Damaged Boats
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Topic: Damaged Boats
Posted By: radixon
Subject: Damaged Boats
Date Posted: 28 Dec 07 at 9:32pm
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Does anyone know what happens to insurance write-off/damaged boats? Am after an RS boat but dont have the money to buy one yet but might be able to repair one. Do companies sell damaged boats, a bit like a Scrap/Salvage yard for cars? |
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Posted By: Ross
Date Posted: 28 Dec 07 at 10:03pm
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I would imagin that they just salvage what the can and burn it.
------------- Ross If you can't carry it, don't sail it! |
Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 28 Dec 07 at 10:16pm
| I'd reckon for a dinghy to be written off the hull would proabably be in two pieces- or more- surely? |
Posted By: Smight at BBSC
Date Posted: 28 Dec 07 at 10:27pm
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They've been cutting up all the brazilian rs400 ------------- RS600 988 |
Posted By: Merlinboy
Date Posted: 29 Dec 07 at 9:56am
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Shame they didnt do that to the vareos eeh TT ------------- |
Posted By: tmoore
Date Posted: 29 Dec 07 at 12:56pm
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what RS are you looking for?? i know there was one 300 which was involved in a car accident on the way to the nationals a couple of years ago. not sure what happened to it, but there are no other 'casulties' in our class. if your looking for a 600 there are some cheap ones with old sails etc. i doubt there will be any 500's cheap 200s and 400s, unless they are REALLY bad will always be atleast 2500+ saying that, plas menai is selling a 400 with full suit of sails which were almost new when i used it about 7months ago. the mast has a slight fore/aft bend but is otherwise good. £1850 -no trailer or undercover though. worth a look??? ------------- Landlocked in Africa RS300 - 410 Firefly F517 - Nutshell Micro Magic RC yacht - Eclipse |
Posted By: Smight at BBSC
Date Posted: 29 Dec 07 at 6:47pm
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I think RS proberbly don't like people doing major repairs themselves. ------------- RS600 988 |
Posted By: ratface
Date Posted: 29 Dec 07 at 6:59pm
that boat is still out there being used ------------- http://www.blym.org.uk/ - BLYM http://www.blym.org.uk/hydrs/index.htm - Hertfordshire Sailing team Uk-Cherub 2644 Laser 4000 -4089 |
Posted By: tmoore
Date Posted: 29 Dec 07 at 7:50pm
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i had heard that, do you know what number it is? i had heard it was a 4** number. but nobody i have spoken to actually knows. ------------- Landlocked in Africa RS300 - 410 Firefly F517 - Nutshell Micro Magic RC yacht - Eclipse |
Posted By: sargesail
Date Posted: 30 Dec 07 at 10:42am
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Can't remember the number - it was a long time ago (Mounts Bay Nats in? 2001), took an impact from a car on the way down. Undercover held it all in and the boys from LDC did a brilliant job to cut and shunt the back end back on overnight so the guy could race. No long term issues with the boat either. Built to last.
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Posted By: tmoore
Date Posted: 30 Dec 07 at 12:42pm
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respect is due. can you see the damage or does it look as new? ------------- Landlocked in Africa RS300 - 410 Firefly F517 - Nutshell Micro Magic RC yacht - Eclipse |