tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892977232770998356.post5529729346839525673..comments2022-06-11T21:59:07.327-04:00Comments on Cruising aboard S/V Blondie-Dog: Unabashed Frivolity On Duval Street... Key West, Florida.S/V Blondie-Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268709289021314706noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892977232770998356.post-27892308612702680322011-09-29T09:14:22.696-04:002011-09-29T09:14:22.696-04:00Yes I do indeed have a few thoughts about looking ...Yes I do indeed have a few thoughts about looking for a boat using CL... buyer beware, there are a lot of scam artists out there selling crapped-out boats without title and such.<br /><br />I had two criteria for buying a boat... one, that it be fully depreciated insofar as the price was concerned and that it be functional and ready to sail... rigging, steerage, rudder,ground tackle, auxiliarary power.<br /><br />I'd worry about any creature comforts and cosmetics myself.<br /><br />I was just fortunate that I came upon a solid boat at a very reasonable price.S/V Blondie-Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07268709289021314706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892977232770998356.post-62078876287846940322011-09-28T14:32:53.717-04:002011-09-28T14:32:53.717-04:00Willing to share any thoughts on looking for a boa...Willing to share any thoughts on looking for a boat using CL? I looked at a handful of boats a couple of years ago using CL while in FL. For the most part I was disappointed on how people represented the condition of their boats even after a few phone conversations. I almost came to the conclusion that "sail a way condition" was really saying that it stills floats. I still look at the CL ads just in case.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05002514163310901551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892977232770998356.post-58264996845176776052011-09-27T16:23:14.803-04:002011-09-27T16:23:14.803-04:00Hi Don,
I purchased my boat off of Craigslist aft...Hi Don,<br /><br />I purchased my boat off of Craigslist after wandering about Florida and living out of my car for about a month.<br /><br />At the time I wasn't even certain that living aboard another boat was something that I wanted to do.<br /><br />I suppose that wandering about Florida while looking at boats was my way of coping with a painful divorce.S/V Blondie-Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07268709289021314706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892977232770998356.post-91340758303420754672011-09-27T15:33:18.901-04:002011-09-27T15:33:18.901-04:00That is a hoot!
Having been to KW, in my minds eye...That is a hoot!<br />Having been to KW, in my minds eye, I can see that conversation taking place.<br />Looking back in your posts, I'm not finding anything about how you came to buying Blondie-dog. Did you find her on Yacht World, CraigsList, or did you just head to FL looking for a boat?Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05002514163310901551noreply@blogger.com