BetweenBoats
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Thanks all for the useful comments.
Re the advice on fighting the insurance company, they do seem to be very petty. For example, I insisted both snapped and good shaft were pulled from the boat and inspected to ensure that the remaining shaft wasn't going to fail in the same way. They flat out refused to support me in that approach.
I've now paid for everything myself and boat is back in the water. With dive teams, new shaft, props refinished, rudders dismantled and reinstalled, shafts pulled and reinstalled, props remounted, lifts and relaunches, I've paid out just over £8k.I'm not made of money and run a small business to pay for my boatings. Ten years ago, I would have fought the insurance company tooth and nail on an issue like this. These days, I just don't have the energy or the ability to deal with the stress of such an argument. I will likely chalk it up to experience and try to get on with enjoying my boat. It's a really sad state of affairs and an indictment of our modern world - years ago, someone would stand behind their promise, but today, the first reaction is to be difficult. Disappointing.
Re the advice on fighting the insurance company, they do seem to be very petty. For example, I insisted both snapped and good shaft were pulled from the boat and inspected to ensure that the remaining shaft wasn't going to fail in the same way. They flat out refused to support me in that approach.
I've now paid for everything myself and boat is back in the water. With dive teams, new shaft, props refinished, rudders dismantled and reinstalled, shafts pulled and reinstalled, props remounted, lifts and relaunches, I've paid out just over £8k.I'm not made of money and run a small business to pay for my boatings. Ten years ago, I would have fought the insurance company tooth and nail on an issue like this. These days, I just don't have the energy or the ability to deal with the stress of such an argument. I will likely chalk it up to experience and try to get on with enjoying my boat. It's a really sad state of affairs and an indictment of our modern world - years ago, someone would stand behind their promise, but today, the first reaction is to be difficult. Disappointing.