*Sam get in touch with Charmaine I bet she knows your answer.. IF the boat title was never transfered from one person to another.. the owner is the nameon the title.. if he is willing ot sign over the boat to you, then it is yours I would suspect.. First I would see if she is worth even bothering with, if she is sitting more or less abandoned. *
On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 1:32 PM, Sam Densler <[email protected]> wrote: > Here is the background... > > In 2004, Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne, Gina and I lost our beloved > Endeavour 37 on which I lived aboard for nearly 5 years. Nearly 2 years > later, a wonderful guy bought the wreck at auction and fixed her up to > probably 80% of her pre-hurricane grandeur. In fact, he invited me to > sail her back to his home port on her maiden voyage when she was ready > to go. Unfortunately, personal and medical issues forced him to put her > up for sale and in short order, she was sold to a new owner somewhere up > north. At that point, I lost contact with owners and the vessel. Last > year, one of our very own list members emailed me that she was spotted > at anchor just outside the very marina where I had helped deliver her. > Looked like she had been sitting there for a long time. Turns out, the > new owner didn't want to pay marina fees so he had her anchored in open > water just outside the marina and she had been there since, more than a > year. Now, another year later, she still sits there, in a serious state > of disrepair. Oddly enough, the guy that bought the vessel from auction > (not the current owner) received a citation for an unregistered vessel > anchored in FL waters. We believe she has never actually been > registered by the new owner. > > > So here is the question... > > At what point is the vessel considered abandoned? What would be > involved in taking back possession of the vessel? Is it as simple as > some have told us that we can just take possession and register her as > ours since she was abandoned? Does the current "owner" have any rights > to her since she has not been registered and is obviously not in > compliance with current Florida law? > > We would love to have her back to fix up. Any clarification on the > legal aspects would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > Sam and Gina > > > > > > -- > **************************** > > Sam Densler > mailto:[email protected] > http://www.islandfx.com/lady > > S/V Lady of the Lake > PDQ 36, Hull #15 > Melbourne, FL > > S/V Stories She Could Tell > Endeavour 37, Hull #454 > Destroyed by Hurricane Frances 2004 > Reborn and sailing again in 2007 > > **************************** > > "If you ever wonder why you ride the carousel, > you do it for the stories you can tell." > > Jimmy Buffett > "Stories We Could Tell" > A1A > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > -- IMPORTANT: This email is intended for the use of the individual addressee(s) named above and may contain information that is confidential, privileged or unsuitable for overly sensitive persons with low self-esteem, no sense of humour or irrational religious beliefs. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email is not authorised (either explicitly or implicitly) and constitutes an irritating social faux pas. No animals were harmed in the transmission of this email, although the Yorkshire terrier next door is living on borrowed time, let me tell you. Those of you with an overwhelming fear of the unknown will be gratified to learn that there is no hidden message revealed by reading this warning backwards, however, by pouring a complete circle of salt around yourself and your computer you can ensure that no harm befalls you and your pets. If you have received this email in error, please add some nutmeg and egg whites, whisk briefly and place it in a warm oven for 40 minutes. Let it stand for 2 hours before icing.
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