Ya’ll are so reassuring. 
Boat Rentals
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If you’ve looked the boat over yourself and had a ride you’re most likely good to go . You’ll get the survey for ins , which most want now , and for many owners it’s a VERY good thing . The number of questions I get asked over a season about “ what do you think about this” , and I assume anybody that spent a hundred g on a boat might know , is frightening. If boaters ( the under a hundred g group) weren’t so friggin cheap I’d run a consulting business .
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I’m starting to think I need to get into the brokerage, and now perhaps surveying business.
Sounds like if you have a pulse, a crayon, and a vague understanding of what a boat is…..profit?
Only if the cheapskate boaters pay.
Brokerage sucks unless your the guy owning it and having guys that think boats are fun doing the minion work. I hang out with a couple reformed brokers . Surveys , you get fifteen to twenty five bucks per ft of boat and you need to know next to nothin. Your not doing commercials boats , but Marina Fred that needs to cover off ins, game on. You need a flashlight , a light brass hammer to tap the hull ( looking for delam) and a “moisture “ meter . Buy the one made in London Ont for $three hundred CDN and your away . You don’t even need an electrical multi meter , it’s an on / off survey . Power boats are safer , sailboats have too many extra systems . Rigging is a pita .
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Mad Mike
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It might sound that way, but after you’ve shown your third scow to 100 pipe-dreamers and 50 unfundables, then fielded weeks of owner calls looking for your daily updates, delivering pizzas on your motorcycle will look like a good gig.
I was just kidding guys. For the foreseeable future I'll continue to be a Commodities Relocation Engineer.
So, the offer to purchase was signed back by the owner this evening and a deposit has been exchanged, so looks like we have a Doral 360SE in the family.
(Not the exact boat, but actual boats listing didn't have any good shots from broadside. The one they bought actually as the extended swim platform as well, just over 40' LOA.
(Not the exact boat, but actual boats listing didn't have any good shots from broadside. The one they bought actually as the extended swim platform as well, just over 40' LOA.
What's made in London? I have a few but only one is made in Canada and it is from close to Ottawa.
We're hoping that someone will be interested in their old boat (at basically free I suspect) for a "floating cottage" boat. It still gets around under it's own power and everything mostly works, but 1 engine has a bearing going bad, and the other engine is still a good runner, albeit high hours.
The price will be right (and may even include the slip fee for the summer) either way.
Cheaper than an actual cottage.
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On AirBNB you just advertise it as “Unique cozy off grid nautical themed getaway cabin” and city people will throw $200 a night at you to sleep on a rotted out old woody with a few dollar store lights and a bucket for a toilet.
Mad Mike
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What are they selling?
I need to confirm their wishes before doing anything.
Not sure if it's a rental, but the bow gets some good height.....
montreal.ctvnews.ca
Montreal man dead after boat explodes in Fort Lauderdale
A Montreal man is dead and several others are injured after a boat exploded in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Geez I watched that yesterday , second one at that dock in a month . I’m pretty sure the guy on the ignition switch didn’t survive that .
They blew one up at the fuel dock in Oakville about
yrs ago , luckily the blast blew the owner and copilot out the back into the river , burnt but alive .
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yrs ago , luckily the blast blew the owner and copilot out the back into the river , burnt but alive . Sent from my iPhone using GTAMotorcycle.com
Shame some people still don’t understand the important of the bilge blower.
But I guess it’s easy to forget. There should be some sort of ignition interlock on modern boats that forces the blowers to run for at least 10-15 seconds (better than nothing) before you can crank the engines.
But I guess it’s easy to forget. There should be some sort of ignition interlock on modern boats that forces the blowers to run for at least 10-15 seconds (better than nothing) before you can crank the engines.
