Well my day really sucked.

[KeelHaulin]

Hmm... Boat full of water with engine siezed, in a location where the water would have most likely frozen during the last winter. Sounds like a chainsaw is too good for that hull(k) also; and the owner just wants to be free and clear of her...

[Stumpie]

Originally Posted by midlifesailor

He was just like the chick that wanted to cruise with dogs. Folks with experince cruising all gave reasons why it was a bad idea but the lady could not be disuaded.

Can you post a link to that thread? Thanks.

[Lookin4Freedom]

Here you are:
http://www.sailnet.com/forums/cruisi...bull-dogs.html

What a sad story. Reading about this after the fact I read thru pages and pages waiting for the happy ending. There isn't one. I will say it is interesting this boat is receiving so much attention, when there are so many abandoned boats around charleston -- some which are probably in better shape; maybe even floating :-)

[Stumpie]

So what on earth happened here? Has the story been posted?

Originally Posted by mallo

[primerate84]

Does that boat have a self-bailing cockpit?

[JohnRPollard]

Originally Posted by Stumpie

So what on earth happened here? Has the story been posted?

As far as I know, we haven't heard it yet. Mallo promised to give us the full story when he gets back. Can't remember where he went, but he said he'd come back with the story. Stay tuned.

[jaschrumpf]

Originally Posted by Stumpie

So what on earth happened here? Has the story been posted?

It looks to me like the students from the Durmstrang Institute are arriving for the next installment of the Triwizard Tournament.

[Stillraining]

I believe this is the Puddle boat rescue story..Its a good one if it is.

[smackdaddy]

Originally Posted by Stumpie

So what on earth happened here? Has the story been posted?

Stumps - Mallo is a very cool dude, and he and his dad saved that boat...believe it or not!

He's promised to post the story in the BFS thread. I'll keep hounding him. It's got to be the best BFS story ever...aside from the flying catamaran.

I keep telling everyone SN has the gnarliest sailors in the world!

[eherlihy]

Phew - I just stumbled onto this thread, and read all 10 pages of it...

It seems that SV Distant Star is *still* in Charleston, after almost 2 years. I understand that the owner is broke, and cannot afford to raise her. My heart went out to him and his initial resolve to raise the vessel. Unfortunately, he has since chosen to walk away, causing a hazard to navigation and an eyesore. Cam is correct on his assertion that derelect boats lead to anchoring restrictions.

I don't mean to be harsh, but walking away from a problem that you helped create should neither be condoned, nor tolerated. It seems to me that the best course of action is for the authorities in SC to help him clean up this mess. He should be issued a DNR chainsaw, some supervision from the local state police or sheriff's office (which ever is most appropriate) and have someone from the SC DNR move a dump truck as close as possible to the vessel's current location. If this means putting the truck on a barge, so be it.

The owner should have to pay a reasonable fee for the hourly use of the saw, truck, and barge. He should then be instructed to get the vessel, and her contents, into the truck in the most efficient manner possible. He should be allowed to call his friends, family, or solicit volunteers from SailNet. However as of XXXX hrs on DD/MM/YYYY the clock starts ticking, and he is responsible for the costs. Ignore this order and go to jail.