Re: Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist.
I was in the market for a used bass boat and located one on Craigslist that had potential, but it was a 4 hour drive away, one way. I stressed to the owner on the phone that I would be making an 8 hour round trip on icy roads to get the boat and asked very specific questions about it's condition. He said that it needed seats and that there was a small pin hole in the side that the previous owner had repaired, but not sanded and painted. Other than those two things, it was perfect. An hour from home, I called him again to verify that there would be no surprises when I got there. He assured me that there would not be. Upon my arrival, the boat and motor were wrapped up in a tarp and heavily duct taped, resembling a mummy. I asked to see the "pin hole" in the side and he walked over to the driver's side, bent over, and pointed under the boat and upwards towards to the bottom. I said, "I thought the hole was in the side." He said, "It is. The bottom side." Here, I found a poorly applied piece of fiberglass five inches wide and nearly seven feet long along the bottom of this thing, with about a quart of resin hanging from it like icicles. This was his "pin hole." I was furious after the long drive and when I stood up and glared his way, he just gave me a sh*t eating grin and shrugged his shoulders, and never said a word. I was proud of myself for not landing in jail.
