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dave holtgrave
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Initially Posted - 11/27/2010 : 21:45:29

in the past there has been a referance to a salvage boat store
in the pensacola area.
does it still exist?? and if so where is it??

i love to look thru those places.
been to minnies, sailorman and the one in clearwater.

thanks in advance.
dave holtgrave
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hard and dry near carlyle lake in southern illinois

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redviking
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Response Posted - 11/28/2010 : 00:20:02

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by dave holtgrave
 in the past there has been a referance to a salvage boat store
in the pensacola area.
does it still exist?? and if so where is it??

i love to look thru those places.
been to minnies, sailorman and the one in clearwater.

thanks in advance.
dave holtgrave
5722 sk/tr
hard and dry near carlyle lake in southern illinois
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Where is the one in Clearwater?

sten

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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 11/28/2010 : 05:34:45

Sten, I don't know if it's the place he's referring to, but a google search turned up Don's Marine Salvage at 5601 126th Ave N, Clearwater, FL 33760.

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dave holtgrave
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Response Posted - 11/28/2010 : 06:29:26

don's it is.
good place but, sometimes your better off buying new.
not cheap on some things.

couldn't think of the name last nite

dave holtgrave
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hard and dry near carlyle lake in southern illinois.

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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 11/28/2010 : 08:46:40

Dave there was a small old boat salvage place on Myrick Street in Pensacola. Its just outside the Pensacola Shipyard Marina and Boatyard which is located also on Myrick Street. I can't recall the name of the place. I was last there for the B.E.E.R cruise in 2007 and it was open then.

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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 11/28/2010 : 12:14:32

Scurvy Dog. I have not been able to raise anyone by phone there for several years. I even drove by a couple of times to no avail last winter. I'll probably check it out again when I go back in Jan for 2 months, but my expectations are low.

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Response Posted - 11/28/2010 : 12:18:43

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">The problem is they are never open...they stay closed all winter. I have wanted to go there for the past two years but it is a part time buisness and not conveineint to the customer.. You can sail year around here but their buisness is only open part time and never when you need them. <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
from Yahoo Local, posted 5/16/2010

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Voyager
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Response Posted - 11/28/2010 : 15:03:58

Is anybody aware of sailing stuff swap meets (other than this online swap meet)? I'd imagine if each of us went through our junk bins, we'd find a lot of valuable stuff to sell or swap.

Edited by - Voyager on 11/28/2010 17:35:37

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Response Posted - 11/28/2010 : 19:43:36

There's Marine Consignment of Mystic, by the drawbridge downtown. (...also in Wickford, RI.) The Mystic store is not huge, but worth a look when you're in town. One of their best buys is teak trim lumber.

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KD4AO
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Response Posted - 11/29/2010 : 07:17:49

In Ft Lauderdale there is Sailorman, haven't been there in quite a while but used to be pretty good. There are several Marine consignement shops up and down both coasts of Florida and several large flea market/swap meets each year. One place to watch is the online version of Southwinds monthly magazine.

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Voyager
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Response Posted - 12/04/2010 : 07:01:10

Dave,
I've been by the store in Mystic and as you say it's small. Their website is cool -- they scroll their newest hot items up the screen.

Wickford RI - I've never been there. Nearby but not into the town.

I see it's on the Narragansett Bay's western side above the Jamestown Bridge.

Is it a tourist-town like Mystic and Newport or more a working class fishing village like Stonington? I see a place called Duffy's Tavern and Tavern by the Sea. Gardner's Wharf Seafood sounds tasty. Lots of boutiques, five or six marinas and Marine Consignment on the way out of town. Wickford Cove looks to be on the south side of the inlet.

Wonder whether it would be worth a drive on a sunny chilly weekend?

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Response Posted - 12/04/2010 : 09:55:51

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Voyager
 Dave, ...Wickford RI - I've never been there... Is it a tourist-town like Mystic and Newport or more a working class fishing village like Stonington?... Wonder whether it would be worth a drive on a sunny chilly weekend?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">I've been through there briefly to look at a boat with a friend (but not to the consignment store)--can't really answer. Maybe somebody else will.

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Tradewind
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Response Posted - 12/04/2010 : 11:48:53

My boat is on the hard at the Pensacola Shipyard, I don't remember seeing a salvage yard but I'll ask around.

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redviking
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Response Posted - 12/08/2010 : 06:32:11

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by KD4AO
 In Ft Lauderdale there is Sailorman, haven't been there in quite a while but used to be pretty good. There are several Marine consignement shops up and down both coasts of Florida and several large flea market/swap meets each year. One place to watch is the online version of Southwinds monthly magazine.
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I was very disappointed with Sailorman... Sailors Exchange in St. Augustine is very good - as is Bacon's of course...

sten

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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 12/08/2010 : 12:05:20

Steve,
It's on the right side (starboard) as you drive in on Myrick.

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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 03/10/2011 : 19:36:02

Scurvy Dog in Pensacola is gone. I'm going to check out Don's Marine Salvage tomorrow since I'm in the area for a couple of days: I hope it's good.

Edited by - Dave5041 on 03/10/2011 19:36:48

redviking
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Response Posted - 03/11/2011 : 07:30:15

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Dave5041
 Scurvy Dog in Pensacola is gone. I'm going to check out Don's Marine Salvage tomorrow since I'm in the area for a couple of days: I hope it's good.
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Interesting place for sure. Picture a HUGE junkyard with parts everywhere - somewhat organized by category - some in shipping containers - surrounded by crumbling boats undergoing the dismantle process.... I have never seen anything like it.

Worth the price of admission for sure.

sten

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Davy J
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Response Posted - 03/11/2011 : 08:25:50

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">I'm going to check out Don's Marine Salvage tomorrow <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
My last visit there did not go as well as previous visits. In the past an elderly gentleman sat by the counter and would give you a price for the parts you "dug-up" in the "yard". Usually a fairly good price. Now it seems some younger members of the family are pricing the "merchandise", and they think its gold. YMMV.

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mmac
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Response Posted - 03/11/2011 : 08:30:06

Stick around. In a couple of hours (8:41 PST) we might have a lot of boat salvage out here on the Left Coast.

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PZell
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Response Posted - 03/11/2011 : 12:51:09

'TWAS NOT FUN TO WATCH THE SANTA CRUZ INNER HARBOR GET CREAMED.

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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 03/11/2011 : 13:48:54

Hoped to find a genoa car, but no luck. They had junky ones in my size and some really nice ones (think bronze, roller bearing, and Harkin windward sheeting types) for larger boats. A bunch of knock-off plough and a few real CQR's, but the CQRs started at 27 # - a little bigger than I want. Bruce for cheap, but the various claw types from known manufacturers were too big or too small. Real Toyland though. If I didn't live so far away, I would have thought about a Raritan Sea Era electric head - they had several in various levels of used, all clean, but I would be stuck with it by the time I checked it out. I did buy a piece of teak for a project and a 2 sheave and V jam cleat assembly like you see on small boat vangs to use in my motor lift for the Admiral. $10 for the two.

Edited by - Dave5041 on 03/11/2011 13:54:46

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