Wanted For Free: It never hurts to ask..

[mauimichele]

i have not tried freecycle. maybe i'll give it a try after i've been bashed on here a bit more, haha!

[Coops]

Totally agree that it is worth a shot. Good luck if it works also, but if you are going to be cheeky, which it is, but acceptable, then surely you have to be able to endure a bit of cheek back Nobody was being an "*******' as far as I could see. A couple of insider jokes perhaps, but no reason for knicker knotting, Ah well, that's forum life somedays.

Coops.

[CatInHand]

It takes a while of reading to be able to follow things around here. Not only are you "boat" people, you're from all over creation, and some of you seem to have known each other for years. Feels a bit like crashing a family reunion to post the first time.

[CatInHand]

Originally Posted by mauimichele

i have not tried freecycle. maybe i'll give it a try after i've been bashed on here a bit more, haha!

If it helps, they bash each other all the time too.

[Coops]

Originally Posted by CatInHand

If it helps, they bash each other all the time too.

That's cos we are rough tough sailor boys with skins of teak and hearts of oak.................... but brains of doggy poop.

Coops.

[mauimichele]

kind of feels like high school cliques! i suppose i can be in the rebel group since i have a mermaid tattoo with crashing waves!

[sailcruiser]

Don't let the banter get to you. I wish you luck in your search. I wanted to suggest you watch for 2 boat owners. They often want the extra boat gone ASAP. I did that last year and it went for a fraction of it's value because I didn't want to store it. eBay is another place things go cheap but be sure to read the fine print before bidding.

Good luck!
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[mauimichele]

thank you! another good suggestion. i may end up waiting til the end of summer and see what i can find. i've been very into the tiny house movement and maui has been my favorite place for 25 years or so. i'm not stressing. i know the perfect boat will come to me in good time

[CatInHand]

As long as you don't show any fear and throw in the occasional compliment about the size of their mast, you'll do fine

[s/v Jedi]

Of-course you're gonna have to decide on which type of anchor to get for the new free boat

[Bash]

Originally Posted by mauimichele

hunters freak me out too. i'm a vegan that eats fish. so technically i'm not a vegan

I. am. weeping.

(I always wanted to purchase a Hunter and name it Gatherer. Probably a good thing I didn't, since I'm sure hunter gatherers freak vegans out as well.)

(I think the OP might more properly be termed "pescadarian.")

(Speaking of freaking out: Years ago I invited someone to dinner and was told, "By the way, I'm a vegan." Having never heard of a vegan back then, I asked for an explanation. The answer was, "I don't ever eat anything that has a face." Seriously. So the afternoon before our dinner I went diving for scallops. My vegan friend didn't partake of this sumptuous feast, of course, so I told her to go make herself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.)

(Scallops don't have faces.)

[downunder]

Originally Posted by Bash

I. am. weeping.

(I always wanted to purchase a Hunter and name it Gatherer. Probably a good thing I didn't, since I'm sure hunter gatherers freak vegans out as well.)

(I think the OP might more properly be termed "pescadarian.")

(Speaking of freaking out: Years ago I invited someone to dinner and was told, "By the way, I'm a vegan." Having never heard of a vegan back then, I asked for an explanation. The answer was, "I don't ever eat anything that has a face." Seriously. So the afternoon before our dinner I went diving for scallops. My vegan friend didn't partake of this sumptuous feast, of course, so I told her to go make herself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.)

(Scallops don't have faces.)

+1

[BigJohn]

so ...

eating beef is ok then ???

never seen cows eating meat ...

[atoll]

Originally Posted by sailcruiser

Don't let the banter get to you. I wish you luck in your search. I wanted to suggest you watch for 2 boat owners. They often want the extra boat gone ASAP. I did that last year and it went for a fraction of it's value because I didn't want to store it. eBay is another place things go cheap but be sure to read the fine print before bidding.

Good luck!
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+1 you made a splash!
plus you now know of at least one other sailor in your area that is on facebook......even if unwillingly

[carstenb]

Originally Posted by mauimichele

and @bash. couldn't find you on FB., i read your profile though and you seem normal enough as far as boat people are concerned

Well anybody is allowed to be mistaken