wonkywinch
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And with a 4 page feature in November's "Sailing Today".La Vagabond had never sailed , look were they are now
When would you refuse to sell your boat?
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winch2
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Yes I think if it was me Id have to have a discouraging chat with him, tho I wouldnt push it.. but if hes adamant? All you can do is say the words.
Daydream believer
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How might " informal" be interpreted in court? Not as you think for sure.
Daydream believer
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Am I my brother's keeper
Genesis 4:9
Genesis 4:9
Daydream believer
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Alf Harris & the boat salty soo
Any good?
Mark-1
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I'd cheerfully sell him the boat.
I wouldn't be providing training and I'd want some reliable assurance that the boat was going to be removed from my mooring.
Bouba
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I am an Old Testament sort of guy....but in our caring, soft society....you might have a duty of care selling to a vulnerable customer. Whether reckless is vulnerable....might take a judge to sort out
MisterBaxter
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I think a good option if possible would have been to take the buyer out for a test sail on as rough and blowy a day as possible, and give him plenty of 'simulated singlehander ' time, ie let him get on with it while you watch. Then return to shore and revisit delivery plans in the light of his updated knowledge.
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Poignard
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That doesn't seem very likely.
If it was, the same principle would surely apply to anything you sold.
Sell somebody a bike and they fall off; sell somebody a tin-opener and they cut themselves; and you're in court!
Bouba
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If you sold a bike to a blind person and they fell off....there could be consequences. If you sold a bike to a child and they fell off....or to very hyper adult....
Poignard
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Now you're being silly.
Bouba
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If you sold a bike to a silly person....
Bouba
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talking of silly....I just replaced the joker valve in the boat toilet
Cariadco
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I sold a boat (a Sovereign 54) a few years ago, to a Norwegian guy, who paid the deposit and said when it's gone through, let me know and I'll send you the rest.....
Sure enough, 2 days later the deposit appeared, told him, and another couple of days later, the full remaining balance!!!
The thing is, he never came to see the Boat. He bought it blind!!
Me and the Missus spent days saying, this can't be true,....it's a con.....Shall I pull out of Selling?? and many, many more questions.
He turned up 3 weeks later, waited for his mates to arrive, and they all buggered off in the boat!!!
Weirdest way I ever sold anything......
Sure enough, 2 days later the deposit appeared, told him, and another couple of days later, the full remaining balance!!!
The thing is, he never came to see the Boat. He bought it blind!!
Me and the Missus spent days saying, this can't be true,....it's a con.....Shall I pull out of Selling?? and many, many more questions.
He turned up 3 weeks later, waited for his mates to arrive, and they all buggered off in the boat!!!
Weirdest way I ever sold anything......
Rhylsailer99
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If it was going to be used for regular channel crossings I would then refuse to sell.
Boathook
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Bouba
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Fixing a toilet isn’t one of my proudest moments
Poignard
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It's no joke.
Bouba
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It wasn’t....but I thought I might as well change it while the toilet is in pieces
Daydream believer
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Personally, ( not knowing your competence with such things) I would never have sold you a joker valve in the first place, in case you ended up covered in s..t.
On the other hand