Inheareted two "rare" Wellcrafts

[Candy]

I have been told I have two really nice boats and that I should store them in a sheltered area. I just inheareted my fathers mistresses. The 1970 V-20 Step Lift, "The Tart" (moms pet name for it) was compleetly restored. Mom teesed Dad about the restoration prosess saying if "TheTart" could find a place for botox it would have it - which brings me to "Miss Botox"....
"Miss Botox" is a 1980 Wellcraft Airslot with a big green Volvo Penta 200 also
refered to as the one with all the junk in the trunk. Now these two sit in my yard and talk about when their "ship" will come in. I hesatate to mention my
little pond jumper, a 1967 Valco that went unnoticed for many years untill the
girls moved in. I enjoyed my horses, my dogs, my chickens, my 8 acres but, I can do without the neighbors calling me "Noah". I was told not to sell the girls
because,"I might need them some day", for what a bomb shelter? I had no idea the reason my dad never got rid of these two was because their built like tanks! They wont even rot away! I don't know what to do with them, I think I'll donate them to the soldiers in Irac. I can't sell them or push them down the canyon...yet. They are big and heavy and the big BLUE tarps on them just makes my mountain light up in a festive Jerry Springer kind of way. Creative ideas? Sympythy theft? Own a back-hoe? looks like "The Tart"
& "Miss Botox" will fall in the hands of situational ethics. I'm going fishing!

 

[erikgreen]

Re: Inheareted two "rare" Wellcrafts

Well, first, I think this is a duplicate post. That's generally frowned on here, but I expect it was an honest mistake on your part.

First off, lack of rot is more due to treatment and maintenance than original boat construction. I've seen plenty of rotted wellcraft boats that weren't taken care of.

If yours are in good shape (and condition can be deceptive even for well maintained boats), you can probably sell them for a bit. Or if you're feeling charitable, there are agencies like Boat Angel or the Rawhide ranch (in WI) that will take them and sell them, with the proceeds going to charity. You get a nice donation form from them you can use to write off some of your taxes.

If you want to sell them quickly, try craigslist locally or if you don't want to deal with the scammers there you can try the local marina (they have ad bulletin boards sometimes) or a local boat broker (who will take a commission).

If you're sure the boats are in really good shape then have them inspected before the sale by a certified Marine Surveyor... the paperwork from him will go a long way toward justifying whatever price you ask for the boats.

Good luck.. for those of us with MBS (multiple boat syndrome) we don't even recognize that having three boats is a "problem".

Erik