Alaskan Sea-Duction
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- Location
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- Vessel Name
- Alaskan Sea-Duction
- Vessel Make
- 1988 M/Y Camargue YachtFisher
So we took ASD to a local yacht club for their annual St. Patty's day celebration. Water is high on the Columbia, heavy current and lots of trash in the river.
We parked outside the club house as we do every year, except I was sided tided. No big deal, as I always have moored here and folks have side tied to me.
So the yacht club has a dock master. A 40 Tolly Craft tied up directing ahead of me to the end dock. He told the dock master he wanted to temporarily park there until his friends arrived and then he would move. In the mean time a 60ft Hatteras arrived and the Tolly didn't want to move, so the dock mater had him side tie to the Tolly.
The next morning, Saturday, I and the owner of the boat I was side tied to, approached the yacht club's dock master and voiced our opinion that we did not like having the 60 footer tied to the 40 footer directly in front of us. Dock master told us we would be OK and not to worry about it.
That night as the party is going on, the live band playing, I am outside and as I am looking toward the river, I can't believe my eyes! The Hatteras is leaving! Then my stomach fell into my big toe, as I see the Tolly craft still tied to the Hatteras. The current caught the bow of the 60 footer and the forward third slams into my bow pulpit! The crunching sound was bad. I am running down the dock hitting the windows as I am running down the dock. I jump on the first boat and then my boat. My anchor was lodged into his side, then move up, snaps a railing stantion on the Hat while my railing is sitting on his bow. Man I was pissed!!!!
So damage wise it isn't so bad as it appears. He broke a piece of Teflon wrapped around the pulpit and some gel-coat damage. Popped 3 screws on my railing. Busted my flag pole with the Canadian Ensign with a cover. I am having the boat hauled out on Friday, where I plan to lower the anchor and take all the weight off and then see if there is any further damage.
If there is significant damage to my bow pulpit, I plan to hold the yacht club responsible. Thoughts?
We parked outside the club house as we do every year, except I was sided tided. No big deal, as I always have moored here and folks have side tied to me.
So the yacht club has a dock master. A 40 Tolly Craft tied up directing ahead of me to the end dock. He told the dock master he wanted to temporarily park there until his friends arrived and then he would move. In the mean time a 60ft Hatteras arrived and the Tolly didn't want to move, so the dock mater had him side tie to the Tolly.
The next morning, Saturday, I and the owner of the boat I was side tied to, approached the yacht club's dock master and voiced our opinion that we did not like having the 60 footer tied to the 40 footer directly in front of us. Dock master told us we would be OK and not to worry about it.
That night as the party is going on, the live band playing, I am outside and as I am looking toward the river, I can't believe my eyes! The Hatteras is leaving! Then my stomach fell into my big toe, as I see the Tolly craft still tied to the Hatteras. The current caught the bow of the 60 footer and the forward third slams into my bow pulpit! The crunching sound was bad. I am running down the dock hitting the windows as I am running down the dock. I jump on the first boat and then my boat. My anchor was lodged into his side, then move up, snaps a railing stantion on the Hat while my railing is sitting on his bow. Man I was pissed!!!!
So damage wise it isn't so bad as it appears. He broke a piece of Teflon wrapped around the pulpit and some gel-coat damage. Popped 3 screws on my railing. Busted my flag pole with the Canadian Ensign with a cover. I am having the boat hauled out on Friday, where I plan to lower the anchor and take all the weight off and then see if there is any further damage.
If there is significant damage to my bow pulpit, I plan to hold the yacht club responsible. Thoughts?