Mocking Ads on Craigslist

[blackjenner 11]

We have the Ugly Boat Admiration Society thread but, I thought a little more focus on the source and a wider focus on boat(y) stuff might entertain. The drawback of this thread is the pictures will eventually go away as the ads die.

 

Here's a piece of gold.

 

 

Bruce Anchor 15 lbs. - $25 (Gig Harbor)

I salvaged this anchor. It's a Bruce style and weighs 15 or 20 lbs. is my guess. Comes with a shot of chain. $25

 

Anyone need an anchor? It's cheap.

[Rasputin22 2,565]

There are more than $25 in those nice shiny SS shackles! Looks like three of them too, such a deal...

[Ishmael 5,826]

The chain doesn't look too bad...90 feet of chain would fetch $25, the shackles would be a bonus.

 

 

Now you've set the challenge, I'm sure craigslist and their ilk will be pillaged for crap like this.

[Ishmael 5,826]

Here's an interesting one. Attention-getting if nothing else. And free, which is good for a laugh.

 

 

http://www.usedvictoria.com/classified-ad/Free-Sailboat_19509245

[Bob Perry 839]

Ish:

That's a Seaborn designed Sierra 26, maybe better known as a Rawson 26. Maybe only known as a Rawson 26.. That is a very good sailing boat.

[Tucky 27]

A few years back there was a $100 boat offered near here. It was a wooden wreck in someone's back yard held up with a number of Brownell stands in decent condition. I thought of taking a few lengths of wood over, paying the $100, propping up the boat and taking the stands.

 

I thought better of it when i remembered an earlier experience I had had clearing out my mother's house. A book buyer came by and after looking over the books offered me $500 for them. My response was to be clear that I wanted a price on taking all the books out of the house. He came back with $300 and we had a fair deal.

[olaf hart 540]

Here's an interesting one. Attention-getting if nothing else. And free, which is good for a laugh.

 

 

http://www.usedvictoria.com/classified-ad/Free-Sailboat_19509245

I don't get it, all the boats here in Oz look like that

[hobot 1,866]

How does the wimmen folk use the head.....velcro?

[Ishmael 5,826]

Ish:

That's a Seaborn designed Sierra 26, maybe better known as a Rawson 26. Maybe only known as a Rawson 26.. That is a very good sailing boat.

 

It looks like a rounded version of a Thunderbird. He had quite a style. I like them, I think the Tbird is a great boat.

 

 

How does the wimmen folk use the head.....velcro?

 

Ask Olaf, he seems to know about this stuff.

[floating dutchman 70]

How does the wimmen folk use the head.....velcro?

Same as you do, remember that gravity pulls you up here. you get used to it. I still have to take a double take when you USA folk post photo's but I'm sort of used to it now.

[olaf hart 540]

How does the wimmen folk use the head.....velcro?

They don't seem to have any problems, no complaints from the blokes around here mate.

[sailman 104]

Here's an interesting one. Attention-getting if nothing else. And free, which is good for a laugh.

 

 

http://www.usedvictoria.com/classified-ad/Free-Sailboat_19509245

Is this one located in Australia?

[SemiSalt 196]

I'll play.

 

[Bob Perry 839]

Ish:

Yes, I think this design predates the T-bird. There was one in Seattle called SKINNYDIPPER that kicked ass for a few years in the 70's. It was a rocket in the light stuff.

[Jose Carumba 3]

Back in the day there was a Sierra 26 that raced out of Tacoma which consistently spanked everyone in her class. Can't remeber her name though.

[blackjenner 11]

I do not get why you don't, at least, mention the boat manufacturer, model, or ... something.

 

 

38ft Diesel Sail boat Trade - $38000 (cathlamet)

38ft diesel sail boat Perkins 4-107 1974 lots of equipment Will trade for diesel motor home
call 503-xxx-xxxx free one month moorage at Columbia Crossings with purchase

 

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/boa/3730724809.html

[Jackdaw 84]

I'm in..

 

A live-aboard 24 foot Jenneau Tonic, one of the most awkward small boats of the 80-90.

