WE ARE “BOATS OF HOPE” The Boat Donation Programthat benefits the "HAVE A HEART CHILDREN'S CANCERSOCIETY"(New York's #1 favorite boat donationcharity!) We are based in central Long Island, NY &we provide financial assistance to alleviate theburdens of numerous local families & childrenafflicted with various forms of cancer)-----------------------------------------------------------------+ Please note that a $295 processing service fee (NON-REFUNDABLE) is additional

　　to the final bid price. This needs to be paid IMMEDIATELY upon winning

　　the auction. The processing fee is separate from the auction & not affiliated with purchase price of

　　the vessel/vehicle; this processing fee is absolutely required.WELCOME

　　TO OUR DONATED VESSEL EBAY AUCTION! THIS IS WHERE WE OFFER BOATS THAT

　　HAVE BEEN DONATED TO OUR CHARITY. WE SELL ALL VESSELS WITH NO RESERVE AT

　　A STARTING PRICE OF $49.95 FOR ANY & ALL VESSELS TO BE BID ON BY

　　THE PUBLIC!. THIS GIVES YOU THE BIDDER THE OPPORTUNITY TO POTENTIALLY

　　WIN IN AUCTION, A BOAT FOR A VERY GOOD PRICE!! PLEASE FULLY READ &

　　UNDERSTAND ALL INFORMATION IN THIS LISTING!!SO

　　YOU ARE AWARE, WE ARE NOT THE PERSONAL OWNERS OF THIS BOAT, THIS IS A

　　BOAT THAT HAD BEEN DONATED TO OUR CHARITY THAT WE ARE OFFERING TO THE

　　PUBLIC FOR SALE "SIGHT-UNSEEN" THROUGH THE EBAY AUCTION PROCESS.

　　EVERYTHING THAT WE DO KNOW ABOUT THIS ITEM WILL BE LISTED IN THE

　　DESCRIPTION & PICTURES, WE ARE NOT NOR DO WE ASSUME TO BE MECHANICS

　　OF ANY TYPE NOR EXPERT, OUR INSPECTIONS ARE BASED ON DONORS' WORD &

　　VISUAL OBSERVATION. SINCE WE MAY NOT KNOW THE TRUE MECHANICAL CONDITION

　　OF OUR DONATED BOATS THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES.WE

　　RELY ON DONOR'S WORD & DESCRIPTION, WE INCLUDE ALL INFORMATION ON

　　THE LISTING OF WHAT WE DO KNOW ABOUT THE BOAT AS PER THE DONOR.DONORS

　　DESCRIPTION MAY CONTAIN INACCURACIES AS THE DONORS' THEMSELVES MAY OR

　　MAY NOT BE FULLY AWARE OF AN ISSUE THAT THE VESSEL MAY HAVE AT TIME OF

　　DONATION. KNOW THIS PRIOR TO BIDDING, VESSEL MAY NOT BE AS DESCRIBED IN

　　CASES WHERE INSUFFICIENT OR INACCURATE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY DONOR

　　TO US FOR THIS LISTING; YOU ARE BIDDING IN CONFIDENCE FULLY AWARE OF

　　THIS POSSIBILITY.~ ALL ITEMS THAT WE SELL ARE SOLD "AS IS" ONLY!!! -SORRY

　　THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO REFUNDS!! ~ THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES OR

　　GUARANTEES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED IN THIS LISTING FOR THIS ITEM ~ THERE

　　ARE NO GUARANTEES REGARDING ANY ACTUAL WORK THE VESSEL MAY REQUIRE BASED

　　UPON YOUR MECHANIC/SURVEYOR REPORT THAT IS BEYOND THIS LISTING

　　DESCRIPTION, OR IF LISTING DESCRIPTION DENOTES OTHERWISE SUCH AS THE

　　DONOR STATES THE BOAT IS IN A CERTAIN CONDITION THAT IT IS IN FACT NOT.

　　ADDITIONALLY THERE ARE NO DISPENSATIONS TO COVER ANY PERSONAL EXPENSES

　　INCURRED REGARDING THE SALE OF THIS VESSEL INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

　　REPAIRS, EQUIPMENT FAILURES, LODGING, FUEL COSTS,PRIVATELY RETAINED

　　MECHANICS/SURVEYORS/TRANSPORTERS, FEES, TICKETS,TOLLS, TRAILER ISSUES,

　　ADDITIONAL WORK REQUIRED, ALTERATIONS REQUIRED FOR TRANSPORT, ETC., OR

　　ANY OTHER ISSUE, PRIVATELY HIRED SPECIALIST OR EXPENSE INCURRED

　　REGARDING THIS VESSEL & ANY EQUIPMENT INCLUDED WITH.+Please note that a $295 Processing Service Fee (NON-REFUNDABLE)isadditional

　　to the final bid price. This needs to be paid IMMEDIATELY upon winning

　　the auction.. We require your PayPal email address upon end of auction

　　so we can manually send you your invoice +ATTENTION

　　0% ZERO FEEDBACK: OR NEW TO EBAY BIDDERS - IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN

　　BIDDING YOU MUST E-MAIL US PRIOR, YOUR IDENTITY *MUST BE VERIFIED* BY

　　PHONE PRIOR TO BIDDING!**INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS: YOU MUST CONTACT US PRIOR TO BIDDING...***WINNING

　　BIDDER: MUST E-MAIL US IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CLOSE OF THE AUCTION

