Sunk

[Ullevi83]

Absolutely gutted . Boat went in on Tuesday and moored off the cruising club wall. Main mooring chain had moved and brought the bow onto ground, combination of strong wind and tide on Wednesday night/early hours thursday caused boat to tilt enough to let water in via engine vents. Thursday morning phone call that my boat was underwater. Absolutely pig sick. Boat was running well and looking good (dreaded Samurai engine ran sweetly). Boat now refloated and out in marina yard awaiting insurance surveyor. More than likely next Summer till I'm back in the water now and will have to bite the bullet and pay for a decent pontoon berth too. Totally, totally, fe*ked off right now.

 

[Kilter]

Oh dear! So sorry to hear that.

 

[cjrvernon]

i no the feeling i had a boat sink on its pontoon down to a loose pipe
its no fun
good luck
cjrvernon

 

[Ullevi83]

Well they say things happen in threes. A friend of mine's yacht took on water and sank while racing on Wednesday night too. He managed to get himself and two crew members onto another yacht just before it went down. Also the P&O ferry struck the bi red harbour buoy at Troon causing around 1.5 million worth of damage. Not a good night for boating.

 

[JKay]

Not a good start!Sorry to hear that

cheers Joe

 

[JKay]

are you down at the weekend?

saw you come in the Sluice a couple of weeks back and

came over but you'd gawn

cheers Joe

 

[duncan]

crips Alex...........where was this?

Having had a boat sink on the pontoon overnight and dealt with the insurers etc make sure you have someone professional handling it from your end.

You have my number

 

[whisper]

Ghastly thing to happen. All the very best in sorting it out and getting back on the water asap.