achjimmy Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 (edited) Hi Guys. Second time out in our new boat. Took the Father in Law and Brothers for a spin into JB. Had a great trip, on return i gave the FiL the helm to bring in. Whilst leaving the jetty he opened it up and misjudged the cruiser in front of us or more correctly the 1" thick marlin board attached to the 3.5 tonne cruiser. See below my once neat pride and joy of only two months! Edited July 10, 2007 by achjimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flightmanager Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Cant wait to see the pic !! Was there much damage? Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmesie Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 OUCH!! mate, I feel for ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achjimmy Posted July 10, 2007 Author Share Posted July 10, 2007 Cant wait to see the pic !! Was there much damage? Ross Sorry had trouble getting the Pics up (probaly my mental state) I think she is @#$%ed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDiko Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 You know what to do IFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 (edited) Bugger!! I can imagine a few words were spoken How about "SLOW DOWN!!" Bad luck, Achjimmy! Hopefully you will be able to get it panel beaten & patched back to 'new'! GOod Luck! Cheerio ROberta On my second look, it looks like a fair sized hole! Shame Edited July 10, 2007 by Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achjimmy Posted July 10, 2007 Author Share Posted July 10, 2007 You know what to do IFS The poor bastard when we got back he broke down when my missues turmed up and went into shock! We had to get the Ambos. I never seen anybody take it so hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 .....The poor bastard when we got back he broke down when my missues turmed up and went into shock! We had to get the Ambos. I never seen anybody take it so hard.... Jim - you are a legend to be taking it so well & still able to show concern for your FIL. At least there were no physical injuries - a bonus, I reckon. Did you have full insurance on it? Cheerio Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achjimmy Posted July 10, 2007 Author Share Posted July 10, 2007 Bugger!! I can imagine a few words were spoken How about "SLOW DOWN!!" Bad luck, Achjimmy! Hopefully you will be able to get it panel beaten & patched back to 'new'! GOod Luck! Cheerio ROberta On my second look, it looks like a fair sized hole! Shame Thanks Roberta, there wasnt time to say anything. I just took over and made sure everybody was ok and we could get back to the ramp. There is nothing gained in chucking a hairy fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmoshe Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Oh Dear!!! That's tragic. Hope the FIL is OK now...Remember...it's a boat...not a human life that's damaged. I'm sure it's fixable. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flightmanager Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Jim , boats , like cars , can be repaired/replaced. The main thing is that no one was hurt! Sorry to see such a nice boat with such damage , hope she can be fixed up good as new !! Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfish Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 OUCH! oh well weld her up, and now theres no worries about a little scratch here and there you can get out and use her as a real boat! i know the feeling as the look on my mates face when he knocked on my door to return my old boat said it all! much cheaper boat, much more damage got it repaired no problems! tho have not seen my mate since! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemmm Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Not a lot you can say when tragedy occurs. My heart goes out to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolan Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 PM me if you need help as to where to go if you want it fixed. Cheers, Stumpy. (I Feel For You Mate) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalucius Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 O M G I know how you feel. I'm spewin' and it's not even my boat. As my now semi relaxed husband would say 'it's only a hunk of metal'. I use to get filthy looks from him if a sinker bounced off the side of our boat until HE landed it on a rock bed (4 times in a row). It's a shame, but like the above comments no one was injured that is the most important thing. ewwww chills up my spine just thinking about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbielites Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 The poor bastard when we got back he broke down when my missues turmed up and went into shock! We had to get the Ambos. I never seen anybody take it so hard. You never can tell what will stress some one out to their limit I hope he pulls up well Cheers. Robbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james1990 Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Mate, that would really suck. BUT i have a story to go with the damage.......... Say you hooked a 500lb bluemarlin whilst live baiting for flatties at spot X, you got him to the boat, he shook his head did his damage then the trace failed...................ohhh bugger the one that got away. cheers james Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achjimmy Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 Guys Thanks for all your kind thoughts. The old bloke has pulled up all right and keeps wanting to know whats happening and to make amends. I will try and get around it somehow, cant see me accepting money of a retired family member living on a fixed income? I dont know whats going to happen yet, i have to get a quote and submit it. I dont have a problem with a repair as long as it is done in such away as to not devalue the boat, otherwise i would rather move on. if they write it off, do they pay out the lot or just the Hull? and do your get to keep the Hull? If anybody knows a repairer in Western Sydney who could provide a quote I would appreciate the name. As usual Huey has offered assistance and a name but he is in Woy woy, is Huey a solid guy or what? Anyway Thanks again all, either way this is just a small setback we all have and I will be getting amongst fish asap. FYI below is a few photos of the kids having a ball catching bugger all in the beutiful Sussex inlet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Hi Jim GOod luck with the repairs, I am sure that any reputable repairer will be able to get it back as 'good as new' - if your FIL wants to contribute towards some of the excess on the insurance, don't knock him back - he has his pride, too! Nothing worse than being beholden to your out-laws!!! Don't be too scared of taking your repairs (at least for a quote) up to Woy Woy - it is the quality of the repair you are after ..... it is not that far away, really. No point only going local, when you want the best! I bet Huey has some good contacts. Cheerio Roberta My nephew drove my brand new surf rod into a bunch of trees & made a 2 piece into a 4 piece! He was not in a situation to be able to make recompense. I know how you feel!!! I ended up effecting the repair ..... haven't used it much since!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achjimmy Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 Hi Jim GOod luck with the repairs, I am sure that any reputable repairer will be able to get it back as 'good as new' - if your FIL wants to contribute towards some of the excess on the insurance, don't knock him back - he has his pride, too! Nothing worse than being beholden to your out-laws!!! Don't be too scared of taking your repairs (at least for a quote) up to Woy Woy - it is the quality of the repair you are after ..... it is not that far away, really. No point only going local, when you want the best! I bet Huey has some good contacts. Cheerio Roberta My nephew drove my brand new surf rod into a bunch of trees & made a 2 piece into a 4 piece! He was not in a situation to be able to make recompense. I know how you feel!!! I ended up effecting the repair ..... haven't used it much since!! Thanks Roberta Funny thing you mention the rod damage. On the day before when we were in St Georges basin my eldest lost his rod overboard and that upset me more as it was a rod i gave him on his day of birth 11 yrs ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tricks Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 mate im sorry to hear and see this to your boat. must suck but if you do end up repairing the damage i may be able to help with the paint work which would save you some dollars cheers patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deek Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 If you decide to go to Woy Woy, pm me as I live in the lower Blue Mountains and I would be happy to help out. Cheers deek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger_shark Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 if they write it off, do they pay out the lot or just the Hull? and do your get to keep the Hull? If anybody knows a repairer in Western Sydney who could provide a quote I would appreciate the name. If they write anything off they still sell it. So say your hull is writen off.... they will give you the money for the agreed price on the hull, then take the written off hull and sell it to a wrecker to get some money back. I believe most insurers will give you the option of buying the hull back at the quoted price by the wrecker... Goodluck........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abiasin Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 spewing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achjimmy Posted July 22, 2007 Author Share Posted July 22, 2007 Hi All Thanks again all for your kind words. It really helped. Fortunately the FIL is OK as well and has jetted off for 2 weeks in Cairns. The insurance company has written her off (hull only) and allowed me to purchase it back. Given work commitments and other time constraints I have decided to sell her as is rather than fix it and move on to another vessel. It should be a good buy for someone who wants to spend some time fixing her up. They could spend as little as a few hours or a few weeks depends how they want it to look. I will be making up an ad and throwing it on ebay if a friend doesn’t grab it 1st. Cheers again and thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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