PeninsulaPaul

Hello, My name is Paul, I live out on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. Before I moved out here I had the honor of volunteering with the Wounded Warrior Project. I think helping our vets is the ultimate good cause. Once I was out here I missed working with vets returning from Iraq and Afghanistan so I looked into any potential needs. What I discovered is there are a lot of vets in my area that would greatly benefit from hydro therapy but live too far from the Puget Sound VA Medical Center (4 hours and a ferry ride). I thought about starting a not for profit that fixes up hot tubs and provides them free of charge for disabled vets. I see ads every single week on craigslist for (just come and get it) or (free to good home) hot tubs. The environment around here is horrible on wood so most of them are working but the wood platform is shot. The wood platforms I can build no problem. I have never fixed a hot tub in my life. I was wondering how realistic it is to think I can pick up these tubs and put them in working condition. Can you use many parts from one companies tubs on another or are they all unique to that company? I know this is kind of a vague question but if anyone has experience fixing these please let me know your thoughts, opinion. Thanks