　　AT - BOATSOFHOPE@YAHOO.COM - LACK OF COMMUNICATION MAY RESULT IN THE

　　VOIDING OF THE SALE ***WE

　　MAY REQUIRE AN IMMEDIATE PAYPAL DEPOSIT AT END OF AUCTION OR PAYMENT IN

　　FULL FOR VESSELS THAT SOLD FOR UNDER 5k (DEPOSITS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE)(THERE

　　ARE SPECIFIC PROTOCOLS TO BE FOLLOWED AT THE END OF EVERY CHARITY

　　AUCTION, CHARITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO VOID SALES & TRANSACTIONS FOR

　　NON-COMPLIANCE)***PAYMENT IN FULL TO BE RECEIVED WITHIN IMMEDIATELY OR UP TO 12-24hrs HOURS FOR VESSELS THAT SOLD FOR UNDER 10k~SORRY

　　BUT DUE TO THE PRIVACY POLICY THAT OUR CHARITY UPHOLDS WITH DONORS, WE

　　DO NOT RELEASE DONOR PERSONAL INFORMATION SUCH AS BOAT LOCATION FOR

　　VIEWING TO NONE BUT THE WINNING BIDDER. THIS BEING SAID,THERE WILL BE NO

　　VIEWING OF VESSELS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN AUCTION -UNLESS OTHERWISE

　　SPECIFIED ~ WE ALSO DO NOT MEET BUYERS AT THE BOAT LOCATION TO SHOW A

　　VESSEL OR FOR TRANSACTIONS.**OUR CHARITY DOES NOT HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY NOR POSSESS THE ABILITY TO MOVE, LOAD, SHIP, OR STORE ANY VESSELS THAT WE AUCTION NOR CAN WE PROVIDE ANY LOGISTICAL ASSISTANCE AT TIME OF PICKUP. WINNING BIDDER IS FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR PICKUP & TRANSPORT & ALL LOGISTIC PERTAINING TO THIS VESSEL WHICH IS LOCATED: In Water at a Marina in New Haven, Connecticut.BEFORE

　　BIDDING, THERE WILL NO REFUNDS FOR FAILED TRANSPORT OR PICKUP

　　ARRANGEMENTS, OR FAILURE TO MEET OUR TIME FRAME. (In some cases we may

　　be able to extend the time frame, but please ask & don't assume) -BIDDING

　　IS LEGAL CONTRACT, CHARITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO INVALIDATE ANY SALE

　　WITHOUT REFUND IF THERE IS A BREECH OF TERMS IN THE LISTING DESCRIPTION, NON-COMMUNICATION WITHIN

　　12hrs OF AUCTION END, OR FAILURE TO MEET PICKUP TIME FRAME. WE RESERVE

　　THE RIGHT TO CANCEL ANY TRANSACTION FOR ANY REASON WE SEE FIT. WHEN YOU

　　BID, YOU ARE IN LEGAL ACCEPTANCE OF ALL CAVEATS ASSOCIATED THEREIN.DONOR

　　OF THIS ITEM PROVIDED THE ABOVE STATEMENTS TO HAVE A HEART CHILDREN'S'

　　CANCER SOCIETY. This listing contains 100% donor provided information.

　　We have not physically inspected this item and CANNOT verify or validate

　　these statements. Statements are under no guarantee Vessel is being

　　sold "as is" "where is. Upon your bidding upon this item you certify

　　that you have read & fully understand all terms, conditions, &

　　exclusions listed & are in full agreeance with all said

　　stipulations.As

　　you can see from our +++ feedback, buyers have been happy with the

　　vessels that they had won in our auctions.. The disclaimers are a

　　necessary legality inclusion in all our listings. We will be happy to

　　try to answer any questions that you may have prior to or while bidding

　　& we will try to accommodate you to the best of our ability to make

　　this a pleasant purchase!. All the photos you see in our listings are

　　recent, please zoom in to get a better view of the boat. We only sell

　　boats that have clean titles/transferable registrations & upon

　　payment in full we will USPS priority mail you the title/transferable

　　registration to your vessel along with bill of sale quickly within a day

　　or two. We do come across boat trailers that may not have paperwork, in

　　that case you will have to register the trailer as "homemade".We

　　try to be as straightforward as we can within the information we

　　collect from the donor & include all such info in our listings.We

　　try to focus on boats that we feel may have redeeming factors or worth

　　& we often refuse many boats that we do not deem worthy of listing.

　　Your bidding is a Win/Win situation.. You not only get a fair shot to

　　win a vessel for a very good price, you are also directly assisting children & their families that are burdened financially by various forms of cancer.+Please note that a $295 Processing Service Fee (NON-REFUNDABLE)is additional

　　to the final bid price. This needs to be paid IMMEDIATELY upon winning

　　the auction.. We require your PayPal email address upon end of auction

　　so we can manually send you your invoice +YOU

　　ARE BIDDING ON A: 1977 O'Day 25' Sailboat with a 9.9hp Mercury 2-cycle outboard motor that was last run 3yrs ago.. Donor does has not tried to run the motor lately, so mechanical conditions unknown. Donor says the boat needs gelcoat work, boat has a small hole in gunnel, boat will require standing rigging & a boom, Donor has the mast and some sails.  This boat has a V-berth that sleeps 2, Galley, Transom mounted outboard bracket, standard outboard bracket, etc.. This boat floats and has no leaks. Engine ran 3 years ago. It can be a nice boat when fixed. Seaworthy. This is the only information we have regarding this vessel, bid accordingly with that knowledge.. Boat has no trailer & is a fixed keel sailboat so you will need an appropriate trailer or transport to pickup.. Boat needs to be removed within 2 weeks of auction end..GOOD LUCK BIDDING!