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Down at Truman Res. last weekend I hit a submerged tree (plenty of them there)with my '98 1750 Crestliner. Put a 5"wide crease in it from midpoint to transom just to right of center. Its pretty deep, looking to be an inch to an inch 1/2 pushed in. Makes me sick. Did not crack the hull. Question is, can this be repaired without losing hull integrity? Any info is appreciated. Thanks
Rich B
05-19-2003, 02:45 PM
Ron,
At some point you may want to notify your insurance agent (if you carried hull coverage); as it sounds like your boat may need to go back to the factory for repairs (if they can repair it). It may be damaged to the extent that it isn't repairable (so to speak) but OK to continue to run the boat - then you'll have to decide what you want to do at that point (to live with it, or have your insurance company inspect and adjust your hull claim).
You can also check with a good local body shop and have them tell you
what they could do in terms of repairs; and then you can decide how
you want to handle the damages.
I've been through what you describe, and you have my sympathy !
MarkG
05-19-2003, 03:02 PM
Thats a pretty deep,wide,long crease. You could have also done some internal damage,to a weld or stringer or I beam or whatever Crestliner has in there. If this is a nice boat,and still has a lot of value to it,you might want to contact Crestliner customer service directly,discuss it with them ,as well as get your insurance company involved. If you have coverage,the right way to do it,will probably also be to get a reputable Crestliner dealer involved , as they may be able to help Crestliner do some local evaluation,which if your insurance agrees,could lead to shipping the boat directly to Crestliner for repair.
WalleyeJohnson
05-20-2003, 06:05 AM
Does the boat leak from the damage? Contact Crestliner send some pictures and get an estimate...contact your insurance agent and find out your options are...try and find a quality local shop familar with boat repair of this type...once you have all three areas of information figure out which option fits your situation best...good luck - been there...feel your pain!
BeenThere
05-20-2003, 06:21 AM
>Does the boat leak from the damage? Contact Crestliner send
>some pictures and get an estimate...contact your insurance
>agent and find out your options are...try and find a quality
>local shop familar with boat repair of this type...once you
>have all three areas of information figure out which option
>fits your situation best...good luck - been there...feel
>your pain!
This is very good advice. Follow it. I have been down this road and this is exactly what you should do. Get the boat pros involved. Get your insurance involved so you know the financial ramifications of what the boat pros tell you.
Good luck. I know the sick feeling you describe. My very FIRST boat was crushed between 2 docks, one of which broke loose in a storm. I had owned it for 3 months at the time. It was brand new. Not only that, but it happened on my birthday. Talk about being depressed!!
Hang in there. Be glad no one was hurt or killed. I have found out that boats CAN be repaired/replaced. People cannot.
I took your advice. Hauled the boat to the dealer I bought it from, we took digitals and he is sending them to Crestliner. Also contacted insurance company. I'm fully covered, (Thank God) seems to be an issue of how bad the stringer damage is inside. I would only have the factory work on it and only if they would still warranty the hull welds as origional. If not, I'm not sure what direction to go. I do have this boat on some pretty rough water at times.
Thanks for the insights.