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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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"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 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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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