 

 

 

http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/boa/3754431060.html

[Tucky 27]

This baby hits the trifecta- deserves to be in this thread, the cool boat thread and the ugly thread as well. Motor is only missing a piston (I guess that means "runs good"). I assume the tires go with it. $1,100 asked but I'll bet will go for less.

 

http://maine.craigslist.org/boa/3757553859.html

 

 

 

 

[blackjenner 11]

I'm in..

 

A live-aboard 24 foot Jenneau Tonic, one of the most awkward small boats of the 80-90.

 

 

 

http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/boa/3754431060.html

 

I could swear that, on a boat hunting trip back in 2010, we might have climbed up a ladder and looked at this thing. It was on the hard, in a yard, in Everett.

 

It was...odd. All around, odd.

[boomer 402]

I do not get why you don't, at least, mention the boat manufacturer, model, or ... something.

 

 

38ft Diesel Sail boat Trade - $38000 (cathlamet)

38ft diesel sail boat Perkins 4-107 1974 lots of equipment Will trade for diesel motor home

call 503-xxx-xxxx free one month moorage at Columbia Crossings with purchase

 

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/boa/3730724809.html

 

Looks like a S&S Yankee 38.

[floating dutchman 70]

 

I do not get why you don't, at least, mention the boat manufacturer, model, or ... something.

 

 

38ft Diesel Sail boat Trade - $38000 (cathlamet)

38ft diesel sail boat Perkins 4-107 1974 lots of equipment Will trade for diesel motor home

call 503-xxx-xxxx free one month moorage at Columbia Crossings with purchase

 

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/boa/3730724809.html

 

Looks like a S&S Yankee 38.

 

Looks more like a scam to me.

[boomer 402]

Ish:

Yes, I think this design predates the T-bird. There was one in Seattle called SKINNYDIPPER that kicked ass for a few years in the 70's. It was a rocket in the light stuff.

 

Yep, the only conditions where they could barely beat a T-bird was the real light stuff and zephyrs.

 

There was one in Kingston back in the 70's when I had my T-bird there.

 

If I remember correctly they were a tad narrower then the T-bird, by about 6".

[boomer 402]

 

 

I do not get why you don't, at least, mention the boat manufacturer, model, or ... something.

 

 

38ft Diesel Sail boat Trade - $38000 (cathlamet)

38ft diesel sail boat Perkins 4-107 1974 lots of equipment Will trade for diesel motor home

call 503-xxx-xxxx free one month moorage at Columbia Crossings with purchase

 

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/boa/3730724809.html

 

Looks like a S&S Yankee 38.

 

Looks more like a scam to me.

 

Naw...they're from Cathlamet....

 

http://sparkmanstephens.blogspot.com/2011/03/design-2094-c2-yankee-38.html

[SemiSalt 196]

I'm in..

 

A live-aboard 24 foot Jenneau Tonic, one of the most awkward small boats of the 80-90.

 

 

 

http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/boa/3754431060.html

 

 

There was a boat like this in our beer can fleet circa 1985. It sailed OK, but it sure did look odd from some angles.

[stubrow 0]

The boat in the photo is a Dufour.

 

rb

[boomer 402]

Yup, as the ad says...

[westcoast420 0]

Here's an interesting one. Attention-getting if nothing else. And free, which is good for a laugh.

 

 

http://www.usedvictoria.com/classified-ad/Free-Sailboat_19509245

I sent an email and texted the seller - boat is already gone. If anyone else is trying to get rid of a sailboat in the PNW let me know, I'm really interested.

[hdra 74]

Just found this one in San Diego...

 

Custom 1974 wood boat project for sale. 80' tapered aluminum mast! Dual rudders 1 main, 1 trim! SOLID double planked carvel hull ( no caulking whatsoever), DOES NOT LEAK, unique prototype hull, downwind design. VERY HIGH QUALITY, HEAVY BUILT!

 

Maybe this is an early attempt at the scow-bow that was recently seen in the minis?

 

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/boa/3737785533.html

[hobot 1,866]

winning!

