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fisherman

fisherman

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What would you think if you had a call to say that you boat's stern was 4ft under water?

Somebody tied the stern to the ladder at low water, with a 20mm dia. breast rope.

£1000 excess , all down to me.
 
When you say "somebody", where they under your control or just somebody?

If it's it's nothing to do with you you need to pursue it, using the Police if needed.

If it was within your control, you've been a silly boy.
 
Approximately something like I thought when the boat inside me at a harbour wall left and retied my mooring tight to the cabin top handrail .... at high tide.

It was a wooden boat at the time and so I spent at least half that holiday renewing the cabin top.

John
 
I think your title says it all ...

If it was another person outside of your control - then its a police action......... ??

Having seen dinghys, boats etc. halfway up hbr walls, pulled under etc. in large tide range areas ......... it's amazing the number of times it still happens ...
 
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If it was another person outside of your control - then its a police action......... ??



[/ QUOTE ] Don't see your point. He doesn't give any details. If it's malicious then get the police. If it's someone trying, and failing, to help claim on their insurance. If it's his own fault it's a lesson.
 
The wind had been blowing the boat off the quay, and someone going back and forth wanted to keep it alongside; looks like they just forgot to let go when they left.. Rumour has it the culprit is a severe whacky backy user. I'm just peed of that they have not got the guts to own up. Man who never made a mistake never made anything.
HM was called out by security around midnight: he dared not go down the ladder, so got a knife on a stick from the Lifeboat House. From the waterline round the wheelhouse, she was over about 45degs.
Engine room half flooded, but as far as can be ascertained, no real damage, unlikely to be more than the excess anyway, but have filed a report with the insurers, just in case. Bit of a heart stopping moment when the phone rang.

I must say, I believe that people don't exercise the same care and respect as in the past.
 
Any electrical wire that was exposed and under water will have to be replaced, the damage might cost more than you think. It will work now, but will be starting to fail and causing problems. Not teaching the art of sucking eggs.

Are your hydraulic reservoirs all sealed and above the water line?
 
Worst thing, hopefully, is the gearbox coupling: water on the oil seal will rust the coupling and cause the seal to start leaking later, and I only replaced it last spring. All electrics well up out of trouble, on the deckhead.
The boat is 13.5 tons, so quite a strain all round, but the cleat being right on the quarter, seems not to have pulled anything out.
 
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