azekologi
Well-known member
Ok, so there's this guy in my neighborhood who has a 14' Sea Nymph sitting in his driveway with a "For Sale" sign. I'm always on the lookout for a good deal so after a couple of weeks I finally stopped to check out the boat.
I looked at the boat, which is generally pretty good but does needs some work, and was shocked to find "PROPERTY OF UHAUL, NOT TO BE SOLD" engraved on the upper left of the exterior transom. The boat does have state registration tags (not current as I recall), so I'm assuming it's legit...but odd? :-k
I called the ol' dog and he said that it's a 1983 14' Nymph that he bought sometime in the 90's, from another private party. He didn't know the history of the UHAUL engraving, but assured me it was legit as he did get it registered in this state and that I wouldn't have a problem getting it registered either. (Obviously feeling me out as a buyer).
I'm going to pass on the deal, unless he comes down on the price, a lot, as he's asking $850 for the boat (needs work), trailer (needs work), and a mid-90's 6hp Johnson (unknown condition).
I was just curious if anyone has ever seen such an engraving, or knows about U-Haul renting boats? I've never seen it, but I live in the barren deserts of Arizona....not much business in small tin rentals here.
If ya'll want, I'll snag some pictures to post...just lemme know...
Thanks!
I looked at the boat, which is generally pretty good but does needs some work, and was shocked to find "PROPERTY OF UHAUL, NOT TO BE SOLD" engraved on the upper left of the exterior transom. The boat does have state registration tags (not current as I recall), so I'm assuming it's legit...but odd? :-k
I called the ol' dog and he said that it's a 1983 14' Nymph that he bought sometime in the 90's, from another private party. He didn't know the history of the UHAUL engraving, but assured me it was legit as he did get it registered in this state and that I wouldn't have a problem getting it registered either. (Obviously feeling me out as a buyer).
I'm going to pass on the deal, unless he comes down on the price, a lot, as he's asking $850 for the boat (needs work), trailer (needs work), and a mid-90's 6hp Johnson (unknown condition).
I was just curious if anyone has ever seen such an engraving, or knows about U-Haul renting boats? I've never seen it, but I live in the barren deserts of Arizona....not much business in small tin rentals here.
If ya'll want, I'll snag some pictures to post...just lemme know...
Thanks!