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Originally Posted by brett_p (Post 3805713)

Yes, it is! I had 50k in damage from Isaac in August and just found out my insurance company isn't renewing my policy at the end of the year. So they are allowed by insurance commissioners and whoever else is involved to take your money than when something goes down and they have to pay out they are just allowed to not renew or just simply pull out of your area. Insurance is a joke. It's great till you need to use it than once you do anything goes on their end!

Sorry to hear about your insurance problems you are having, we have been having the same home owners/boaters insurance problems for years in Florida. What we do at the start of each cane season, if video tape all of our possesions in our homes and keep those video with our cane evac kit. We just paid off our house and are debateing on whether to carry insurance after next years' cane season... I agree, the insurance co.s rip us all off.

We just finished riding out Sandy here inn Dover DE. and luckly we had minimual damage and still have power. Trying to get back to work, on the base. Hope all is safe, and that life will get back to normal ASAP!

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Originally Posted by dereknkathy (Post 3805321)

hi. Warlock, your PM box is full. if you go over the margate bridge, could you look left at about your 2 o:clock and see if my blue hatteras is still there and afloat? thanks. derek.

derek,did your boat survive the night?

Tried to get over to Beach Haven west to check on your guys stuff I'll Route 72 is closed unable to get near the day from where I live

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Originally Posted by innerrage (Post 3805658)

if your mom needs anything let me no i live in meriden ct,pm me.

Thanks,

She SHOULD be OK, they are so far off in the woods they are used to being without power. Got busy at work, and didnt get to call yet, will try at lunch. She is in New Fairfield, on the NY border.

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Originally Posted by Expensive Date (Post 3805747)

Tried to get over to Beach Haven west to check on your guys stuff I'll Route 72 is closed unable to get near the day from where I live

Thanks, I'm heading down now from the Poconos. Thanks for trying to get a look.

So, I just heard my street had water up to the mailboxes. Where could the boat really go attached to the trailer? The trailer is so heavy.

i dont want to sound like debbydowner,but if the water gets high enough for the boat to float,the trailer will float with it,hopefully it being tied down will help.

When the river flooded in South Dakota several years back, there was a reason why so many flooded properties started on fire. Owners were insured against fire but not flooding.

In 2008 I had 5 feet of water on the main floor of two houses. It was dirty, nasty, river water. It came up so fact that almost nothing was removed, so it was awful. The one thing that I learned is that FEMA and insurance companies are all different. Don't take your buddies word for anything. Dive into it yourself and ask lots of questions. Everybodys situation is slightly different, so the solutions are all different. Don't fall prey to rumors. It took some time and alot of work, but we rebuilt them better than before. It really, really, really sucks, but try to keep your head up. I feel for everybody affected.

Yeah, I don't think the trailer being attached to the boat is going to keep if from floating around at all.

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Originally Posted by brett_p (Post 3805789)

Yeah, I don't think the trailer being attached to the boat is going to keep if from floating around at all.

If the drain plug is left out and still on the trailer, it should stay put, maybe...