FREE, or close to free!

[CaptWho]

Free sailboat (jacksonville fl)

https://jacksonville.craigslist.org/...358476243.html

[OldManMirage]

Does anyone know what model this is ? It looks so familiar to me.....

Originally Posted by CaptWho

Free sailboat (jacksonville fl)

https://jacksonville.craigslist.org/...358476243.html

[marcjsmith]

a sunk boat...fun. how hard is it though to acquire a title in florida though? that in and of it self sounds like a challenge. I would think that the marina would be able to secure a title via mechanics/storage lein... much easier for them than a random citizen claiming to have purchased it...


my initial thoughts was something that carl alberg did...

[OldManMirage]

Ah...did not see the no title...was too busy trying to figure out what it was !

Definitely sucks the fun right out

[Don C L]

Originally Posted by OldManMirage

Does anyone know what model this is ? It looks so familiar to me.....

Coronado 25.
A good little boat, endorsed by the experts!
FYI: https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums...ar-253880.html

[esarratt]

Originally Posted by OldManMirage

Ah...did not see the no title...was too busy trying to figure out what it was !

Definitely sucks the fun right out

1) Call Florida HSMV and ask. Tell them exactly the situation and ask how to go about titling it.

Vessel Titiling
https://www.flhsmv.gov/motor-vehicle...registrations/

Derelict Vessle
https://www.flhsmv.gov/motor-vehicle...elict-vessels/

2) It may have a title. Look at the VIN on the back of the boat. Get the VIN and use it to track down the actual owner with Florida HSMV. Call/Facebook/write the owner and ask them to sign over the vessel to you. You can usually find a notary public at a FedEx or UPS or a mom and pop printing shop. Done.

[LittleWing77]

Pearson P-28 $100
Lying: College Point (Queens) New York

https://newyork.craigslist.org/que/b...368148209.html

Probably needs a new mast, but hull looks alright...

[CaptWho]

JV43 "Damn Yankee" Custom Racing Sloop (Oyster Bay NY)

https://longisland.craigslist.org/bo...370477276.html

[marcjsmith]

Originally Posted by CaptWho

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https://longisland.craigslist.org/bo...370477276.html

Gonna cost quite a few boat bucks to to ship and prep....

[CaptWho]

Cape DoryTyphoon (Somerset RI)

https://southcoast.craigslist.org/zi...370643863.html

[CaptWho]

23 foot Grampian sailboat (Bay Shore NY)
Probably junk, but it might be worth it to someone.

https://longisland.craigslist.org/zi...366823814.html

[CaptWho]

Cape DoryTyphoon (Somerset MA)
Another one that's probably junk, but someone might want it. I'd tell the guy that I want the jackstands for hauling it away.

https://southcoast.craigslist.org/zi...370644148.html

[rwidman]

It has often been said that a "free" boat is the most expensive boat you can buy.

This is an exaggeration of course, but when you find a boat that's available for free, it's because that is what it is worth.

Don't be tempted!

[ben2go]

Originally Posted by rwidman

It has often been said that a "free" boat is the most expensive boat you can buy.

This is an exaggeration of course, but when you find a boat that's available for free, it's because that is what it is worth.

Don't be tempted!

I usually agree. I have found a lets say emerald in the rough. If I simply restore the boat back to original simple form, I would have about what she'd sell for in it. However, I have bigger plans so yeah. It's going to be an expensive endevour, but I like the boat and it's worth it to me to have some fancy tech gear to keep me safe.

[CaptWho]

My first sailboat was a free 22' O'Day that someone had donated to an NPO. They didn't want it, so I bought it from them for $200. It had some keel damage and a slow leak. For a number of months, I'd make sure to pump the water out of the bilge before going out in it and eventually a friend and I put some fiberglass on the crack and the boat was fine. I had it for a number of years and had a ton of fun lake sailing it. I learned a lot from that boat. It was originally in about the condition of some of the free boats that I've posted and if I lived near some of those boats, I'd probably snap one of them up.

This one, for instance: https://jacksonville.craigslist.org/...358476243.html