[Figment 34]

How the hell do you carvel-plank that bow?

[SecondWindNC 42]

House boat

 

 

Bonus points for no motor ("hole has been closed up") and no punctuation.

[Expat Canuck 67]

Not to mention the a/c unit on the foredeck.

[4ktsb 17]

I thought we weren't gonna mention that.

[Polytelum Tom 1,465]

 

 

I'm in..

 

A live-aboard 24 foot Jenneau Tonic, one of the most awkward small boats of the 80-90.

 

 

 

http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/boa/3754431060.html

I could swear that, on a boat hunting trip back in 2010, we might have climbed up a ladder and looked at this thing. It was on the hard, in a yard, in Everett.

 

It was...odd. All around, odd.

Not to mention ugly.

[blackjenner 11]

Yours for only $2000!

 

Has stove, sink, and sleeping berth!

 

http://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/boa/3738385689.html

 

[Ishmael 5,826]

That's DA-WOODY's boat! That's one of his kids, Newt.

[kent_island_sailor 3,418]

http://annapolis.craigslist.org/boa/3767739485.html

 

A twin engined boat with 25 HP on one side and 130 HP on the other?

WTF????

[hard aground 41]

NASCAR boating?

[blackjenner 11]

Buy my partially burnt shorepower cord. It worked the last time it was too hot to pull off the dock plug.

 

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/boa/3738437795.html

 

 

Shore Power Cable / Cord 36 Feet - $65 (North Seattle)

36 foot shore power cable, cord.

[blackjenner 11]

Not mocking this one.

 

Needs an engine but... $6,000? Not bad looking from the pics either.

 

http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/boa/3777864067.html

 

 

1946 Ed Monk Sr. Sailboat - $6500 (Tacoma)

DEAL FELL THROUGH SO BACK ON MARKET!

Now offering as is for $6000 Firm. Lease is transferable at TYEE. The motor that no longer works, is an Atomic 4 Diesel 16hp.

I have it stored down at Tyee Marina in Tacoma. Family/work issues prevent me from keeping this boat. So unfortunately I will be selling ASAP. Serious inquiries only. Way too many tire kickers and I don't have the time to show you just because your curious... So please be a serious buyer. I'd rather spend more time sending photos as apposed to running down to Tacoma to show someone who isn't ready to purchase.

This boat needs some minor work to the exterior, but nothing major that I can see. It's a beautiful boat looking for the right owner. I've had several people check out the motor and it definitely needs to be replaced. I just have not had time to dedicate myself to change it out or give this wood boat the attention in needs. The longer a wood boat sits, the more work it will eventually need.

Built in Mid 40s in Seattle of stout cedar on oak frames. Moonsail SV.
Beam 9ft , draft 4ft, 7 tons displacement, 4000 lb. ballast, cast iron wood stove, hand carvings and inlay wood work throughout. 6+ lanterns, a lot of character. 3 sails (main and two jibs - decent shape).
5'9" head room in cabin
The boat is wired for shore power, however I do not have much in the way of electronics. A few cabin lights, am/fm radio, older CB, and electric bilge pump. It also has a depth finder.

Not too many of these boats left in this good of shape.
Well known around the Puget Sound.
On the cover of "Cruising the San Juan Islands" -- Bruce Calhoun
New stainless steel rudder -- Spring 2010
New zincs -- February 2012
Bottom Paint -- Spring 2010
Stuffing Box Repacked- Spring 2010

I do not have a current survey on the boat. More pictures available upon request. Photos are from boat this last summer (2012).

Due to the overwhelming number of e-mails I received last go-around I will respond and show in order as I receive them. Only seems fair.

Key words: antique, sail, sailboat, cutter, live-aboard, ed monk sr., diesel,

[zedboy 0]

http://annapolis.craigslist.org/boa/3767739485.html

 

A twin engined boat with 25 HP on one side and 130 HP on the other?

WTF????

 

They all do that. The little one is the trolling motor.

[Innocent Bystander 843]

NASCAR boating?

 

Perfect!

