Boatyard Scam takes 80yr old's home

JT's GoFundMe is here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-help-80yr-old-jt-john-truelove The Full Youtube Story Video is here: The REAL Pirates of the Caribbean. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-wXWlDRwvs JT (John Truelove) is an 80-year-old lifelong sailor who had become homeless before Hurricane Beryl. After the hurricane, he was gifted a damaged 37ft sailboat named Oopsea. JT repaired the boat himself, spending thousands of pounds on repairs and storage fees. He successfully got the boat back into the water and finally had a home again. Soon after, he returned to the boatyard to fix a rudder bearing issue. Once repairs were finished, he was suddenly presented with a salvage bill of around $13,000 USD. JT says the salvage bill was never agreed to and included charges for work never done. When he refused to pay, the boat was effectively held in the yard. Storage fees continued increasing month after month while the dispute dragged on. During that time, equipment and gear were allegedly stolen from the boat. The salvage company later dismissed the salvage debt, but the storage debt remained. At 80 years old, JT was left effectively homeless again and uncertain if he could ever recover his boat. A GoFundMe was started to help JT either recover or replace his home on the water