What can I say? I have a suspicious mind, and I am just trying to protect all the extremely helpful people on this forum, some of whom might be upset if they sell you these parts and find that they have been used for some purpose they would not approve of.

All you have to do is explain your project, and then you might have people actually donating parts to you.

When somebody wants damaged trampolines and sails, and says they are not going to be used for actually sailing, and will not explain what they ARE going to be used for, one has to wonder.

Occasionally, somebody will post on more than one forum when they are looking for cheap or donated boats or parts for a youth program or other nonprofit sailing program or project, and nobody has a problem with that.