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How do we get rid of a 23' cabin cruiser that is in disrepair?

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November 21, 2017, 07:55 PM
texassierra
How do we get rid of a 23' cabin cruiser that is in disrepair?
Paint "US Navy" on the side and park it in a bay. You can damn well bet somebody will plow into it.


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November 21, 2017, 09:37 PM
bigmule
Maxsold.com Seller managed catalog. One item sale/auction.

Email me for details. You ll get 70% back after the commission. They handle all the media and bidding. You watch and handle the client coming to you to pick it up.

No really!

Or the back hoe and dumpster...!
November 21, 2017, 10:02 PM
Ozarkwoods
Advertise it on Craig’s list in Arkansas as a nautical garden bed it will sell.


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December 11, 2017, 02:52 PM
Georgeair
Perfect example of when an OP is doing a grave disservice by not telling the rest of the story....



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January 10, 2018, 02:22 PM
Georgeair
Bump



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January 10, 2018, 03:22 PM
side_shot
i would tow it out to sea and use it for target practice


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January 10, 2018, 04:20 PM
dkjbama
That Volvo outdrive might still be good. I'd pull the drive and trim cylinders and strip anything else of value like the helm, throttle controls, and seat bases and put them on craigslist. The hull itself is due for a date with the dump.Then sell the trailer. Used single axle boat trailers have little value but I think you'd be able to get $600-800 out of a tandem axle trailer.
January 10, 2018, 04:38 PM
Skins2881
quote:
Originally posted by side_shot:
i would tow it out to sea and use it for target practice


With all the people losing their guns in boating accidents, I'd be leary of this method. Don't become another boating accident statistic!



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January 10, 2018, 05:15 PM
side_shot
quote:
Originally posted by Skins2881:
quote:
Originally posted by side_shot:
i would tow it out to sea and use it for target practice


With all the people losing their guns in boating accidents, I'd be leary of this method. Don't become another boating accident statistic!


wow didn't know that was a thing just take some shotguns with deer slugs


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January 11, 2018, 10:55 AM
jhe888
Is the motor worth anything?




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January 11, 2018, 11:09 AM
V-Tail
Don't we have a member who manages yachts?



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January 11, 2018, 07:41 PM
jimmy123x
quote:
Originally posted by V-Tail:
Don't we have a member who manages yachts?


I already gave him my 2 cents and posted on page 2 of the thread. If you put it for sale and ask money for it, like $500 on craigslist, more people will look at it....the first one that offers anything for it, take the money and run. Free generally doesn't generate much interest as people feel there is nothing of value in the boat.
February 28, 2018, 12:41 PM
Georgeair
Hey Tony - how's the boat???



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February 28, 2018, 01:30 PM
arfmel
His sister paid somebody $600 to get rid of it. For pete's sake.

Wink


"That was me. I'm in Portland, OR and the boat was in Fresno, CA. It was my dad's old boat and he died a while back. It was a 23' cabin cruiser. I just asked my sister if she got rid of it and she did but she never told me.

I threw out all the suggestions you guys gave me (including the hole-saw and gasoline/match solutions) and she opted to have a junk company get rid of it.

Apparently it cost $600 and they hauled it away and cut it up into pieces.

Tony."
February 28, 2018, 01:49 PM
LDD
quote:
Originally posted by arfmel:
His sister paid somebody $600 to get rid of it. For pete's sake.

Wink


"That was me. I'm in Portland, OR and the boat was in Fresno, CA. It was my dad's old boat and he died a while back. It was a 23' cabin cruiser. I just asked my sister if she got rid of it and she did but she never told me.

I threw out all the suggestions you guys gave me (including the hole-saw and gasoline/match solutions) and she opted to have a junk company get rid of it.

Apparently it cost $600 and they hauled it away and cut it up into pieces.

Tony."


That was a mistake.

Here's the right way to get rid of the SS Hoop-D:

1) Put the boat in the water.
2) Run it aground/sink it in some spectacular fashion.
3) Claim the sum total of your life savings was in that boat.
4) Start a gofundme page for yourself.
5) Watch how fast fools and their money can be separated.
February 28, 2018, 01:52 PM
benny6
Sorry I didn’t update the thread.

Thanks for all the suggestions. They were very entertaining!

As I said in the “what to do with a junk car” thread......

I threw out all the suggestions you guys gave me (including the hole-saw and gasoline/match solutions) and she opted to have a junk company get rid of it.

Apparently it cost $600 and they hauled it away and cut it up into pieces.

Tony.


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February 28, 2018, 02:09 PM
Georgeair
I've got a sister like that too!

Probably not a bad solution all in all, and it's gone!



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February 28, 2018, 02:45 PM
benny6
quote:
Originally posted by Georgeair:
I've got a sister like that too!

Probably not a bad solution all in all, and it's gone!


Yup! And it was paid for by "the estate" and not really out of anyone's pocket.

Tony.


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February 28, 2018, 03:00 PM
Scott in NCal
Talk to a local demolition contractor. It's about 15 minutes work for his excavator, about a yard of debris in his 20 to 40 yard truck, and several hundred pounds of scrap iron for him to sell to the recycler.
February 28, 2018, 03:53 PM
bubbatime
That boat is a bad deal for anyone that gets it. It would take many thousands of dollars to fix. Even if it was free, it would be a terrible deal.

When I was a cop, people would just dump these off at donation sites after hours (Homeless coalition, Red Cross, Goodwill) which is a nightmare. The donation sites don't want it, the tow companies wont tow it away, and the last registered owner claims that they sold it 7 years ago and fuck off.

Best course of action is putting it on Craigslist or Facebook marketplace and HOPING some schlub comes and picks it up for $200.

Edit- just saw that you paid $600 to have a junk company demolish it. Thats life.


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