Used parts/ salvage yard for boats?

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01-03-2011, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by bwdiving

1 thing I've enjoyed for years was to go to the boat flea market in Dania, Fla in april at the Hailai stadium. There is lots of junk but deals are there if you have a knowledgable eye.

01-03-2011, 10:43 AM

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I've been looking for a number of used parts for a while now. I;m not in any hurry so I can wait for the good deals. However, at this point I'm just looking for an old boat that I can buy complete and part out myself.

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How about yacht sales? salvage or repo's??????

01-03-2011, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by MidOcean

I'm glad you had a good experience with Bent Boat/ US Auctions. There are many who didn't which is why the "Bent Boat" mast head was changed. Personally I had an issue with them over my 33' Powerplay. A boat that was sold as a recovered theft, only to find out that it was still "unrecovered" as in, still a "stolen boat." The file on that boat grew to over 4" thick before it was resolved. The crew at Bent Boat/ US Auctions were useless and, in the opinion of the Asst. U.S. Attorney who intervened in the case, "Criminally Complicit" with regards to their role in the possession, manufacturing of documents, and sale of the vessel.

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Sad to hear that. I guess all things go bad over time.