Boat Damaged :(

First order of business fix your dock before you beat up another boat.

The insurance co will make a decision at around 75% of your policy limit. Go get an estimate and read the policy.

The transom can be strengthened from the inside of the hull. You will need to remove the back seat, floor and gas tank to proper attach the damage. Are the colorful graphics vinyl or is it paint? Are the graphics done in Gel.?

This can be fixed as a winter project we can walk you through it. Matching older gel coat with newer gel will be the hardest part. Mini Craft of Florida is one place you could get Gel Coat from. I-Boats .com sells Spectrum Gel Coat for many boat brands. Correct Craft used Spectrum. They might have your original gel coat color for your boat. We can walk you through it set by step. Basically, you are using a Dermal Tool to grind out the scratches to bare glass and then using a gel coat putty made with fiberglass filler to fill in the grinded out cracks. . Then you wet sand with many fine grits and polish to get the scratches out. You will need to polish the entire side of the boat to make it look great. If the graphics are vinyl you can remove and replace the graphic . If paint you can mask and paint.

JMO,

Donald .

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Thanks everybody. This is on my '86 Supra. Found it when looking for a Nautique a few years ago. It was to nice to pass up.

The graphics are decals. Those I can find. If I take this on it will be a chance to clean up a few other things. Replace all the decals. Basically give the exterior a refresh.

The shop wasn't worried about the transom. The swim platform is mounted with lag bolts, none of them pulled out. To inspect the back of the transom the back seat and fuel tank have to come out. Then floor has to be cut out in the back.. A lot of work.


Insurance will inspect it in a few days. Will know more then.

Update:

Insurance totaled the boat. This actually worked out pretty well for me. I had the boat insured on an agreed value for $10k. So the settlement is $10k less $375 deductible. They offered to sell the boat back to me for $900. I took that deal. So I have a check for $8725 and the damaged Supra.

I'm going to buff out the scratches and clean up a few things and list it for sale. I'm thinking I should be able to get around $5k.

We had it out 5 days last week and it performed great. Swim platform is not compromised with the stainless trim removed.

Will be searching for a Sport Nautique. Super clean, low hours, GT40. There is a great '97 listed on here in NE. Seller seems great, but the price is to high. Plus it's half way across the country. Send any leads my way.

Couple parting shots of the 1986 Sunsport. Really a great boat.





Cheers!

That is a view into Glacier Park from Hungry Horse reservoir.
22 miles long and completely in forest service land. Not a house on it.
Amazing place.

I was able to buff out the scratches and hammer out the kink in the swim platform trim.
Boat looks pretty darn good considering.
No salvage titles in Montana to worry about.
I'm thinking it should easily bring $5k as-is. We will see.
Will be enjoying it until it finds a new owner.
I don't have the room to get another boat until this one goes.

As long as he's upfront with the buyer who cares, people sell SN's with rotten stringers to uninformed buyers everyday.
I have a feeling there wasn't any structural damage just some gel cracks.

MourningWood wrote: But let me see if I got this right, you are just going to "buff out a few scratches, clean up a few things, and list it for sale"? This, the same boat you began this thread worried about, claiming it was "damaged". "torn up", and questioning the integrity of the hull. platform, and transom? Now you're simply going to sell it to someone else? Strike me as a real stand-up guy. GLWS

You raise some good points. My question was if the transom could have been compromised by the impact to the swim platform.
The shop inspected the transom and determined no damage. The mounting screws weren't even pulled out. There is a bit of stress cracking in the gel. They think that was there before as there was some discoloration in the cracks. The platform brackets are slightly bent and the trim strip was damaged. There was a chip in the fiberglass at the transom corner. The rest of the damage was black scratches through the decal on the side.

The eye opener on the estimate was the labor rate at $140 hour and repair times. I think they had 14 hours to remove the decal and buff the side. That adds up in a hurry.

I plan to disclose everything I know about the boat and its history to any prospective buyer. I think anyone shopping in the $5k range will expect some issues. Or, perhaps I won't find any takers and it will stay with us. If that happens I'll continue to lurk here dreaming of a Nautique.

I drove my car home after someone hit me. Insurance adjuster did a visual inspection at my residence. After I told him the mileage over the phone he determined it was a total loss. I said I want to keep the car so they mailed a check for the difference. The vehicle and the title never left my possession.

Not sure where the 'salvage' line really is. Maybe someone in the insurance game would know.

In Arkansas, as long as the titled owner buys the vehicle from the insurance company and the insurance company never takes possession of the title then it stays clean. However, if the insurance company takes possession then it becomes a salvage title. Of course, in Arkansas, boats don't have titles, trailers do. It's weird!

Man, that's a great story. I am always getting the short end of the stick whenever insurance is involved. Business insurance is like legalized crime, and place a claim?? May as well kill yourself.

Good for you.

phatsat67 wrote: I have progressive as well. Some say the agreed value is just a suggestion and they only pay out what the "real" assessed value is. Doesn't seem to be the case in this instance.

Yeah, and it will be the last claim he makes.. Ol Flo or Jamie is going to ram it hard up his ass when the next premium is due........

phatsat67 wrote: I have progressive as well. Some say the agreed value is just a suggestion and they only pay out what the "real" assessed value is. Doesn't seem to be the case in this instance.

You need to be very careful about “agreed value” vs “stated value”. Read your policy closely and call your insurer if the language is unclear. You may be surprised with what they say.

phatsat67 wrote: I have progressive as well. Some say the agreed value is just a suggestion and they only pay out what the "real" assessed value is.

Good to hear as both of mine are with Flo!

tryathlete wrote: Yeah, and it will be the last claim he makes.. Ol Flo or Jamie is going to ram it hard up his ass when the next premium is due........

MOJO you crack me up. [/QUOTE]

Its all true. Insurance companies aren't in the business of handing out money... Someone always pays in the end....