free boat is this for real????

clair hofmann · Post by **clair hofmann** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 3:22 pm

Seafarer 34 free to a good home

John Bougearel is offering his 1973 Seafarer 34 for free to a good home. He has been unable to sell Seaquest and would like to see her moved to a new home and stored there before winter sets in. Seaquest is located in Michigan City, Indiana, at the southern tip of Lake Michigan.

He says:
A 2003 survey appraised the boat at $27,000, when it still needed a fix on the rudder and a fix on the starboard deck. Both those repairs have been done, plus a new headsail and roller furling system indicates the boat is every bit of good condition it was in in 2003 if not better.

The boat is now rigged as a sloop, not as a yawl. The headsail is new, the main is not new and is sized for a yawl, so a bit small for a sloop rigging.

The cockpit needs a sanding and repainting and there is a small soft patch on the starboard deck that I repaired, but need to sand a smidge and paint. With the boat on the hard since 2009, the diesel fuel needs to be removed and the tank cleaned/scrubbed. Other than that, she is serviceable, in great shape, and just in need of its regular maintenance.

For further information and more photos, John can be contacted at: jb2@structurallogic2.com, 312-618-2290.

Here's wishing everyone a beautiful fall season!

Karen, Jerry, and the Good Old Boat crew

Seafarer 34 free to a good home

John Bougearel is offering his 1973 Seafarer 34 for free to a good home. He has been unable to sell Seaquest and would like to see her moved to a new home and stored there before winter sets in. Seaquest is located in Michigan City, Indiana, at the southern tip of Lake Michigan.

He says:
A 2003 survey appraised the boat at $27,000, when it still needed a fix on the rudder and a fix on the starboard deck. Both those repairs have been done, plus a new headsail and roller furling system indicates the boat is every bit of good condition it was in in 2003 if not better.

The boat is now rigged as a sloop, not as a yawl. The headsail is new, the main is not new and is sized for a yawl, so a bit small for a sloop rigging.

The cockpit needs a sanding and repainting and there is a small soft patch on the starboard deck that I repaired, but need to sand a smidge and paint. With the boat on the hard since 2009, the diesel fuel needs to be removed and the tank cleaned/scrubbed. Other than that, she is serviceable, in great shape, and just in need of its regular maintenance.

For further information and more photos, John can be contacted at: jb2@structurallogic2.com, 312-618-2290.

Here's wishing everyone a beautiful fall season!

Karen, Jerry, and the Good Old Boat crew

Clair

thepartydog · Post by **thepartydog** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 9:19 pm

Is this for real? I email him, so we'll see. He's probably been inundated with emails.

EmergencyExit · Post by **EmergencyExit** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 2:21 am

Info from
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f64 ... 70178.html

Capt. Bondo · Post by **Capt. Bondo** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:44 am

No such thing as a free boat

A free boat just delays the point in which you will open your check book.

EmergencyExit · Post by **EmergencyExit** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:25 am

Capt. Bondo wrote:No such thing as a free boat
A free boat just delays the point in which you will open your check book.

Wise words...

mcrandall · Post by **mcrandall** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 2:31 am

Why wouldn't he just donate it? Would he still be liable until the sale is made?

Smells fishy!

lecker68 · Post by **lecker68** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 3:09 pm

He probably wants it to go to someone who will want to care for it and use it and enjoy it as we do our Chryslers.

tgentry · Post by **tgentry** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 7:28 am

I heard about it from another source. I called and emailed yesterday, but no reply yet.