[A guy in the Chesapeake 1,674]

http://annapolis.craigslist.org/boa/3767739485.html

 

A twin engined boat with 25 HP on one side and 130 HP on the other?

WTF????

 

The 25HP is analogous to a trolling motor. I had a 19' aluminum boat w/a 75HP and 10HP evinrude - I used the 10HP when I wanted to troll at lower speeds that were prone to fouling plugs when running the bigger engine under load at such a low RPM.

[kent_island_sailor 3,418]

I know about trolling motors - but this is a CATAMARAN. I have never seen a cat with motors like that before.

[longy 457]

Well, not really. That is a catamaran hull.

[Ajax 1,978]

Hey look- http://annapolis.craigslist.org/boa/3770475059.html

 

Only $100 for a bunch of corroded blocks and a SS hook? Count me in!

[blackjenner 11]

Hey look- http://annapolis.craigslist.org/boa/3770475059.html

 

Only $100 for a bunch of corroded blocks and a SS hook? Count me in!

 

Yeah but, all that stuff would be cost hundreds new! Think about it.

[kent_island_sailor 3,418]

http://annapolis.craigslist.org/boa/3779698949.html

 

Not saying the engine is bad, but the photo does not make it look well loved.

[hobot 1,866]

http://annapolis.craigslist.org/boa/3779698949.html

 

Not saying the engine is bad, but the photo does not make it look well loved.

"Staging" for a photo seems to be a dying art form.

[blackjenner 11]

 

http://annapolis.craigslist.org/boa/3779698949.html

 

Not saying the engine is bad, but the photo does not make it look well loved.

"Staging" for a photo seems to be a dying art form.

 

Just throw the shit down on the ground and take the goddamn shot. I'm busy.

[Bob Perry 839]

That engine looks like it was ripped off the back of a boat in the middle of the night.

[blackjenner 11]

I'd love to see mine posted hereabouts. I'd really love to go "buy" it from the seller.

[py26129 77]

I'd love to see mine posted hereabouts. I'd really love to go "buy" it from the seller.

 

That would not be the first time. We went and reposessed a bicycle that had been stolen from a friend when the idiot tried to sell it on-line.

[kent_island_sailor 3,418]

http://easternshore.craigslist.org/boa/3768141336.html

 

This part is VERY important!

Does NOT include tomato cages or crab traps -- just boat and trolling motor.

 

Free boat - just don't take the keel cooler - THAT part is expensive!

http://easternshore.craigslist.org/boa/3731678174.html

[Steam Flyer 4,799]

 

I'd love to see mine posted hereabouts. I'd really love to go "buy" it from the seller.

 

That would not be the first time. We went and reposessed a bicycle that had been stolen from a friend when the idiot tried to sell it on-line.

 

Same here, only it was a set of shop tools that included a custom hydraulic press with my name on it in weld bead.

 

DSK

[Soñadora 8]

http://easternshore.craigslist.org/boa/3768141336.html

 

This part is VERY important!

Does NOT include tomato cages or crab traps -- just boat and trolling motor.

 

 

 

 

aww c'mon, it Has stainless steel, nice rub rail

 

y'know....for rubbin'

[hard aground 41]

 

http://easternshore.craigslist.org/boa/3768141336.html

 

This part is VERY important!

Does NOT include tomato cages or crab traps -- just boat and trolling motor.

 

 

 

 

aww c'mon, it Has stainless steel, nice rub rail

 

y'know....for rubbin'

If you're not rubbin', you're not racin'

[py26129 77]

Found a bridge for sale, disguised as boat slips

 

http://rochester.craigslist.org/boa/3782144922.html

 

 

[floating dutchman 70]

$100 a month, I'm moving there!

[islandplanet 2]

Don't miss this gem - http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/boa/3761858824.html

[floating dutchman 70]

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/tq/266156460.jpg

 

 

Owner states Yacht has been built for Solo Tasman Race

 

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-marine/yachts-sail-boats/moored-boats/auction-317919853.htm

 

Hmmm

[Trendsetter 0]

Don't miss this gem - http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/boa/3761858824.html

Does that come with 4k of humbolts finest? Or did he smoke the 4k worth and come up with the price?

