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Storm Damaged Boats
Seems a lot of boats were damaged in the recent storms in Florida.
Some of the tv coverage was taken at marina's, one I saw was at Crandon Marina in Miami, two boats about 20' in lenght were just tied up against the dock. They were relatively new with what seemed like 150+Hp outboards, felt bad seeing them bang against the dock like that. The camera crew checked on them every so often and they were beaten pretty bad by the end of the storm Lots of cracked and broken fiberglass. Made me wonder why people you leave boats like that in the water. These two boats were definetly trailerable but they were left in the water. I know some larger boats you just have to take your chances but at least try to do something to protect them. Are they just new boaters that don't know any better, Old boaters that just don't care anymore or people hoping more for an insurance claim than getting back on the water. |
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To some it's like selling your boat without all the hassles.
"JGK" wrote in message . .. Seems a lot of boats were damaged in the recent storms in Florida. Some of the tv coverage was taken at marina's, one I saw was at Crandon Marina in Miami, two boats about 20' in lenght were just tied up against the dock. They were relatively new with what seemed like 150+Hp outboards, felt bad seeing them bang against the dock like that. The camera crew checked on them every so often and they were beaten pretty bad by the end of the storm Lots of cracked and broken fiberglass. Made me wonder why people you leave boats like that in the water. These two boats were definetly trailerable but they were left in the water. I know some larger boats you just have to take your chances but at least try to do something to protect them. Are they just new boaters that don't know any better, Old boaters that just don't care anymore or people hoping more for an insurance claim than getting back on the water. |
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Lots of people have friction between the payment book and the insurance
policy. It is indeed the leading cause of fires.... :- We have some people like that around my marina - when Frances was threatening I noted two boats on the other side of the pier from me that were tied up with what could easily pass for heavy clothesline. :-( -- -- Karl Denninger ) Internet Consultant & Kids Rights Activist http://www.denninger.net My home on the net - links to everything I do! http://scubaforum.org Your UNCENSORED place to talk about DIVING! http://www.spamcuda.net SPAM FREE mailboxes - FREE FOR A LIMITED TIME! http://genesis3.blogspot.com Musings Of A Sentient Mind In article , JGK wrote: Seems a lot of boats were damaged in the recent storms in Florida. Some of the tv coverage was taken at marina's, one I saw was at Crandon Marina in Miami, two boats about 20' in lenght were just tied up against the dock. They were relatively new with what seemed like 150+Hp outboards, felt bad seeing them bang against the dock like that. The camera crew checked on them every so often and they were beaten pretty bad by the end of the storm Lots of cracked and broken fiberglass. Made me wonder why people you leave boats like that in the water. These two boats were definetly trailerable but they were left in the water. I know some larger boats you just have to take your chances but at least try to do something to protect them. Are they just new boaters that don't know any better, Old boaters that just don't care anymore or people hoping more for an insurance claim than getting back on the water. |
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And all of us pay for it in higher insurance bills!!!!
One story really pi__ed me off... 3 guys in Fort Lauderdale UNTIED a 100' yacht and allowed it to crash into a train bridge. A family with children were staying aboard (Their home did not have power) and they saw the car drive away but could not get a license plate number.... Karl Denninger wrote: Lots of people have friction between the payment book and the insurance policy. It is indeed the leading cause of fires.... :- We have some people like that around my marina - when Frances was threatening I noted two boats on the other side of the pier from me that were tied up with what could easily pass for heavy clothesline. :-( -- |
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The camera crew checked on them every so
often and they were beaten pretty bad by the end of the storm BS. Camera crews only see that they have a vapid info babe lined up so you can see the boats crash. Did you see the Weather Channel people who staged their shot so you could watch a 30sumpin sailboat crashing on the rocks in Melbourn Beach while they told us some useless crap? I didn't see the WC crew doing anything for the boat. I told my wife the guy who owns that boat will see it on TV and be ****ed. Sure enough a few minutes later he came running down the bank, with cops chasing him, and he rescued his boat. A while later they showed it tied up in a slip across on another pier. I would rather have watched that operation than to see the weather babe telling us how the rain felt on her skin. |
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Depends on how the rain on her skin affected her, and what kind of shirt she was wearing. -W "Greg" wrote in message news:20040910225654.18077.00003363@mb- I would rather have watched that operation than to see the weather babe telling us how the rain felt on her skin. |
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Wet T shirts I could watch but these girls are wearing Jim Cantore's GoreTex
watch coat |
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I'd like to see Alexandra Steele do a few of those driving rain reports in a
t shirt... "Clams Canino" wrote in message nk.net... Depends on how the rain on her skin affected her, and what kind of shirt she was wearing. -W "Greg" wrote in message news:20040910225654.18077.00003363@mb- I would rather have watched that operation than to see the weather babe telling us how the rain felt on her skin. |
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