were left on the side of the road for about a week or so.

We are now getting 30 something boats anchored in the federal
waterway next to this marina, and left, One the other day drug anchor
and blew down on a fellows boat here at the marina..uscg came, boats
gone. The Taylor lake cut is still full of boats. Good time to buy a
boat.

Joe

Nigel Molesworth wrote:
Everyone not getting a slip has to away by today.

Being New Orleans, someone with political pull will profit greatly.

Joe wrote:
On Feb 26, 2:53 pm, "KLC Lewis" wrote:
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On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:54:04 +0100, "Edgar"
wrote:
If you know somewhere to put it take it away, locate the owner and claim
salvage.
If you can get aboard and find the federal documentation number, it's
very easy to look up the owner in the USCG documentation database.
A boat which is in harbor, safely tied in its slip, removed from that slip
onto the hard, and then "salvaged" by a third or fourth party? I dunno, but
if I were the absentee owner and I had not been properly and legally
notified of losing my slip and some yahoo tried to claim "salvage rights" on
my boat, I would be more than a teensy bit peeved.

It's happening here too. I know of a super sweet 52 fter thats fixing
to go to sherriffs auction.
So many 30 somethings unclaimed they are being crushed and dumpstered,
or used as land fill.

You should have seen the highway dept after Ike here in hwy 146.
Crushing dink after dink and stuffing them into big trucks with the
rest of the debris. Personal things like trophys, personal belongings
ect were left on the side of the road for about a week or so.

We are now getting 30 something boats anchored in the federal
waterway next to this marina, and left, One the other day drug anchor
and blew down on a fellows boat here at the marina..uscg came, boats
gone. The Taylor lake cut is still full of boats. Good time to buy a
boat.

Joe
Don't be too quick to jump for a hurricane boat. After Fran came
through the Wilmington NC area, there were field of what appeared to be
perfectly good boats. However on very close inspection there was some
critical defect in all of them and they were being totaled. Deep
internal broken ribs, keels, etc.

"KLC Lewis" wrote in message
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On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:54:04 +0100, "Edgar"
wrote:
If you know somewhere to put it take it away, locate the owner and claim
salvage.


If you can get aboard and find the federal documentation number, it's
very easy to look up the owner in the USCG documentation database.


A boat which is in harbor, safely tied in its slip, removed from that slip
onto the hard, and then "salvaged" by a third or fourth party? I dunno,
but if I were the absentee owner and I had not been properly and legally
notified of losing my slip and some yahoo tried to claim "salvage rights"
on my boat, I would be more than a teensy bit peeved.
Well, normally I would agree with you but from what has been posted I gather
that the authorities there are determined to have a clean-up and, having
many apparently abandoned boats to deal with, seem to be taking the view
that after all this time owners who have not contacted them have effectively
abandoned their boats and they feel free to scrap them.

"KLC Lewis" wrote
A boat which is in harbor, safely tied in its slip, removed from that slip
onto the hard, and then "salvaged" by a third or fourth party?

An issue with "safely tied in it's slip." Could be, or it could be
that insurance is voided in a named storm UNLESS the boat is hauled
out. Or the boat could be visited once a year and the dock lines are
old & frayed, etc etc.

We see a lot of that here.... people think of their nice boats safely
tied up, and all hunky-dory... the truth is that their roller-jibs &
biminis are getting trashed, the boat is growing 3' of gunk on the
bottom, and they are a hazard to their slip neighbors.

Boats that don't get sailed regularly just fade & crumble. It's a trap
of the lengthy (all-year) Southern sailing season. Up north where
boats get hauled out & stored carefully for the winter, they at least
get looked at twice a year.

.... I dunno,
but if I were the absentee owner and I had not been properly and legally
notified of losing my slip and some yahoo tried to claim "salvage rights"
on my boat, I would be more than a teensy bit peeved.

"Edgar" wrote:
Well, normally I would agree with you but from what has been posted I gather
that the authorities there are determined to have a clean-up and, having
many apparently abandoned boats to deal with, seem to be taking the view
that after all this time owners who have not contacted them have effectively
abandoned their boats and they feel free to scrap them.

Bingo

The owners might consider themselves lucky if they don't get slapped
with a huge disposal fee. Abandoned boats are a big PITA and very
expensive for the state or local authorities. Resale value on
'salvage' boats is always iffy and right now there is less than zero
demand.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King