this just makes me cry

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this just makes me cry

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Post by Figment »

Auction mistitled. Should read: Hardware for salvage! (attached firewood included)

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Tell me that's not the mast.
This is one of the last remaining Herreshoff's on the planet
1. um..... no, not really.
2. Stretching the definition of "remaining".

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I am left without speech. That ad... it just... oh my.
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Post by Bluenose »

What truly gets me is the price. That should be a 99 cent auction. Maybe, just maybe some crazy lunatic would find a way to put her back together again if she was free.
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Post by jollyboat »

Quote -(Complete set of sails damaged in fire for pattern only.)

Yeah, . . thanks - but we would need to use the tape measure for this one.

Amazing what a little time and even less money will do for a boat.

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Post by Tim »

"Storage fees after 60 days implied".

I think they meant something else.

Gee, it only needs new frames, decking, fasteners, planking, sails, rigging, engine, centerboard, rudder, and interior. Sounds like a bargain to me. I can't believe there isn't already a bidding war underway.

(And to top it off, it's not a particularly attractive boat. And certainly not one of the "last remaining Herreshoff's [sic] on the planet".)
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Post by Tim Mertinooke »

Finish pictures for reference only this vessel needs a total restoration.
At least it comes with pictures of what it could look like. How nice of them.
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Post by Rachel »

Okay, with all the amusing comments, I finally had to go look.

$20,000 for a starting bid does seem just a shade high.
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Post by MikeD »

Jeeze guys! Let's not be so harsh. The owner has obviously loved this boat and is having a difficult time parting with it!
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Post by deckhand »

MikeD wrote:Jeeze guys! Let's not be so harsh. The owner has obviously loved this boat and is having a difficult time parting with it!
I think "loved" is a pretty strong word judging by the condition of the craft. A more appropriate replacement might be "sat on" as in "The owner has obviously sat on this boat and is having a difficult time parting with it!"

Might be some salvageable wood in that pile if someone was restoring a woodie... not for 20 grand though...
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Post by MikeD »

If I may, let me just add... ;)
...to the previous remark.
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Post by bcooke »

I second the 'not very attractive' comment.

That stubby mast looks terrible and maybe the picture is bad but the sheer line looks wavy to me. I am a little dissapointed in Captain Nat. I guess we all have our bad days.

That wreck is only good for toasting marshmellows and scavaging the hardware.

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Post by Rachel »

bcooke wrote:That wreck is only good for toasting marshmellows and scavaging the hardware.
Scavaging = Salvaging + Scavenging. I like it!
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Post by Zach »

Hmm... about an hour down the road. Gonna see if I can go poke around.

Pretty sure the pictures smell like rotten wood though.
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