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Salesmanship!

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Figment
Damned Because It's All Connected
Posts: 2846
Joined: Tue Apr 08, 2003 9:32 am
Boat Name: Triton
Boat Type: Grand Banks 42
Location: L.I. Sound

Salesmanship!

Post by Figment »

This photo is from an actual ebay listing.
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Tim
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Boat Name: Glissando
Boat Type: Pearson Triton
Location: Whitefield, ME
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Re: Salesmanship!

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Clearly, the photo is proudly illustrating the boat's brand-new wiring job. I mean, who wouldn't be proud?
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Ronin120
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Location: Northern Neck, Virginia
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Re: Salesmanship!

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Someone's been sneaking onboard my boat and taking pictures of my handiwork....
Dave
1982 C&C 37 - under reconstruction
1988 Mako 26 CC - don't laugh, it needs work too.
1970's vintage Snipe
1970 Islander 37 - sold
1968 Cal 25 - sold but still racing...

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Rachel
Master of the Arcane
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Joined: Tue Dec 07, 2004 7:59 pm

Re: Salesmanship!

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Come on, Figment. We all know that'll be a "easy" fix that a couple hours and some elbow grease will take care of.
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Quetzalsailor
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Joined: Fri Aug 26, 2005 9:53 am
Boat Name: Quetzal
Boat Type: LeComte North East 38
Location: Philadelphia, PA

Re: Salesmanship!

Post by Quetzalsailor »

All he has to do is wipe those wires with lacquer thinner, and voila!

One of life's pleasures for me is clipping such mares' nests out of my old house and my old boat. And you actually get money for the clippings at your local metal recyclers.
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Hulukupu
Skilled Systems Installer
Posts: 165
Joined: Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:54 pm
Boat Name: Mahana
Location: Bristol, Maine

Re: Salesmanship!

Post by Hulukupu »

It looks like a familiar rat's nest, except mine waiting for me doesn't have the building wire woven into the mix.
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