Thought I would send an update to my earlier post about older Hunters being tougher than perhaps they are given credit for. I've attached a picture of "Reality". As you can see, most of the stanchions are gone and the cockpit and bow railings, but except for some superficial fiberglass damage to the rudder tip and bits and pieces, it survived in great shape. For comparison, there are boats all around with hull punctures and deck damage...all of my hatches and ports made it through fine, none were open...this is in winds that were clocked at 145 mph and 17-20 foot storm. The boat is about 250 yds away from the slip in a large parking lot. Appears to have floated there and slowly laid over as the water dropped. Just to show you how desperate some people were, someone broke into the boat and got my 25mm flare pistol and apparently used it to signal for rescue after the storm. The marina is near an area that flooded deeply, so I suspect some people headed to the marina area which actually higher ground around the parking lots after the storm. All of this might have been luck, but you can see where the hull scraped along on things but was not punctured. The boat was tied very securely, as I have been through several hurricanes and know how to tie a boat for a storm, but every one of the multiple ropes was broken in the middle, which tells me that the nylon ropes eventually broke because of internal heating and friction caused by the stretching and wind and wave action. All of the attachment points on the boat, though, stayed attached to the boat. Also interesting is that a "salvage" company showed up and put a sticker on my boat and tried to keep me from getting anything off of or out of the boat...nice guys to "help" like that after a storm.
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Boat looks in great shape! Better than some of the boats (barnacle barges) floating by me. What i sthe salvage company doing? Are they claiming your boat as theirs? Looks like a pretty valuable item.
Boat looks in great shape! Better than some of the boats (barnacle barges) floating by me. What i sthe salvage company doing? Are they claiming your boat as theirs? Looks like a pretty valuable item.
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Seem like an odd situation to claim salvage when your boat is sitting in a parking lot, in no further peril, without ever being rescued. Tip it up and put a couple of jack stands under it and call it a "boat yard"
Seem like an odd situation to claim salvage when your boat is sitting in a parking lot, in no further peril, without ever being rescued. Tip it up and put a couple of jack stands under it and call it a "boat yard"
I GOT SALVAGED!!!
Jim, New Orleans, I had less damage on my boat..... until the subcontractor went in like a bull in a china shop!! I'm having my insurance company work this issue so I am not yet ready to slam the sub, but they did not follow procedures that they agreed to in advance and as a result my boat has some unacceptable, avoidable damage. Jim, I sent particulars direct to your hunterowners email address. It is interesting that salvage pays by the job, So why should they care? They get paid either way. In any case, work with the claims people of you insurance company and ask for a supervisor, You want your boat not a trip to go shopping, right? Avoid the 'salvage yrd' because there is a much higher chance you will get bulk adjusted to a 'totaled' and an offor to buy your damaged boat back. Jim
Jim, New Orleans, I had less damage on my boat..... until the subcontractor went in like a bull in a china shop!! I'm having my insurance company work this issue so I am not yet ready to slam the sub, but they did not follow procedures that they agreed to in advance and as a result my boat has some unacceptable, avoidable damage. Jim, I sent particulars direct to your hunterowners email address. It is interesting that salvage pays by the job, So why should they care? They get paid either way. In any case, work with the claims people of you insurance company and ask for a supervisor, You want your boat not a trip to go shopping, right? Avoid the 'salvage yrd' because there is a much higher chance you will get bulk adjusted to a 'totaled' and an offor to buy your damaged boat back. Jim
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