Video of boats piled up on Staten Island
10-31-2012 | 06:34 PM
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Video of boats piled up on Staten Island
11-01-2012 | 08:17 AM
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Every one in the U.S. knew there was a storm barreling down on the East coast.... Even a few days before it hit land they showed where it would hit.
Question: Why would the owners STILL leave there boat and yachts in the water/marina????
-They want the storm to destroy there boat so they can collect the insurance money?
-No trailer, but then what do they do when Winter and ice arrives?
-Playing the "I have a super boat nothing will touch it" card?
-They were out of the country the last month where no TV was?
-Their truck & trailer was stolen before the storm hit?
-All marina's hoists and lift trucks were broken at the same time?
-Marina said "good luck, were out of here, the hoist is closed"?
Help me understand what those owners were thinking leaving there boat in the water straight in the storms path? I have seen a couple threads here on OSO where the owners we getting the F@@@ out of dodge with there boat, why wouldn't others fallow suit?
Question: Why would the owners STILL leave there boat and yachts in the water/marina????
-They want the storm to destroy there boat so they can collect the insurance money?
-No trailer, but then what do they do when Winter and ice arrives?
-Playing the "I have a super boat nothing will touch it" card?
-They were out of the country the last month where no TV was?
-Their truck & trailer was stolen before the storm hit?
-All marina's hoists and lift trucks were broken at the same time?
-Marina said "good luck, were out of here, the hoist is closed"?
Help me understand what those owners were thinking leaving there boat in the water straight in the storms path? I have seen a couple threads here on OSO where the owners we getting the F@@@ out of dodge with there boat, why wouldn't others fallow suit?
11-01-2012 | 09:26 AM
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As if it isn't bad enough.....there are a few more problems lurking for owners of boats that were not heavily damaged. In that video there was a pair of Searays sitting in a marina that had wrecked boats all around. Those boats are floating (for now) but with no power it is only a matter of time before the batteries fail, bilge pumps fail and the 2nd wave of sinking/damage occurs. It is also on the cusp of winter and those marinas are not going to be up and running before the 1st snowfall so then you have boats that are not winterized getting damaged from the cold weather.
11-01-2012 | 09:40 AM
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Every one in the U.S. knew there was a storm barreling down on the East coast.... Even a few days before it hit land they showed where it would hit.
Question: Why would the owners STILL leave there boat and yachts in the water/marina????
-They want the storm to destroy there boat so they can collect the insurance money?
-No trailer, but then what do they do when Winter and ice arrives?
-Playing the "I have a super boat nothing will touch it" card?
-They were out of the country the last month where no TV was?
-Their truck & trailer was stolen before the storm hit?
-All marina's hoists and lift trucks were broken at the same time?
-Marina said "good luck, were out of here, the hoist is closed"?
Help me understand what those owners were thinking leaving there boat in the water straight in the storms path? I have seen a couple threads here on OSO where the owners we getting the F@@@ out of dodge with there boat, why wouldn't others fallow suit?
Question: Why would the owners STILL leave there boat and yachts in the water/marina????
-They want the storm to destroy there boat so they can collect the insurance money?
-No trailer, but then what do they do when Winter and ice arrives?
-Playing the "I have a super boat nothing will touch it" card?
-They were out of the country the last month where no TV was?
-Their truck & trailer was stolen before the storm hit?
-All marina's hoists and lift trucks were broken at the same time?
-Marina said "good luck, were out of here, the hoist is closed"?
Help me understand what those owners were thinking leaving there boat in the water straight in the storms path? I have seen a couple threads here on OSO where the owners we getting the F@@@ out of dodge with there boat, why wouldn't others fallow suit?
A few considerations:
1. If you have a house and or business that would easily take preparation priority over a boat.
2. If it was a 30 ft boat with a trailer it should have been taken care of (anyone with a 1500+ series pickup could yank it out and park it next to your house) but in the case of a 50 Searay/ sailboat you are at the marina's mercy.
3. Lack of land space- Not sure those marinas have the same amount of room on land as they do in the water. Example a 200 boat marina may not be able to store those 200 boats on their land/parking lot etc.
4. Some of those boats that are damaged were stored on land/blocked etc but the storm surge rearranged them. So the owners did plan ahead but the storm still got the boats.
It sucks, when hurricanes have run through Florida they have even crushed rack storage places and they drop like pancakes crushing everything inside. Then cleanup is further delayed due to fuel spills, battery shorts etc. Marina One in Deerfield was pancaked and 3 months later they still hadn't cleaned it up. Every boat was a total loss in addition to the building itself yet they were properly stored inside the building for the storm......so in some cases you do the best you can and that still isn't enough. I would say damaged boats are the least of the troubles in NY/NJ right now especially with winter starting shortly.
11-01-2012 | 12:58 PM
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A few considerations:
1. If you have a house and or business that would easily take preparation priority over a boat.
2. If it was a 30 ft boat with a trailer it should have been taken care of (anyone with a 1500+ series pickup could yank it out and park it next to your house) but in the case of a 50 Searay/ sailboat you are at the marina's mercy.
3. Lack of land space- Not sure those marinas have the same amount of room on land as they do in the water. Example a 200 boat marina may not be able to store those 200 boats on their land/parking lot etc.
4. Some of those boats that are damaged were stored on land/blocked etc but the storm surge rearranged them. So the owners did plan ahead but the storm still got the boats.
It sucks, when hurricanes have run through Florida they have even crushed rack storage places and they drop like pancakes crushing everything inside. Then cleanup is further delayed due to fuel spills, battery shorts etc. Marina One in Deerfield was pancaked and 3 months later they still hadn't cleaned it up. Every boat was a total loss in addition to the building itself yet they were properly stored inside the building for the storm......so in some cases you do the best you can and that still isn't enough. I would say damaged boats are the least of the troubles in NY/NJ right now especially with winter starting shortly.
1. If you have a house and or business that would easily take preparation priority over a boat.
2. If it was a 30 ft boat with a trailer it should have been taken care of (anyone with a 1500+ series pickup could yank it out and park it next to your house) but in the case of a 50 Searay/ sailboat you are at the marina's mercy.
3. Lack of land space- Not sure those marinas have the same amount of room on land as they do in the water. Example a 200 boat marina may not be able to store those 200 boats on their land/parking lot etc.
4. Some of those boats that are damaged were stored on land/blocked etc but the storm surge rearranged them. So the owners did plan ahead but the storm still got the boats.
It sucks, when hurricanes have run through Florida they have even crushed rack storage places and they drop like pancakes crushing everything inside. Then cleanup is further delayed due to fuel spills, battery shorts etc. Marina One in Deerfield was pancaked and 3 months later they still hadn't cleaned it up. Every boat was a total loss in addition to the building itself yet they were properly stored inside the building for the storm......so in some cases you do the best you can and that still isn't enough. I would say damaged boats are the least of the troubles in NY/NJ right now especially with winter starting shortly.
