We just had a big thunderstorm pass through.

My next door neighbor called me at work and said a large tree had fallen in
my back yard. I went paddling on Saturnday and had left my kayak on my car
until late Sunday. I considered leaving it there since I was planning on
taking it to Baltimore this weekend. Instead I moved it onto some slings in
the backyard. Big mistake:

http://mayfly.mannlib.cornell.edu/st...e/IMG_4937.jpg
http://mayfly.mannlib.cornell.edu/st...e/IMG_4938.jpg

What a bummer! Bet there were a few well chosen words wafting through
the trees when you discovered this.

Blakley

---
Blakely LaCroix
rbp clique member #86
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
"The best adventure is yet to come"



John Fereira wrote:
We just had a big thunderstorm pass through.

My next door neighbor called me at work and said a large tree had fallen in
my back yard. I went paddling on Saturnday and had left my kayak on my car
until late Sunday. I considered leaving it there since I was planning on
taking it to Baltimore this weekend. Instead I moved it onto some slings in
the backyard. Big mistake:

http://mayfly.mannlib.cornell.edu/st...e/IMG_4937.jpg
http://mayfly.mannlib.cornell.edu/st...e/IMG_4938.jpg

That sucks beyond words. What a beautiful boat too, probably built it
yourself which makes the pain even worse.

"John Fereira" wrote in message
.. .
We just had a big thunderstorm pass through.

My next door neighbor called me at work and said a large tree had fallen
in
my back yard. I went paddling on Saturnday and had left my kayak on my
car
until late Sunday. I considered leaving it there since I was planning on
taking it to Baltimore this weekend. Instead I moved it onto some slings
in
the backyard. Big mistake:

http://mayfly.mannlib.cornell.edu/st...e/IMG_4937.jpg
http://mayfly.mannlib.cornell.edu/st...e/IMG_4938.jpg

On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 19:56:18 GMT, John Fereira
wrote:

We just had a big thunderstorm pass through.

My next door neighbor called me at work and said a large tree had fallen in
my back yard. I went paddling on Saturnday and had left my kayak on my car
until late Sunday. I considered leaving it there since I was planning on
taking it to Baltimore this weekend. Instead I moved it onto some slings in
the backyard. Big mistake:

http://mayfly.mannlib.cornell.edu/st...e/IMG_4937.jpg
http://mayfly.mannlib.cornell.edu/st...e/IMG_4938.jpg

Ouch!

Looks like a nice boat (past tense, I guess).

You might see if your homeowner's insurance might cover it.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
--
At the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence

Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom

"Don Freeman" wrote in
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That sucks beyond words. What a beautiful boat too, probably built it
yourself which makes the pain even worse.

Yes, I built it a couple of years ago. A couple of months ago I brought it
in the basement for a sanding and revarnish job. While I had it there I
drilled 18 holes in the deck and installed some hardwood flush mount deck
fittings. The deck rigging was really the only thing I wanted to improve on
it. I painted the cockpit rim and inside the cockpit with a dark green,
replaced all the deck bungies and put in a dark green perimeter line. I put
on 3 coats of new varnish, the final touchup work done last week. When I
paddled it on Saturday it not only looked better than the day I launched it
but it was better outfitted. I was planning on bringing it with me to
Baltimore this weekend and considered just leaving in the car all week, but
ended up putting it on slings in the back yard Sunday night. At around
noon, on Monday it was broken in half. There are actually 12 strips
remaining the run continously from bow to stern without a break. The log
landed right in the middle cockpit where the check plates were. I pushed
the cheek plates through the hull and crushed the cockpit on both side to
below the water line. On one side the tear continous down the hull in a
semi circle ending at about the keel line. I *might* be repairable but the
biggest challenge would be the make it straight with the same amount of
rocker. I'd likely have to cut the deck completely off at the sheer line,
rebuild the strong back, and put the hull and deck shells back on the forms
before cutting out and replacing the broken strips. Starting from scratch
might save some in materials but the amount of work would almost be like
building another boat. That boat took me five months to build and that was
before I had a 2 year old son.

On Tue, 07 Jun 2005 22:06:50 GMT, John Fereira
wrote:

"Don Freeman" wrote in
:

That sucks beyond words. What a beautiful boat too, probably built it
yourself which makes the pain even worse.

Yes, I built it a couple of years ago. A couple of months ago I brought it
in the basement for a sanding and revarnish job. While I had it there I

before cutting out and replacing the broken strips. Starting from scratch
might save some in materials but the amount of work would almost be like
building another boat. That boat took me five months to build and that was
before I had a 2 year old son.

Doesn't take the pain away, or the rebuild time, but you may be able
to sell it to a shop or something as a decorative piece, with the
broken ends dressed up a little.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
--
At the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence

Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom

John Fereira wrote:
We just had a big thunderstorm pass through.

My next door neighbor called me at work and said a large tree had fallen in
my back yard. I went paddling on Saturnday and had left my kayak on my car
until late Sunday. I considered leaving it there since I was planning on
taking it to Baltimore this weekend. Instead I moved it onto some slings in
the backyard. Big mistake:

http://mayfly.mannlib.cornell.edu/st...e/IMG_4937.jpg
http://mayfly.mannlib.cornell.edu/st...e/IMG_4938.jpg

Just wondering - does homeowners insurance pay out on something like
that and at what value.