Want to pillage on the high seas but are on a budget?
Then this pirate ship might be for you.
To be fair, this 'ship' is wildly un-seaworthy. It was built by a man in Richmond out of pallets for his children, says Nathan Serkin, who works at International Motorsports Motorcycle. His boss bought it off the man, with the intention of bringing it home, but when his wife kiboshed the idea, it set sail (via a flatbed truck) for the motorcycle shop.
And for the last couple of years it's been a staple of their lot, "used to create a sense of culture and fun," Serkin says.
"We've had 20 people on it watching the festivities, enjoying the experience," he says. "It's a very unique feature to our Back Lot Burnot parties."
But its voyage in their lot is over, and it's time for it to sail off to new seas. Partly because they want to reclaim the space it's taking up.
So they're giving it away.
"We're not delusional, it's a pirate ship made out of pallets," says Serkin about the low price point.
The condition of the ship isn't pristine ("It's a pile of ship," notes Serkin) and it won't actually work in water ("She'll float on hopes and dreams," he adds), but with a little refurbishing it'd be fun, especially for kids, he says.
It's unlikely going to be completely free, as whoever wants it will have to transport it from its East Vancouver berth. And that means renting a flatbed, in all likelihood.
People will only have a couple of weeks to decide if they want it, too. Serkin says if it hasn't left by the end of the month, creative destruction is always an option.
"I'm going to hack it up with a chainsaw or throw a stick of dynamite at it," he suggests.
