Helping local fishermen really works.

[Oregon Viking]

Wow.....a nice boat just floatin' around! What a great place to live!
Do locals.....(because of your legendary "tips" and bell ringing)....just walk up and give you a bottle of single malt?

 

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[SADS 669]

OV,

I wish....I have to rely on you guys for the single malt. The fisherman did give me the info though......so he'll get something......

 

[ARC]

The boat behind it looks like a boat I spent a year or so on.

 

[old man]

Boat sold, it's not coins and gold but the hard currency will hit the bank on Monday just the same.

Found it on the ocean, turned it into cash....a result.

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Good job Kevin. You deserve it, after what you went through to salvage it and fix it up.

 

[Darren in NC]

Congrats, Kev. You got a great ROI on your treasure than most of us. And you can talk about it, too! I'm glad it happened to you. bud.

 

[SADS 669]

Thanks Darren,

I am glad to share with everyone this story, more to re iterate how important it is to help others and lo and behold all of a sudden they help you.

Normally I would keep this sort of transaction to myself but felt it only fair to complete the circle with this story of assistance to a local that benefited me.

 

[ARC]

Here is an example of the complete waist of time call...

And Some are clueless when you say...

"you might as well write this one off "... They reply "cant you just dig it out " ?

I just look and smile ... and say "So will it be you that will be doing the digging then ?"

(another example pic... extreme one)

 

[SADS 669]

I met a swimming pool one day just like that in one of the estates I managed. ( after a hurricane)

It took 3 guys a week to dig it out

 

[ARC]

Boat ready for removal with "help" ready to work...

 

[SADS 669]

Nice roller furler sail rig......

 

[CaptEsteban]

Congratulations on the sale of it ! Now, go blow the money on loose women.

 

[Enginefitter]

Great job Sads, I don't know how I missed this thread.
You deserve every dime.

Engine

 

[SADS 669]

Thanks Engine, you can come off the naughty step now......but be good

 

[TreasureCDave]

I missed this one too (greenhorn needs time to read many older threads)

Great story and ending. Score one for the good guy!!

 

[SADS 669]

Just heard they made Key West last weekend and are due in Houston Sunday or Monday this weekend over 1200 miles....

 

[releventchair]

As long as she ain't named the Mary Celeste...

 

[SADS 669]

It's called Volatility which is nearly as bad....

 

[releventchair]

Sounds like a happy marriage.

 

[SADS 669]

As an addition to this thread I was able to help with 8 commercial fishing boats being put back in the water from hundreds of yards inland after the hurricane,

I already have a GPS location for one ballast pile to check over so helping fishermen does work out.

 

[dieselram94]

As an addition to this thread I was able to help with 8 commercial fishing boats being put back in the water from hundreds of yards inland after the hurricane,

I already have a GPS location for one ballast pile to check over so helping fishermen does work out.

Excellent! Keep us posted, glad you made it through the storm ok!