That's a shame. Do you know if he had insurance?

SBV


"DSK" wrote in message
...
Scotty wrote:
Destroyed? What's the damage report? Was it in the
water
at the time? No one aboard, I presume?


Yes, in the water, nobody on board. He said it was like a
stick of dynamite went off inside the boat. The hull is
cracked open all the way around, hatches blown off, wiring
burnt to a crisp.

The mast was grounded to the centerboard pivot, I wondered
if the lightning bolt flashed the water ballast tank to
steam but he said the ballast tank appeared intact.

There will probably be pictures of it, along with the
story,
in the next Boat U.S. magazine.

It's really a shame since these folk got as much out of
the
boat, or more, than we did. They have two small children
both of whom have learned to sail and can skipper their
'Conchita.' They moved up to the Hunter 19 from a ComPac
16
and thought it was like an ocean liner!

DSK

Scotty wrote:

That's a shame. Do you know if he had insurance?


Yes, and we talked about what it would be worth to keep /
buy back from the ins co. such as the motor, equipment, etc.
It's going to be some loss no matter how he works it.

DSK

Judging by how much sailing it has done, it's a better boat
than any you'v ever owned or ever will.




Oh, so the King of Keels judges boat quality by how much it is sailed.
That makes every new boat pretty crappy.
This summer we still sailed our 35s5 an average of 3 days a week,
mostly daysails with little Thomas. Was that Hunter 19 used 3 days a
week? Maybe it was used 7 days a week. That would make it well used
junk...but still junk.
How many H19's did you sail before buying it, Doug?


RB
35s5
NY

Doug has a trawler. He's not a 'powerboater'.



His trawler is a powerboat. It's just a slow one. I sail 3 times a week
on my own vessel and he sails 3 times all season on someone elses boat.
He's a powerboater,


RB
35s5
NY

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
oups.com..
..
Judging by how much sailing it has done, it's a better
boat
than any you'v ever owned or ever will.




Oh, so the King of Keels judges boat quality by how much
it is sailed.
That makes every new boat pretty crappy.
This summer we still sailed our 35s5 an average of 3 days
a week,
mostly daysails with little Thomas.

Wow, that's 3 miles a week, times 8 weeks (?), woohoo.. ***
24 MILES ****

ZOWEEEE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You *ARE* the MASTER MARINER !!!!!

"DSK" wrote in message
...
Scotty wrote:

That's a shame. Do you know if he had insurance?


Yes, and we talked about what it would be worth to keep /
buy back from the ins co. such as the motor, equipment,
etc.
It's going to be some loss no matter how he works it.


Well, at least it should help some. I never had insurance on
any of my trailerables.

SBV