My Sandy Story

How come there aren't any blocks under your keel?
 
Oh man, I'm sorry Ron. This doesn't look good at all. Just by looking at this pic I would guess that your staterooms got a lot of water. Never mind the ER. This sucks big time. I have a feeling that they carried her like a salvage.
 
Vince...WOW. I didn't see those previous posts til just now. Glad about Ryker Bella, so sorry about the house.

Your "Chocked Up" Stern High!!

DING DING. Give the Coastie a box of cigars.

I screamed about this as soon as I got there. They said water was coming out of the bow so they blocked it bow low to drain. HUH!!??? I told them there's no drain in the bow and no hole in the bottom. It drains from the stern. Boat Blocking 101 at community college. Then they tell me they're going to reblock it - it was heavy and they wanted it to drain. So I screamed again what I was screaming for 11 days. These sunken boats should have been plugged and pumped out first!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The boat is still sitting as you saw in the pix above. After I left, this happened...


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This boat was sunken pretty badly and likely FULL of water.

Six boats left for dead since October 29th are now undoubtedly dead.
 
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OMG... I am heart broken to see your classic like this. I've been away for a bit and all you guys have my thoughts and prayers. . Good luck guys and if I can do anything to help I'll do what I can!
 
Looks like they hooked to the stern cleats (???) with the straps? Here's some more pix of the inglorious recovery operation. WARNING: not for the faint of heart...

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I was told the boat is blocked bow-down b/c of this water coming from the bow. I don't know if they actually believed that story or were trying to convince me that the story is true. I can't imagine you could have tilted a boat any further forward than they managed to tilt this boat without it slipping out of the sling. The guy in the red hoodie did indeed risk his life setting the blocks.
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Yep, the sun has set on this boat...

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Remember the Doral that landed on the Sundancer? Here's how that started. Note the position of the slings. Doomed from the get-go.

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All I have to say is holy crap. They did more damage recovery the boats than the storm did. Sorry to see this Ron.
 
Incompetent idiots. I really hope the insurance process goes good for you.
 
Ron, this is heartbreaking.

You need a new yard.

Dale
 
Thanks guys. I truly believe that the boats in the water were being handled as scrap. I don't think they had any intentions of any of them being servicable, probably from day one. And as such, I believe they were just trying to get them up and out of the way. I'm just saddened b/c I had no part in that decision. Unbeknownst to me, it was made for me and I was given no choice. Maybe it was just a pipe dream to think the boat was going to survive what happened. I guess I'll know when I get aboard.
 
Hey Ron,

I'm so sorry to hear about all this, I know how much you love and care for your boat. Who could have predicted what would happen so I hope you're not beating yourself up about plugging or not plugging. It's really in the hands of your insurance company now and in the end I'm sure there will be many happy boating days ahead. It's hard to say whether your marina did the right thing or not, but just remember, you can always come back to Lighthouse Point if you've lost faith in where you are now. I had my boat all winterized and put the cover on October 20. My dock was 2-3 feet under water (and so was your old one I presume), but my boat is stored in the rear yard where it was on higher land with no damage except for a small tear in my winter cover. None of the boats on my dock floated off their blocks, even with the water and direct wind from Toms River. Keep your chin up, sorry again... Larry
 
I'm not sure about Dorals but I know all mySea Rays actually have labels to tell these guys where to place the slings. I have done some rigging in my life and that pic just screams " this isn't going to work" seems like they just hired a couple of guys to work with a crane operator. Who would place the slings in that position? Any dummy can see the boats going to slip out!!!! Sorry Ron
 
Dude

You need to start asking around about what happens when the "salvor" causes MORE DAMAGE during his "salvage" of the vessel. You might be on the right track about them not caring anything about your boat.

The picture of the bow down with water pouring out and the subsequent blocking bow down certainly appears to be evidence of mishandling of the salvage. What does the adjuster have to say about the photos?
 
Larry - thanks. Glad you made it through OK. Joe, clearly these were crane operators with little knowledge of how to move boats. Rick, haven't shared these latest photos with the adjuster. When I told him about the boat soaking all this time while the marina was in lockdown, he didn't seem phased. BTW, all these pix are up on FB. I didn't take them. If I were them I wouldn't be so quick to post stuff like this publicly but...whatever.
 
Man guys. I've been thinking about you since before the storm. I'm sorry to read this, but glad no one was hurt. All the best in the recovery efforts and hopefully you are able to get the repairs or replacements to your satisfaction.
 

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