Craigs List

You'll be happy to hear that the Bottom-Feeder is no longer a headache of ours.  I finally convinced the hubby to unload the money-pit and use whatever money we get from it towards a household project or a down payment on a second snowmobile.  Less than a month ago we'd posted an advertisement with a few photos on Craigs List and were surprised at how many calls and emails we'd received (some were even from out of state!)

We'd never utilized Craigs List before and actually opted for this service first (since it was free) before moving on to a paid service such as the Want Ad Digest.  Fortunately no rendezvous with any Craigs List killers took place and a successful sale was made.  I can now attest to the saying that the two happiest days of a boat owner's life are the day you buy the boat and the day you sell it.  I'd even go so far as to say that the latter of the two is even happier.

Pickling the Bottom Feeder

So our boat has a new name: "Bottom Feeder."  It sank Wednesday in the boat slip.  The marina called and left this message "Uh, hi, this is Jerry over at the marina.  I'm calling because you have a 21ft Searay, and, uh, apparently it sank."  Excellent customer service right?  No return phone number, no "I'm really sorry, please give us a call at your earliest convenience."  Not to mention that he left this message on the wrong answering machine.  He'd called my mother-in-law's house and left the message.  What happened to that handy-dandy form they had me fill out when I purchased the slip??  Both my husband's and my personal cell phone numbers were listed.  Eh, whatever, all semantics at this point I guess.