Jeanne Damage Photos

metaldector · Sep 29, 2004

Here are a few photos of the Marina we keep our boat at. Fortunently for us, we moved the boat north about 20 miles and into a shallow stream where it had no damage. The photos are of Fins Marina at Sebastian Inlet, Florida. The hurricane came in about 5 miles south of here.

SmokeAire · Sep 29, 2004

What a sight. I feel sorry for those that lost boats and the marina.

CBulla · Sep 29, 2004

Judging from the way they are tied up, they were probably sunk with the surge and never recovered.

Randy43068 · Sep 29, 2004

Can those boats be salvaged or are they now junk?

Randy

Rice · Sep 29, 2004

Randy43086:
Can those boats be salvaged or are they now junk?

Randy

The hulls might be ok but hte motors, and electronics are definetly junk.
rice

Scubakevdm · Sep 29, 2004

Rice:
The hulls might be ok but hte motors, and electronics are definetly junk.
rice

Nah, the motors are okay. They just need pickling.

Randy43068 · Sep 29, 2004

What a pain in the arse... hope they're insured.

Feeling badly for those people isn't helping them a bit, but I do.

It has to be a real pain cleaning up all of the mess that Francis Jeanne left behind.

Good luck to everyone affected!

Randy

Rice:
The hulls might be ok but hte motors, and electronics are definetly junk.
rice

SharkBaite · Sep 29, 2004

Geez. Thank goodness I keep mine on a trailer. I would hate to have that happen to me or anyone else. ya could recover them but the engine depending on how long its been under will make a big difference, all the electronics are toast and more than likely you'll need to replace ALL the wiring in the boat from bow to stern.

I know I have seen a few boats here in Ft. Myers that were sunk, but that was because they didn't leave enough rope out for the surge and they let them hit the dock and they ended up under it as the water went out and the was flooded as the water returned.

I would blame the marina's for this if I could it is their job to ensure that all the boats are secured and moored correctly for a storm.
Thats my .02 cents

DennisS · Sep 29, 2004

Salt water ruins the electrical system. Everything may work when it dries out, but little by little the wires and switch contacts start turning green. Replacing wiring is not fun.

Jim Ernst · Sep 29, 2004

the pictures are great , that is a real sad sight though for the folks that lost so much, thanks for sharing :11:

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