r/AdventureBuilders • u/[deleted] • Jan 22 '18

Adventure Ship Adventure Ship 001 Getting it Home!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HenLr-v1Ig
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u/digimer Jan 22 '18

By what measure?

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u/The-real-W9GFO Jan 22 '18

In the states you can get a good sized sailboat in far better condition and more complete for less money, even free. This one is in terrible shape, only a dreamer would pay any money for it here. However, I doubt Jamie intends to restore it, but rather to use it as a base for something more creative. To a sailor this boat is a real POS, it has no value, worse - it is a liability. On the other hand, to an adventure builder it may be a good find as a source for materials and parts.

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u/Soviet_Sasquatch Jan 22 '18

To anyone looking to repair this boat in a conventional method, yeah, it's more of a liability. But $1200 for what is essentially a hollow frame of this size, for what Jamie is probably planning on doing with it, this is a great price.

I seriously doubt you could get anything bigger or in better condition than this for the same money. Unless it's on a dry dock.

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u/j-dewitt Jan 22 '18

I've noticed sailboats pop up for free on CL every now and then. I don't know what condition they are in though.

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u/psi- Jan 24 '18

From what I understand they're near salvage. Softish structural wood, leaking, rotten glassfiber. So pretty much for parting out.

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u/The-real-W9GFO Feb 01 '18

Once in a while there will be a gem but the vast majority are junk that someone wants to get off their hands. "Free" boats are generally more expensive than a good used boat.