Does hail damage boat even if nothing is visible ?
03-28-2017 | 12:48 PM
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Hail actually can tear up interior - you need to inspect all the seams and any cracked damaged vinyl also structures. It would be wise to clean you hull and the sides. Look at the sides of the hull and tops under different shades of the sun and really wise to inspect under florescent lites like in a building.
Also look at your rub rail VERY CLOSE because they can end up looking like a small ball peen hammer hit them all over the place. We have inspected many hail claims for customers and the Insurance companies.
Bow light and any aluminum and all plastic & aluminum vents to look at as well. Really every thing including the trailer needs to be inspected even for slight dents and or more.
Also look at your rub rail VERY CLOSE because they can end up looking like a small ball peen hammer hit them all over the place. We have inspected many hail claims for customers and the Insurance companies.
Bow light and any aluminum and all plastic & aluminum vents to look at as well. Really every thing including the trailer needs to be inspected even for slight dents and or more.
03-28-2017 | 12:49 PM
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03-28-2017 | 12:50 PM
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03-28-2017 | 01:50 PM
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FWIW...
I posted a picture on FB some time back of all of my cars/etc. stuffed panel to panel in my barn in prep for a hail storm.
Pat from AT told me to move the boat outside and stick everything his ATs won't dent.
I posted a picture on FB some time back of all of my cars/etc. stuffed panel to panel in my barn in prep for a hail storm.
Pat from AT told me to move the boat outside and stick everything his ATs won't dent.
03-28-2017 | 01:57 PM
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depends on the size of the hail for damage to none -- 2 inch hale compared to softball size hail is a huge difference.
We have had the softball size hail in the past. Nothing faired to well in those direct hits for 10 mins straight.
We have had the softball size hail in the past. Nothing faired to well in those direct hits for 10 mins straight.
03-28-2017 | 02:37 PM
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Right. When your car gets hail damage INSIDE the garage.....softball sized hail doesn't stop when it hits a roof. It comes right on thru, and dents the carpet.
There were metal buildings that got hit so hard they were torn down after the softball hail storm in Wylie last year. Hundreds of holes all over the building, knocked the lights off the ceiling and demolished everything inside.
There were metal buildings that got hit so hard they were torn down after the softball hail storm in Wylie last year. Hundreds of holes all over the building, knocked the lights off the ceiling and demolished everything inside.
03-29-2017 | 07:31 AM
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Had a checkmate a while back and that happened to, cracked the glass in the hatch, boat was fine, was on a cruiser in a slip one time was hit hard, killed the top and canvas, looked like shot hundred times with slugs !!!
03-29-2017 | 08:34 AM
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Well I didn't see any damage others than one vent cover in the rear has been broken !
Windscreen, rubrails etc all good !!
Then of coarse when top was off it rained like crazy and Then I find out that my Rv in Abilene just took a beating from some pretty big hail sky light busted, I'm sure rain got it in, dag, guess it's my turn !!
Windscreen, rubrails etc all good !!
Then of coarse when top was off it rained like crazy and Then I find out that my Rv in Abilene just took a beating from some pretty big hail sky light busted, I'm sure rain got it in, dag, guess it's my turn !!
