lester
Petty Officer 3rd Class
- Joined
- Sep 23, 2008
- Messages
- 92
I was given a 14' Alumacraft jon boat from a local university that used to be used by their rowing team as a coaching boat. The boat was in pretty bad shape...looked like they had ran the thing through the rapids near the university a few times. Anyways the boat had been sitting in a university parking lot for over 3 years and I figured I'd email the rowing team and see if I could have it to fix it up. They responded telling me that I just needed to come in a sign some paperwork and it was mine. I went and signed a "waste removal" document that acted like a bill of sale clearly stating I did not pay anything for the craft and it came "as is". I had to borrow a truck to go get the boat. I took it home and spent the afternoon hammering out the sheet metal, patching holes, sanding it down and had just gotten the paint and am planning on painting it tomorrow morning. I had gotten the boat to give to my father as a Christmas gift as he has always wanted a jon boat to use with his "fishin' buddies". I got back from the hardware store and saw I had an email from the Recreation Dept Head(the guy who signed the agreement) letting me know that the University's legal counsel orginally agreed to let the boat go, and now they have changed their minds(over a week later) and agree that it is too much of a liability to give the boat away. The email also said they are going to just cut it up for scrap. I've already repaired the boat to the point where it doesn't leak and all it needs is a new coat of paint and its ready to go. I feel guilty sending it to be cut up and put in their scrap pile, where I'm sure it will lay for years. I'm already invested in the boat. I know this might come across as a jerk move, but I was taught when you give something away, you give it AWAY. Any advice?