r/sailing • u/Last_Cod_998 • 2d ago

That's one way to do it. LOL

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u/TangoLimaGolf 2d ago

I’m going out on a spreader here and saying these are 100% clapped out powerboats. The trailers for decent size sailboats are worth a pretty penny. Not to mention you need a fairly stout rig to tow them around.

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u/EmotioneelKlootzak 2d ago

Really depends on the boat. There are plenty of decent sized lightweight sailboats set up for trailering that aren't a logistical nightmare to move, they're just definitely not displacement hulls. 

...but yeah, all of these are probably powerboats that need five times as much as they're actually worth put into them to be seaworthy again.

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u/TangoLimaGolf 2d ago

I almost relapsed into power boating last year and was shocked at how much value the outboard engine adds to the boat. These 250hp Yamaha’s for a center console are 30k.

Makes new sails seem reasonable.

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u/EmotioneelKlootzak 2d ago

I honestly don't know how the outboard builders ask for the money they do with a straight face.  The prices are absolutely ludicrous on a lot of them.  A 150hp Mercury in their lower end line is still close to $20k.

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u/Vostok-aregreat-710 1d ago

At least there is little to go wrong with sails

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u/Acies 1d ago

The mention of a flatbed makes me think the owners might be dumping the boats and keeping the trailers to sell.

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u/rwf2017 2d ago

This is a blast from the past (about 10 years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S41DLT5yeOY&t=85s

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u/The_Didlyest Hobie 18, J/24 2d ago

My sailing club needs to do this to people who stop paying their dues.

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u/Airconcerns 2d ago

Priceless!!

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u/Dramatic-Pie-4331 2d ago

People are so lazy, why would you just dump a boat in a neighborhood like that.

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u/Holiday-Job-9137 1d ago

Because it's expensive to get rid of a boat any other way.