Free yacht

Forum for general cruising topics
User avatar
Nick
Admiral of the Blue
Posts: 5927
Joined: Sun May 12, 2002 4:11 pm
Boat Type: Albin Vega 27 and Morgan Giles 30
Location: Oban. Scotland
Contact:

Free yacht

Post by Nick »

.
27ft Jeanneau Fantasia aground/storm damaged at Connel free to anyone who wants to salvage her.

Tel. 07879 681704
- Nick 8)

Image
User avatar
ash
Yellow Admiral
Posts: 1713
Joined: Tue Mar 01, 2005 12:14 pm
Boat Type: Moody 346
Location: Tarbert, East Loch Tarbert, Loch Fyne, Scotland

Re: Free yacht

Post by ash »

Nick wrote:.
27ft Jeanneau Fantasia aground/storm damaged at Connel free to anyone who wants to salvage her.

Tel. 07879 681704
Would her mast fit a Humming Bird?

Ash
"This is a sailing Forum"
Albin Vega "Mistral" is now sold
User avatar
Clyde_Wanderer
Yellow Admiral
Posts: 1107
Joined: Mon May 19, 2008 8:00 pm
Boat Type: Hummingbird 30
Location: Clyde

Re: Free yacht

Post by Clyde_Wanderer »

ash wrote:
Nick wrote:.
27ft Jeanneau Fantasia aground/storm damaged at Connel free to anyone who wants to salvage her.

Tel. 07879 681704
Would her mast fit a Humming Bird?

Ash
Hummingbird lags behind enough without reducing her sail plan.
Dont think it would be big enough, my mast is 36ft long, well was, its now 18ft. :(
Thanks for thinking of me Ash.
Is that number for the owner?
Is she stranded or sunk, badly damaged?
Not that I am interested but I know someone who might be.
Had insurers appointed surveyor surveying HB today, just need to wait now.
C_W
User avatar
Nick
Admiral of the Blue
Posts: 5927
Joined: Sun May 12, 2002 4:11 pm
Boat Type: Albin Vega 27 and Morgan Giles 30
Location: Oban. Scotland
Contact:

Re: Free yacht

Post by Nick »

.
Kathy and I just had a quick look on our way back from the airport on Monday. She is definitely holed in at least one place below the waterline, maybe an 8" dia. hole. It was bl00dy freezing though so we didn't make a very thorough examination.

If your mate is really interested Eamonn I suggest he phones the owner and has a chat. After that, if he is still interested I would be prepared to go up to Connell to have another look.
- Nick 8)

Image
User avatar
Clyde_Wanderer
Yellow Admiral
Posts: 1107
Joined: Mon May 19, 2008 8:00 pm
Boat Type: Hummingbird 30
Location: Clyde

Re: Free yacht

Post by Clyde_Wanderer »

Nick wrote:.
Kathy and I just had a quick look on our way back from the airport on Monday. She is definitely holed in at least one place below the waterline, maybe an 8" dia. hole. It was bl00dy freezing though so we didn't make a very thorough examination.

If your mate is really interested Eamonn I suggest he phones the owner and has a chat. After that, if he is still interested I would be prepared to go up to Connell to have another look.
Thanks Nick I will pass on this info tomorrow.
C_W
User avatar
claymore
Admiral of the Green
Posts: 4762
Joined: Sun Oct 19, 2003 2:55 pm
Boat Type: Claymore
Location: Ardfern or Lancashire

Re: Free yacht

Post by claymore »

Free
Interesting concept, free, don't you think?
Regards
Claymore
:goatd
User avatar
Nick
Admiral of the Blue
Posts: 5927
Joined: Sun May 12, 2002 4:11 pm
Boat Type: Albin Vega 27 and Morgan Giles 30
Location: Oban. Scotland
Contact:

Re: Free yacht

Post by Nick »

claymore wrote:Free
Interesting concept, free, don't you think?
Fairly straightforward, means money doesn't change hands.

What happens after you acquire the vessel is another matter of course.
- Nick 8)

Image
User avatar
DaveS
Yellow Admiral
Posts: 1341
Joined: Sat Dec 17, 2005 1:10 am
Boat Type: Seastream 34
Location: Me: Falkirk, Boat: Craobh

Re: Free yacht

Post by DaveS »

I passed Connel today and there seemed to be two boats on the beach.
Image ⚓
User avatar
wully
Yellow Admiral
Posts: 1585
Joined: Tue Sep 22, 2009 6:29 pm
Boat Type: sailie boatie
Location: Argyll - where else?

Re: Free yacht

Post by wully »

DaveS wrote:I passed Connel today and there seemed to be two boats on the beach.
It's the wee wann that's going free....
SteveN
Master Mariner
Posts: 192
Joined: Fri Feb 08, 2008 6:55 pm
Boat Type: Minster 37

Re: Free yacht

Post by SteveN »

Suprised to see these 2 boats still on the rocks 10 days later, especially given that they're within easy reach of a crane from the road. What's the story?
User avatar
claymore
Admiral of the Green
Posts: 4762
Joined: Sun Oct 19, 2003 2:55 pm
Boat Type: Claymore
Location: Ardfern or Lancashire

Re: Free yacht

Post by claymore »

Money will be somewhere in the story
Regards
Claymore
:goatd
SteveN
Master Mariner
Posts: 192
Joined: Fri Feb 08, 2008 6:55 pm
Boat Type: Minster 37

Re: Free yacht

Post by SteveN »

Some hull repairs have been done on the Fantasia - guess they'll try and re-float her.
I'm told that the owner of the larger yacht is in prison in Thailand.
User avatar
Arghiro
Old Salt
Posts: 917
Joined: Tue Jan 01, 2008 12:54 pm
Boat Type: Pentland Ketch
Location: Midlands

Re: Free yacht

Post by Arghiro »

SteveN wrote:Some hull repairs have been done on the Fantasia - guess they'll try and re-float her.
I'm told that the owner of the larger yacht is in prison in Thailand.
Oh, blimey, that makes things tricky doesn't it?
User avatar
Aja
Yellow Admiral
Posts: 1136
Joined: Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:08 pm
Boat Type: Moody 346
Location: Tighnabruaich
Contact:

Re: Free yacht

Post by Aja »

Arghiro wrote: Oh, blimey, that makes things tricky doesn't it?
Doesn't make him (her?) a bad person, now does it??


Donald
User avatar
lady_stormrider
Sailing Widow
Posts: 477
Joined: Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:31 pm
Boat Type: Jeanneau Espace 1000
Location: Home:Yorkshire Boat: Scotland

Re: Free yacht

Post by lady_stormrider »

It does if the charge is wreckless abandonment
Became a full-time sailor at the end of May
Post Reply