[BobJ 72]

Either here or the ugly boat thread:

 

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/boa/3772997071.html

[Tucky 27]

Redneck off-on switch.

[Polytelum Tom 1,465]

Either here or the ugly boat thread:

 

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/boa/3772997071.html

Looks like the coaming is trying to eat the boat!

[sam_crocker 30]

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/tq/266156460.jpg

 

 

Owner states Yacht has been built for Solo Tasman Race

 

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-marine/yachts-sail-boats/moored-boats/auction-317919853.htm

 

Hmmm

 

It's worth buying just for that pedestal. Never seen the likes of it.

[rattus32 45]

Is that a combination grill/pedestal? Singlehanding nirvana!

[Tucky 27]

Hey, it sails upright. What more do you want.

[blackjenner 11]

Hey, it sails upright. What more do you want.

 

That's a nice option to have on a boat. I bet Rambler wishes they had installed that on their boat.

[Steam Flyer 4,799]

http://hartford.craigslist.org/bod/3650753375.html

Only $200, unlike the

1 - 25' Hubert Johnson BlackJack Skiff - Great project, teak decks and cabin sole; Chevy 305 fresh water cooled engine. Needs stem and transom. 2500.00

 

Mock me if you like, but the pic you showed is a Comet; if you go to the ad you'll see the BlackJack Skiff is a pretty cool boat. Personally I would not give $2500 for it in the shape it's in, but looks worth restoring to somebody.

 

They want $200 for the Comet and that's also too much IMHO.

 

They also have 2 Wianno Seniors and those are boats which should not be mocked, they sit about a half-notch below Herreshoff S-Boats in the pantheon of classics.

 

FB- Doug

[Ajax 1,978]

Needs stem and transom?

 

So basically, for $2500, you only get to buy the middle of the boat?

 

Phail.

http://hartford.craigslist.org/bod/3650753375.html

Only $200, unlike the

1 - 25' Hubert Johnson BlackJack Skiff - Great project, teak decks and cabin sole; Chevy 305 fresh water cooled engine. Needs stem and transom. 2500.00

[Steam Flyer 4,799]

I found said ad because I was researching Wiannos. You can get a used Wianno for $13,900 with shiny varnish from Crosby. I love wooden boats but in this day and age anyone who tries to charge real money for woodenboats that are "unrestored, need work, do not float, engines have not run, no trailers, need more than paint and varnish" and further goes on "They will have a good investment return IF the labor is done by careful weekend restorers. Great projects to learn about boatbuilding and get a little return for your work!" is asking for it.

 

 

Unlike, say, the guy who was giving away the wooden boat in a Seattle a couple years ago who was willing to pay someone to take the boat away if they'd do it before the week was over and make sure to tell his wife it was gone.

 

"investment" and "boat" should not be used in the same sentence. And I would prefer to not turn over a Wianno to somebody who is a rank beginner with classic boats. Why is Congress arguing about stupid shit like health care when we have this problem going on?!?

 

FB- Doug

[kent_island_sailor 3,418]

PLENTY of CL ads with old poweboats that have been sitting for DECADES with Goddamn TREES growing in them for "$1,000 OBO"

Also the ever-popular "no title but have bill of sale". Good luck ever getting a legal set of numbers. "Ideal for crabbing" = totally destroyed interior. Engine would run except for this $5 part I am too lazy to go buy and who cares if it would triple the value of the engine. Suspicious minds would think there was more wrong than that

 

True CL story - I go to see a 15 HP Evinrude. It starts and runs great. The sellers tell me they always run the gas out to avoid carb issues so we do that before I hand over the cash and take it home. So far so good and the engine is a great engine It gets to be an even better engine after I buy a new kill switch because you CAN'T TURN IT OFF

[SemiSalt 196]

When I bought my Capri 22, it came with a 4-stroke OB that was too powerful and too heavy for the boat. It was winterized. I advertised it for sale, and a prospective buy showed up. He said he'd take it, if he could see it run. We set it up in an old garbage can (the galvanized kind. remember them?), and got it started without too much problem. However there was no tell-tale dribble of water from the cooling system. I was really surprised and very happy when the guy said he'd take it anyway.

