Re: Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist.
Nice find! The grammar is especially colorful. New ORES, motor works GRATE, trailer comes with new BARINGS......it's a GRATE deal!!!! I wonder what kind of ore she's giving with it. Probably iron since she's up near the "grate" lakes. Barings? :facepalm:
I answered an ad like that once figuring the seller was just trying to get attention, boy was I wrong. They seller had looked up the value of a new 200hp outboard and were applying that value to a 1971 Merc 200, (20hp). There was no telling them otherwise, they listed it for $8500, and were darn sure certain they would get that as well. They swore up and down that the motor was new only a year ago and that a cousin paid over $12,000 for it. After trying to explain that its a 1971 model with only 20hp, and getting no where, I just left. Between the smell of dirty diapers, stale beer, and having to side step dog bombs all over the place, inside and out, I lost interest quick.
I knew I was in trouble when I drove up and saw the only home on the lot was an old camper with several window air conditioners hanging out of the wall and a half dozen dogs tied up on the lawn. There were several 55 gallon drums full of empty beer cans, overflowing all over the place. Each barrel was conveniently placed under a window as well.
They had the motor inside hanging on the back of a kitchen chair with a stack of cinder blocks on the seat to keep it from tipping.
