Someone in another thread mentioned boat swapping and this might be an
interesting idea. So, if you have suggestions on how to arrange this,
let me know.
Personally, I have a 28 S2 sailboat on the Northern Gulf of Mexico just
south of Tallahassee, FL. This is the last wilderness coast of FL.
Winter sailing here is good, summer impossible. Whatcha got?

Why is summer sailing there impossible? too hot?

Summer sailing on the Saint John River in New Brunswick Canada is
ideal. -Not too hot, that is.

29' Tylercraft bilge keels, self tending jib, on mooring at cottage,
with beach and mountain trails.

Boat swaps with time warp? I wouldn't mind avoiding sailing here in the
winter! The ice fishing is good, though!

Terry K

wrote:
Someone in another thread mentioned boat swapping and this might be an
interesting idea. So, if you have suggestions on how to arrange this,
let me know.
Personally, I have a 28 S2 sailboat on the Northern Gulf of Mexico just
south of Tallahassee, FL. This is the last wilderness coast of FL.
Winter sailing here is good, summer impossible. Whatcha got?

It is a great idea but not new. I ran it on google and there are lots
of folks swapping boats.

http://www.boatswap.info/

http://spellbinder.dowco.com/register.html

http://www.boatandbillet.ca/

http://www.voile.org/e-swalst.htm

I think I'll register for a couple and see what happens.

Gaz

I guess the boat swap thing had just never occurred to me.
In summer here, it is 99+ degrees and 90+% humidity, no wind, then the
thunderstorms start with sudden wind to 50 kts and lightning, then it
stops and humidity goes up. For excitement we get to dodge hurricanes.
Cooler sailing would be nice, maybe 80 degrees.

I can think of several ways to manage swaps, especially if you consider
time warping. I mean, if you want to sail in cool Canada, for instance,
during a good season, but I don't want your boat during the same time,
'cause the season is way sweaty, then we need a contractually binding
agreement of one sort or another.

It's called an exchange system, something like money, and the simplest
of such schemes actually uses money, if meeting at the mall to swap
trailers isn't agreeable.

Pay me now to use my boat, I'll pay you later, maybe, to use yours,
kinda thing, as opposed to letters of agreement, failed arrangements,
lawsuits to recover losses, etc.

As soon as monetary value is assessed for the purpose of time shifted
swaps and compensation in the event of failed completion of a time
shifted swap, the transaction becomes taxable, not barter any more, if
memory serves. Now Iwe both need legal advice? It'll never come to
pass.

It could be a lot easier to look after, allows you to use your boat as
a business, so you can write off expenses, etc.

The question of liability for damages is always a biggie, and one way
to handle that is to agree the rentor is liable for any damages,
require a refendable damage deposit, and trust that he will agreeably
provide to cover himself if he damages the boat or another's property,
while the owner keeps coverage against damages caused by his own
personal negligence. The boat or property is rented as is, where is,
with all known shortcomings disclosed to be the exlusive responsibility
of the rentor, etc, liable for damage beyond FWAT, theft if not
returned, in good faith, etc.

Reputable identification of the parties becomes a prime ingredient in
any such successful arrangement, along with suitable weather clauses,
etc. You can "what if" yourself to death, if you worry about it too
much, though.

Several people using this newsgroup have made such arrangements and
have, I believe, been happy with them overall, myself included.

boatswap.com requires / suggests the owner to provide insurance. I
think this should be the responsibility of the rentor. If it winds up
in court, it will be anyway.

From the sites cited, there seems a small market in all of this. Small
markets often grow.

Terry K