Kuzano

There you go. You, or someone else could likely have the boat for the asking, if you inferred you were going to attempt a restoration and keep the gentleman in the loop. He'd likely be delighted to hear that this boat may one day float again.

Have you ever read the magazine "WOODEN BOAT". A slick publication with very interesting articles of all kinds about wooden boats.

It has classified advertising in the rear, and there used to be a free section. The free section often had numerous wood boats in disrepair of all kinds. Interestingly, many of the free boats, and there were some sizable examples, were around the Great Lakes area. That area with it's ice floes growing and receding is rough on wood boats.

Then there are the "Ghost Ships" from the last big recession in the Southern Coastal regions. Many people who could not afford their moorages, or boat payments and maintenance, simply cut their ropes and ran the boats out into the Ocean, or the rivers and lagoons, turned them loose to float away and rowed back to shore in a dinghy or had someone pick them up off the boats.

It's said, and I've seen articles and pictures that in some areas these boats could be found resting on the shore in the reeds of some lagoon, or out in open waters.

Salvage rights are possible, but takes effort to complete the ownership paperwork. In Florida, this is how one would proceed to claim an abandoned or derelict boat.

http://myfwc.com/boating/waterway/derelict-vessels/claims-process-faqs/

Kingmapix Loc: Mesa, Arizona

The story of the history of that old boat made your photographs shine. I hope the gentleman who made the journey outlasts his vessel. I am sure that he has some photos when the boat was in its prime.

TomC. Loc: Bel Air, MD

Thanks, again. Interesting stuff.

TomC. Loc: Bel Air, MD

Thanks for your comments. Glad you liked the pics and the story.