Comments on: Junk for sale (Day 2 of the 12 Days of Christmas in Portugal) http://www.mepsnbarry.com/junk-for-sale-day-2-of-the-12-days-of-christmas-in-portugal/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 04:25:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 By: Brian Kerslake http://www.mepsnbarry.com/junk-for-sale-day-2-of-the-12-days-of-christmas-in-portugal/comment-page-1/#comment-87724 Thu, 23 Nov 2017 15:26:11 +0000 http://www.mepsnbarry.com/?p=198#comment-87724 As the first owner of Matanie I was disappointed by Barry ‘n’ Mel’s’ comments here when I first read them, and hope they’ll be a little more careful if they ever come to sell Flutterby. Maranie was in a perfectly good condition when I left her in the hands of a broker in Portimao but, at circa 23 years old she obviously needed regular maintenance. Boats can easily slip downhill when left ashore with no owner to keep an eye on them. Meps and Barry saw her perhaps a year after we put her up for sale. She is still for sale now I believe (23.11.07) – search Apollo Duck for ‘junk sunbird’ – and lots of work has been done on her by the guy who bought her, inc. a replacement engine. My guess is she’d make a good, cheap boat for the Med. She’s also advertised on YachtGrots – who in their right mind would choose a site by that name to sell a boat?

]]> By: Jacqui MacConnell http://www.mepsnbarry.com/junk-for-sale-day-2-of-the-12-days-of-christmas-in-portugal/comment-page-1/#comment-1861 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:41:29 +0000 http://www.mepsnbarry.com/?p=198#comment-1861 Another never Questoned One friend. My questions being: when are we going?
Could it be in October? And, how fast are they processing US Passports? Buy this
boat, I need to get back to Europe. All the sincerely best, Captain Jac, SPARROW

]]> By: Calvin Rittenhouse http://www.mepsnbarry.com/junk-for-sale-day-2-of-the-12-days-of-christmas-in-portugal/comment-page-1/#comment-1769 Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:21:36 +0000 http://www.mepsnbarry.com/?p=198#comment-1769 I understand what you mean. The bulk of the people I know seem to be attached to a particular place. I’ve never understood that. I’m pretty attached to planet Earth, which is, after all, my principal diety (Gaia). I greatly enjoy a lot of the locations on her, too. And there are people I care about. But I didn’t think about Question 1. If you wanted her in North America, you’d sail her to North America, right?

Calvin of Calvin and Loretta

]]> By: Gary Barnett http://www.mepsnbarry.com/junk-for-sale-day-2-of-the-12-days-of-christmas-in-portugal/comment-page-1/#comment-1768 Sat, 20 Jan 2007 16:24:07 +0000 http://www.mepsnbarry.com/?p=198#comment-1768 Good move not buying that boat – what a piece of junk (grin).

]]> By: Julie http://www.mepsnbarry.com/junk-for-sale-day-2-of-the-12-days-of-christmas-in-portugal/comment-page-1/#comment-1767 Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:30:22 +0000 http://www.mepsnbarry.com/?p=198#comment-1767 You have done such a wonderful job of explaining where you are at! Did the writing help you to come up with this, or did the writing come afterwards? I guess I’m wondering if it’s the writing and journaling that really helped you figure out why you are not sure of buying the boat, or if you solved that whole issue then wrote the post.

Needless to say, I would be very, very sad to lose you to the other side of the world. This little bubble has been hanging over my head for, what, 10 years? As long as you have had your plan. I keep hoping you’ll change your mind and just buy an RV and travel this side of the hemisphere. Of course, I also want you to be happy (-;

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