I woke up this morning and I had a free boat in my yard :)

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by prc117f, Feb 3, 2018.

  1. prc117f

    prc117f

    Somehow overnight (who knows how long its been out there) this boat hull washed ashore and ended up stuck. Technically can I keep it? ie: salvage rights. how does this work if there was a boat at sea that has no occupants and ends up washing ashore, can you claim salvage rights?

    I can fix it up, put some paint on it and have a go at it. Nothing like a free boat in the morning.
     
  2. send pics, could be haunted...
     
  3. mlawson71

    mlawson71

    Was there any interesting cargo in it?
     
  4. I'd float the idea by the authorities.
     
  5. prc117f

    prc117f

    Nothing, it was just the hull no motor,electronics nothing just the fiberglass hull. No info on it like serial number or boat registration/tag label.
     
  6. I found a small boat floating by my house. There were no reg or hull numbers I could find. I put a lost and found ad (for free!) in my local paper and said something like "Found small boat near XX..." No response so I cleaned it up and still use it. I saved the ad for proof. AFAIK I get to keep the boat.