I checked out some marinas Friday on Lake Norman. All had a few abandoned boats but one in particular had 5 lined up on death row. It was obvious that the owners hadn't been there in years and haven't paid there slip fees. I guess the fees exceeded the boat value so the owner just leaves it. I asked the marina owner, why don't he sell or donate them. He said it was too many hoops to jump through to do that. Question is, if the boat owner abandons his boat at a marina does it not become property of the marina? What I would do is strip the boats of anything of value and scrap them.........or tow it to a deep section of the lake and put a couple slugs in it's hull and sink it. It was amazing to see these boats still floating anyway.