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Man blows money on junk ship, begs community to restore it. Sorry if that's a negative take, but it feels pretty gutsy to buy something extravagant, move into

Man blows money on junk ship, begs community to restore it. Sorry if that's a negative take, but it feels pretty gutsy to buy something extravagant, move into it, then ask for volunteers to make it nice...

jrowley 5y ago
Man buys boat and then can’t afford is a tale as old as time. But he took it to the next level. Very impressive work and vision though!
devmor 5y ago
He wants to make it a museum, at least. That's a boon to the local culture and economy if well executed.
- AdrianB1 5y ago
  My logical read of this is "man spends time and money to build a museum that the local economy will benefit from". Not sure it is worth for the man.
- OJFord 5y ago
  I don't understand that though, a museum of what? The ship herself? Is that interesting enough? I just can't imagine that being much of an income, I thought the wedding venue (also mentioned, but dismissed) idea - or just events in general - was much better.
  - diggernet 5y ago
    Yeah, museums are always struggling. Event venue + vacation rentals sounds much more likely to succeed. Especially if you can arrange to moor it near a popular destination.
vba616 5y ago
What stood out to me about this article, which I saw several days ago, is how it names but then basically says nothing about his partner, nor a single quote. They live on board with him and "played a key role", that seems to be it. If you read it quickly, you might not even notice that it wasn't a single guy + some volunteers. The one instance of the word "couple" is referring to different people restoring another ship.
- herendin 5y ago
  There's a photo of them in the gallery. It's likely the reporter didn't have time to talk to her, or she was unavailable or unwilling. You're probably overestimating the time and effort dedicated to writing this article. It appears to be mostly or entirely sourced from one short interview with Wilson and photos from him
  - vba616 5y ago
    You sound like you're defending the reporter, but I wasn't accusing them as we just don't know. It's still odd, so I couldn't help being curious whether Willson, his partner, or the reporter is responsible.
    - herendin 5y ago
      No, I'm suggesting you're seeing intention where it possibly doesn't exist Am I defending the reporter? Or complaining that they did a bad job by leaving that obvious question of the partner unanswered? Neither, I hope.
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      - vba616 5y ago
        I can't be seeing intention without identifying a person who is responsible. That's nonsensical.
        herendin 5y ago
        Well here's your own comment, which is clearly seeking possible intention, and identifies individuals who may be responsible: >I couldn't help being curious whether Willson, his partner, or the reporter is responsible. I just say that this phenomenon you noticed may be accidental, and there may be no intention by any of the individuals you named in that statement, or by any other party. Sorry, but I can't explain this situation to you any more simply than that.
idkwhoiam 5y ago
That's basically every sailing channel on Youtube.
- AdrianB1 5y ago
  Totally wrong. I do follow a sailing channel (that I will not name) and regularly watch a few more, they have nothing in common with this. The ones I know are self-sustained long term.

jrowley 5y ago

Man buys boat and then can’t afford is a tale as old as time. But he took it to the next level. Very impressive work and vision though!

devmor 5y ago

He wants to make it a museum, at least. That's a boon to the local culture and economy if well executed.

AdrianB1 5y ago
My logical read of this is "man spends time and money to build a museum that the local economy will benefit from". Not sure it is worth for the man.
OJFord 5y ago
I don't understand that though, a museum of what? The ship herself? Is that interesting enough? I just can't imagine that being much of an income, I thought the wedding venue (also mentioned, but dismissed) idea - or just events in general - was much better.
- diggernet 5y ago
  Yeah, museums are always struggling. Event venue + vacation rentals sounds much more likely to succeed. Especially if you can arrange to moor it near a popular destination.

vba616 5y ago

What stood out to me about this article, which I saw several days ago, is how it names but then basically says nothing about his partner, nor a single quote. They live on board with him and "played a key role", that seems to be it. If you read it quickly, you might not even notice that it wasn't a single guy + some volunteers. The one instance of the word "couple" is referring to different people restoring another ship.

herendin 5y ago
There's a photo of them in the gallery. It's likely the reporter didn't have time to talk to her, or she was unavailable or unwilling. You're probably overestimating the time and effort dedicated to writing this article. It appears to be mostly or entirely sourced from one short interview with Wilson and photos from him
- vba616 5y ago
  You sound like you're defending the reporter, but I wasn't accusing them as we just don't know. It's still odd, so I couldn't help being curious whether Willson, his partner, or the reporter is responsible.
  - herendin 5y ago
    No, I'm suggesting you're seeing intention where it possibly doesn't exist Am I defending the reporter? Or complaining that they did a bad job by leaving that obvious question of the partner unanswered? Neither, I hope.
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    - vba616 5y ago
      I can't be seeing intention without identifying a person who is responsible. That's nonsensical.
      - herendin 5y ago
        Well here's your own comment, which is clearly seeking possible intention, and identifies individuals who may be responsible: >I couldn't help being curious whether Willson, his partner, or the reporter is responsible. I just say that this phenomenon you noticed may be accidental, and there may be no intention by any of the individuals you named in that statement, or by any other party. Sorry, but I can't explain this situation to you any more simply than that.

idkwhoiam 5y ago

That's basically every sailing channel on Youtube.

AdrianB1 5y ago
Totally wrong. I do follow a sailing channel (that I will not name) and regularly watch a few more, they have nothing in common with this. The ones I know are self-sustained long term.