[SloopJonB 7,998]

PLENTY of CL ads with old poweboats that have been sitting for DECADES with Goddamn TREES growing in them for "$1,000 OBO"

Also the ever-popular "no title but have bill of sale". Good luck ever getting a legal set of numbers. "Ideal for crabbing" = totally destroyed interior. Engine would run except for this $5 part I am too lazy to go buy and who cares if it would triple the value of the engine. Suspicious minds would think there was more wrong than that

 

True CL story - I go to see a 15 HP Evinrude. It starts and runs great. The sellers tell me they always run the gas out to avoid carb issues so we do that before I hand over the cash and take it home. So far so good and the engine is a great engine It gets to be an even better engine after I buy a new kill switch because you CAN'T TURN IT OFF

Here's a perfect example. I noticed he no longer mentions the absence of a leg. Needs stringers, floors, interior and deck but NO LEAKS.

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/rch/boa/3745354548.html

[Steam Flyer 4,799]

 

PLENTY of CL ads with old poweboats that have been sitting for DECADES with Goddamn TREES growing in them for "$1,000 OBO"

... ...

 

 

Here's a perfect example. I noticed he no longer mentions the absence of a leg. Needs stringers, floors, interior and deck but NO LEAKS.

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/rch/boa/3745354548.html

 

 

"Must bring your only trailer"

That lets me out, I have more than one trailer

 

But I do wonder what happens with these things. Does anybody who owns a roadworthy trailer need to buy a clapped-out momo that was a low-end boat when it was new? I would think anybody with the the wherewithall to undertake a project like this would already have a better prospect that he/she was already working on

 

God knows -I- am a sucker for homeless derelicts but I have plenty of old boats to work on now

 

FB- Doug

[Polytelum Tom 1,465]

$500. Needs TLC.

 

http://fortmyers.craigslist.org/lee/boa/3791250869.html

 

 

The interior and "bad diesel" pics look worse.

 

I think he might have better luck if he offers people $500 to take it.

[Steam Flyer 4,799]

$500. Needs TLC.

 

http://fortmyers.craigslist.org/lee/boa/3791250869.html

 

 

The interior and "bad diesel" pics look worse.

 

I think he might have better luck if he offers people $500 to take it.

 

That was a really nice boat, once upon a time

 

There have been so many items that could easily have gone into the uglyboats thread, I figure we need a BEAUTIFUL boat:

http://eastnc.craigslist.org/boa/3755194887.html

 

FB- Doug

[SemiSalt 196]

$500. Needs TLC.

 

http://fortmyers.craigslist.org/lee/boa/3791250869.html

 

 

The interior and "bad diesel" pics look worse.

 

I think he might have better luck if he offers people $500 to take it.

 

A Seafarer, judging from the cove stripe. I'm not familiar with the model, but their original designs were by McCurdy & Rhodes (IIRC). You can be sure it didn't have the porthole in the bow when it left the factory.

[Steam Flyer 4,799]

Here's another BEAUTIFUL boat, this one comes with a maintenance-free warranty!

 

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/boa/3787213220.html

 

Ad says "hand crafted" although it looks to me like somebody built it with their feet

 

FB- Doug

[Ishmael 5,826]

Here's another BEAUTIFUL boat, this one comes with a maintenance-free warranty!

 

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/boa/3787213220.html

 

Ad says "hand crafted" although it looks to me like somebody built it with their feet

 

FB- Doug

 

How can someone seriously expect $3000 for that piece of flotsam?

 

[Bryanjb 130]

^{Our 25 horse Evinrude was stolen a couple years ago. One of the nice things about the engine was oil injection, when it worked. It gave up the ghost so I bypassed the cut out switch and disconnected the pump till I had a chance to have it fixed. In the mean time I was running it with mixed gasoline, of course the thieves didn't know this. I wonder what the buyer of the hot engine thought when it froze up? You know it ended up on FleeBay or Craig's Fleece, the worlds largest fences.}

[kent_island_sailor 3,418]

We have occasional "CraigsListWars" when people call out individuals running scams. One I *almost* fell for was a guy selling *his* outboard. He had a hell of a time starting it and it pumped no water despite being used daily on his boat I eventually figured out he was a garage-sale scanvenger and knew almost nothing about the engines he was selling.

