Need to remove 100 fot boat from land on Wlakers

[steve279]

Jeanne destroyed my 105 foot houseboat I had on land at Walkers and now I need to get the remains removed and discarded. Have any ideas????????

[CarolP]

Capt Tom Kings on the Sea Lion is always ready to have a bonfire... Have you asked him? Sorry for your loss; that was quite a houseboat.

[Rosanne]

How is the recovery going at Walkers Cay? Is there a projected date for the marina to reopen? I hope things are preceding better than earlier this year when there were so many delays on decisions to repair the docks.

[steve279]

Tom would have a great time with it. I probably will go that route but the hull is all aluminum and will still need to be carted off.

It will be a long time before the marina is ready again. The entire south wall washed away and all the utilities are exposed and destroyed. Big Daddy's houseboat ended up on the runway but not destroyed. Some of my chairs from the top deck washed all the way to the power house. There are pictures of the workers siting on one of my couches way up on the runway. The water and wind sure are powerfull. To make it even worse - My insurance company cancelled my policy 3 months ago for no reason and I could not find anyone else because it was on land.

[Rosanne]

Thank you for the information. You loss is very sad, especially due lack of insurance. We hope Walkers reopens someday, but that will probably be in the distant future,

[Abaco Freedom]

Steve:

May I ask the manufacturer of your boat? I have a 101-footer in Marsh Harbour and if there are salvagable components, I may be interested in getting some back-up components.

Wayne
Abaco Freedom

[OCTOPUSSY]

I'm sorry to hear about your loss Steve. You sure did have an awesome setup there and I know you went to alot of trouble preparing that boat for the last storm. I really thought that it would get through the storm without much damage, but who could know? I'll ask around and see if I can find anyone that may be able to help you with your dilemma.

[steve279]

I thought I was OK also. Made it through Frances with little or no dammage and then to see what Jeannne did was amazing. The difference was the tide was up when it hit the hardest and it nailed the boat bad. There was seaweed on top of the beds. Very sad. 900 grand - poof gone. Insurance got cancelled 3 months earlier and could not find anyone to insure a boat on land. The saddest part is that Walkers is done for now. They are not opening until they sell to someone else. I looked at a new house on the water in Treasure but it is just not the same. I guess I will have to be patient and wait till Walkers does something.

[Keys George]

steve, do you know how to contact the present owners at walkers? i have contacts in the real estate world who may be up for a project....

[steve279]

The best way would be to contact the Ft. Lauderdale office at 1-800-walkers. They would know who you need to contact.

[SamFamAustin]

Hi Steve,
I was wondering if you're talking to a good salvage company or not - and I'm not one and I'm very sorry for your loss. A hundred foot of aluminum hull, barge or catamaran style, could be worth a lot of money. Heck, even if it were made of aluminum foil, with all the plating, frames, stantions, and stiffeners it could be worth a mint, like 55-85 cents per pound US$. That's a lot of beer cans and much better than the 25-45 cents we used to get.

If the hurricanes didn't bash things up too bad, some people might lust after just having the hull, simply because if it's a good design, you can do anything with it - even plop a nice little house on it made of wood. All you'd need was somebody with a MIG welder rig to do some simple square plating-over on the soft areas.

I hope you don't think I'm wierd but your story struck a chord with me. I've known people with neat old schooners that let them get banged & sunk, which always was a shame because IF YOU HAVE THE HULL there are more options than just leaving it to the sharkies. Here's to a good ending!
-Sam

[Keys George]

steve, i talked to the girl in fll firday. she said there were people surveying the damage. that's all she knew. thanks. g

[steve279]

Sam,

Thanks for the info. The hull will be left when they are done removing the wood and granite from the boat. It is broken in half. I will call the manufacturer to see how much it weighs.

Thanks,

Steve