Spotted on the side of the road!!

Smithfamily wrote: I will give one last shot to it by getting a friend of mine involved. She is a big shot in the Jacksonville area, politically, and I will see if she can shake things up.

Sweet! I want the tube rope.
Tom

Gave it a college try. Without permission from the owner to take it , the only other legal option was having it towed and sent to auction and then the $ is just silly at that point. Thanks for the help- sorry couldn't make it happen.

Have run into dead ends all around so far. All I have found is no one in the county knows anything. Sent a letter to the last known address. Guess she is gonna go to waste. Someone should go get the part everyone is wanting and the rest can go to the dump. I tried to go through proper channels with no luck.

Anyone? Bueler?

Good luck Rod hope it works out.

seacamper wrote: Well, lets all go to the auction.

HAHA! A reunion?? Sounds like a party!!

Well, lets all go to the auction.

So here is what I have found out.
1. The police and the county's DMV are clueless
2. The statue for Florida is very clear- but the police said they don't get involved. Go figure.
3. A towing company must tow the boat away and store it. The last know owner is notified via certified mail that the boat has been impounded. If they want it they pay the towing and storage fees.
5. After 7 days if they have not laid claim- it will be posted in the newspaper that it is to be auctioned. The boat is then sold at auction to the highest bidder.
I did some research and found the owners. I attempted to make contact with the wife- have not heard back as of this posting. The husband based on his name and city is deceased. That doesn't mean his is- just trying to find them to see what the story is.

I would be tempted to take that on if it wasn't for the electronic dash that's going to be a big expensive headache.
Rod it looks like the exhaust risers are junk you can see the bolt ears are missing on at least two of the manifold runner’s, but that's probably the least of the problems.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained. If the thing can firstly be legally acquired, and it proves to be cost prohibitive, parts boat!? Lets see what Rod can come up with. Go for it Rod!!

velde99 wrote: It's only time and it's only $.

Who ARE YOU? Mr NOS wants that heap o' trouble? That's not MY 91 Barefoot Brother! That's plain crazy talk!!!!

Let someone part it out and save your money for a solid Excel for goodness sake!!!

Adam, you have to remember that you got a little better than a 50% discount on that interior job somehow. You're not going to find quality work anywhere near that price anywhere... Unless you take it to the exact same guy- who after doing yours probably did the math and figured out he could charge more than $4.75/hr for his high quality labor.. Seriously, that work would cost between double and triple anywhere else. I don't think I could get it done for any less than $4k here, and that's doing the carpet myself.

Add 2-4k for an engine rebuild and the accessories it needs, and you're already at $7k before touching the gel, trailer or any of the electronics, and you can bet that a salty boat needs EVERYTHING replaced. You're over $10k into this thing no matter how you cut it... Probably closer to $12-13k with all the nickel and diming it'll do- and that's assuming it can be had for free.

Someone prove me wrong.

Gary S wrote: But you would have parted my Mustang too

Just the windshield and the seats! Oh wait...

Gary S wrote: But you would have parted my Mustang too

God bless all of you guys and your good intentions... I've saved some ratty boats but that thing is shot. If someone can get it back together with a motor and an interior for less than what a nice one is going for then that'd be a borderline miracle. I'll spot you the 200-300 hrs you'll spend tracking down parts and installing them. I see a parts boat, but that's just me!