[Steam Flyer 4,799]

How can someone seriously expect $3000 for that piece of flotsam?

 

Ya never know.... at the very least, if you don't ask, you don't get

 

OTOH I feel that the combination of truly crude & bungled boatbuilding combined with effusive self-praise is worthy of all the mockery we can deliver

 

FB- Doug

[Ravac 0]

Here's another BEAUTIFUL boat, this one comes with a maintenance-free warranty!

 

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/boa/3787213220.html

 

Ad says "hand crafted" although it looks to me like somebody built it with their feet

 

FB- Doug

 

A chine-ese junk?

[SloopJonB 7,998]

 

$500. Needs TLC.

 

http://fortmyers.craigslist.org/lee/boa/3791250869.html

 

 

The interior and "bad diesel" pics look worse.

 

I think he might have better luck if he offers people $500 to take it.

 

A Seafarer, judging from the cove stripe. I'm not familiar with the model, but their original designs were by McCurdy & Rhodes (IIRC). You can be sure it didn't have the porthole in the bow when it left the factory.

Trying to restore that boat would be insane but it might be a good candidate for a Tim Lackey style conversion to an open day boat. It's a good looking hull - take a wrecking bar and big hammer inside and clean it out, cut the house off etc.

 

For someone with the wherewithal, it could make a very nice & unique boat for cheap + a lot of work - offer $200 and start the demolition.

 

If you don't know about Lackey, check out Lackeysailing.com - the daysailer project.

[blackjenner 11]

 

Here's another BEAUTIFUL boat, this one comes with a maintenance-free warranty!

 

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/boa/3787213220.html

 

Ad says "hand crafted" although it looks to me like somebody built it with their feet

 

FB- Doug

 

How can someone seriously expect $3000 for that piece of flotsam?

 

 

Overly proud of their work?

 

I've used this analogy before and, though it is a little crude and harsh, I think it applies.

 

Babies don't know better. They are proud of themselves for many reasons but lack the context to determine what is good, and what is not. They will happily sit in the corner, fill their diaper, reach inside and start painting the walls, maybe even themselves with their chosen medium. If they spy you looking at them they will *beam with pride*, knowing not what they do.

 

I think it's sometimes the same with personal projects. I'm not saying they are necessarily shit but, sometimes our hearts are too close to our projects to see them honestly.

[kent_island_sailor 3,418]

I love the "all receipts" ads.

1979 Shamrock 20 worth maybe $6000 with:

new gps

new fishfinder

new radar

new batteries

new canvas

new engine

new exhaust hose

new seacocks

new cushions

new paint

new running lights

 

So OBVIOUSLY the price is $6,000 + the new retail cost of all that equipment

[blackjenner 11]

$500. Needs TLC.

 

http://fortmyers.craigslist.org/lee/boa/3791250869.html

 

 

The interior and "bad diesel" pics look worse.

 

I think he might have better luck if he offers people $500 to take it.

 

Nothing that a cup of gasoline and a match couldn't cure.

[kent_island_sailor 3,418]

http://annapolis.craigslist.org/boa/3794211979.html

 

Excellent opportunity for individual owner or syndicate of 3 for $5,000 each. Asking $12,000.

 

A syndicate of math-challenged individuals maybe

Also note the engine appears to rely on gravity to stay in place!

 

Then there is this one:

workboat engine - $6000 (taylors island, md)

workboat engine. 210 cummings diesel less than 1200 hours shaft wheel etc in the water now. best offer

 

If the ENGINE is in the water I'll be paying more like $60. Mayve they mean in a boat????

[hobot 1,866]

I like how the two forward stands aren't chained together and the one to support the bow is still waiting to be placed!