country_bumpkin
Petty Officer 1st Class
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Me oh my!
Many of you know me from 'sold a boat and it busted'. I guess I'm a used boat selling LOSER!. When I sold the 20' I/O cuddy last July I bought a 22' Macgregor sailboat. My family had a great time on it this past year, but quickly realized we wanted something larger, more comfortable, something we could overnight on without feeling like we were in a sardine can. That something turned out to be a 27' Cal. I've posted pictures of it on my other thread. Got a great deal on it, a deal I couldn't pass up so I bought it before I sold the Mac. Both were on the same lake in different marinas.
Put the Mac up for sail on craigslist for a decent price. I thought if I sold the Mac and the buyer wanted the slip that was great, I would keep the slip the my new boat was in and the other marina would transfer the lease on the Mac. If the new buyer didn't want the slip, then they would have to find a trailer to haul it away and I would move my new boat to the old slip. A week went by and I thought it be prudent to buy a trailer and offer it with the boat. If the new buyer wanted to keep the slip I would resell the trailer (250 bucks).
SO, I found a buyer, The caveat was he was just learning to sail and wanted me to throw a few sailing lessons in the deal. NO PROBLEM! I was willing and eager to show off my skills! He looked at the boat, had cash in his pocket, he wanted to keep it in the slip for a few months and then haul it off to another middle Tennessee lake later on. We made an agreement that he would kinda sublet the slip till he was ready to move the boat, and also gave me the next months rental up front. COOL!
We met a few weeks later and went out for a sailing lesson. The end of May came along and I emailed him to see what his plans were for June. He relpied that he would send me a check for June and then move the boat. He sent the check. That was the last I heard from him. I emailed him 3 times last week (he always was quick to resond before via email) and found a phone number for him on the internet (I lost his cell number due to time passing).
June will be up tommorrow and I would have had to pay another months slip fee, besides I already notified the marina that I would be out by the end of June and they had promised the slip to someone else (there is a 2 year waiting list if you are bringing your own boat in, not assuming a slip for a boat that you bought).
EDIT: We decided to keep the Cal in it's current slip and not move it for several reasons. One reason we like that marina better.
Still no word from him. I took the trailer down to the marina yesterday, de-stepped the mast, and hauled the Mac out. It's sitting in my driveway right now.
COMMENTS! I believe I had the right to haul it out of there. How long do I wait for him to contact me?
I hope he is okay. He was a real nice guy. I'm afraid that some sort of life event happend to him or his family to completely forget about the Mac. Please give me your thoughts, comical, serious or sarcastic
As in my previous post, I will let you know what happens!
Many of you know me from 'sold a boat and it busted'. I guess I'm a used boat selling LOSER!. When I sold the 20' I/O cuddy last July I bought a 22' Macgregor sailboat. My family had a great time on it this past year, but quickly realized we wanted something larger, more comfortable, something we could overnight on without feeling like we were in a sardine can. That something turned out to be a 27' Cal. I've posted pictures of it on my other thread. Got a great deal on it, a deal I couldn't pass up so I bought it before I sold the Mac. Both were on the same lake in different marinas.
Put the Mac up for sail on craigslist for a decent price. I thought if I sold the Mac and the buyer wanted the slip that was great, I would keep the slip the my new boat was in and the other marina would transfer the lease on the Mac. If the new buyer didn't want the slip, then they would have to find a trailer to haul it away and I would move my new boat to the old slip. A week went by and I thought it be prudent to buy a trailer and offer it with the boat. If the new buyer wanted to keep the slip I would resell the trailer (250 bucks).
SO, I found a buyer, The caveat was he was just learning to sail and wanted me to throw a few sailing lessons in the deal. NO PROBLEM! I was willing and eager to show off my skills! He looked at the boat, had cash in his pocket, he wanted to keep it in the slip for a few months and then haul it off to another middle Tennessee lake later on. We made an agreement that he would kinda sublet the slip till he was ready to move the boat, and also gave me the next months rental up front. COOL!
We met a few weeks later and went out for a sailing lesson. The end of May came along and I emailed him to see what his plans were for June. He relpied that he would send me a check for June and then move the boat. He sent the check. That was the last I heard from him. I emailed him 3 times last week (he always was quick to resond before via email) and found a phone number for him on the internet (I lost his cell number due to time passing).
June will be up tommorrow and I would have had to pay another months slip fee, besides I already notified the marina that I would be out by the end of June and they had promised the slip to someone else (there is a 2 year waiting list if you are bringing your own boat in, not assuming a slip for a boat that you bought).
EDIT: We decided to keep the Cal in it's current slip and not move it for several reasons. One reason we like that marina better.
Still no word from him. I took the trailer down to the marina yesterday, de-stepped the mast, and hauled the Mac out. It's sitting in my driveway right now.
COMMENTS! I believe I had the right to haul it out of there. How long do I wait for him to contact me?
I hope he is okay. He was a real nice guy. I'm afraid that some sort of life event happend to him or his family to completely forget about the Mac. Please give me your thoughts, comical, serious or sarcastic
As in my previous post, I will let you know what happens!
