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Good thing you weren't pulling a Grady-the young lady would have been killed. Glad the insurance worked out. Skip
If you think youve heard of everything try this out. A good friend of mine, a guide in SW Fl was trailering his 40K Action Craft rig across Rt 41 in Northport, an older gentleman runs a light and hits the boat from the side as well. Boat goes flying off, his PU rolled over from the force, trailer still attached. He's basically upside down, the boat was destroyed, kevlar, carbon fiber doesnt do well from impact. Here's the clincher, the old guy sues him. About a year later he gets a summons in the mail as well as the ins company. Instead of the ins. company fighting they pay the old guy, so they dont have to go to court. Fl is a nutty place, Bob said moral of the story, stay away from old folks driving. BTW he lost his endorsement with Action Craft after that.I finally got all of this straight after a few months so here goes.....
On Dec 2nd I sold my parker 21SE to a guy in Millsboro....He asked me to deliver the boat and he would compensate me for doing so....So it is a clear beautiful day....sat afternoon...on a straight away road...hardly any traffic....I am making a left hand turn (1 lane each way) 1 mile from this guys house....a car comes from nowhere (behind me) and slams into the rear (port side) of my trailer!!!!!!
Boat goes flying off of the trailer and goes an official 225 ft!!!!!....Trailer busts in 1/2 and swings around and dents my pickup....the girl (21 years old) hits my boat and than hits a tree....
To make a long story short....she is OK...broken ankle...My truck had $800 worth of damage, she only had liability and her truck was totalled.... the insurance company wanted to fix the boat....I didn't want it fixed because I had the boat sold and wanted the full value of what I was selling it for....damage was at $14,000...........gel coat..fiberglass...trailer..trim tabs ripped off.......Boat had a strap around which was ripped to shredds....winch strap too......
What an awesome boat it was....after all of that the boat was sitting on the side of the road and looked like it was ready to launch.....it was towed to Shorts Marine....I wasn't very happy with them but thats another story.....
So after 5 LOOOOONG weeks...I got a lawyer and Libery mutual (Her Ins Co) settled...the full amount.......
So now I can get back to a normal schedule and my new boat is ordered.....the boat was sold to a salvage company.....
Very strange to watch your boat flying down the road...thank God No one was coming from the other direction........I missed ALOT of quality fishing time........
Not to hijack this thread, but that is crazy! The old man is liable for the accident then he sues?If you think youve heard of everything try this out. A good friend of mine, a guide in SW Fl was trailering his 40K Action Craft rig across Rt 41 in Northport, an older gentleman runs a light and hits the boat from the side as well. Boat goes flying off, his PU rolled over from the force, trailer still attached. He's basically upside down, the boat was destroyed, kevlar, carbon fiber doesnt do well from impact. Here's the clincher, the old guy sues him. About a year later he gets a summons in the mail as well as the ins company. Instead of the ins. company fighting they pay the old guy, so they dont have to go to court. Fl is a nutty place, Bob said moral of the story, stay away from old folks driving. BTW he lost his endorsement with Action Craft after that.
I kept reading your reposnses about how you loved the 23's...so I figured let's go take a look and see what the fuss is all about....you were right!...impressive....Eminent Brother and esteemed fellow Parker owner,
Well I'm glad your getting a new rig ...even though your Parker's bigger then mine and has a 4-stroke.
Like someone would really buy a used Grady......the original owners are usually stuck with them....Good thing you weren't pulling a Grady-the young lady would have been killed. Glad the insurance worked out. Skip