Oxygen Theives
Worked a long day Wednesday got home late unpacked some gear couple of beers quick bite to eat and off to bed. Get awoken at 3am by banging on my bedroom window open the door and a guy is screaming at me me YOUR BOATS ON FIRE.!!
I bolt to the kitchen window as the boat is stored up the side of the house and it was totally ingulfed in flames WTF. I grab a garden hose the next door neighbor grabs his hose and the guy out the front grabbed one at this stage I am thinking my boat is totalled FUCK !! And it was burning the side of the house and roof so I start hosing there and then I thought there is about 180 litres of fuel on board this thing is going to explode and kill us all but I didn't care and just kept hosing.
The fire brigade is two minutes down the road so they were here quickly and took over and with all the smoke I closed the windows and went around the front and the first thing I ask is WTF happened!!! And the guy who banged on the window was there with his partner and they said it was a parachute flare to which I said no way bullshit! they were driving along watching this flare in the sky and watched it go down in the vicinity of my house! Are you fuckin kidding me!!! THen another bloke speaks up and says it was a flare mate I saw it too.. AT this stage I am watching the death of my pride and joy trying to take it all in thinking a flare has dropped from the sky and landed on my boat is this happening!!
They put out the fire saved the house and towed the boat out the front because of the fire risk and by then two more witnesses have rolled up and said they saw the flare too so 4 witnesses now so I am becoming a beleiver in the theory as far fetched as it sounds to me. MY boat had a full boat cover and the flare could only have landed on the front the section between the windscreen and bow rail as anywhere else it would of rolled off and if you look at what is left this area has the most damage. So this area would be 1.5 X 1.5 meters How unlucky am I !!
Now to the oxygen Theif that set the flare off. I live in Merriwa and does anyone know of any crack heads setting off flares in the early hours of Thursday morning??? Please PM me if you hear of anything and and I will keep your details anonymous. Boat is insured with club marine so hope they come to the party now. But she is trashed!!
dano83
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Shit that sucks mate, hope
Shit that sucks mate, hope you get it sorted quickly.
jighead
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Man that is shit
Hope it all turns out ok for you.
little johnny
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Ouch
:(:( not good
Ninety Mile
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jesus christ
What a waste of a nice Haines. Nearlly spat my coffee out when i scrolled down after reading the post! Hope you catch up with the idiots!
Guardy
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The guys above have said it all
Bugger!!! Not nice at all. Heres hoping that they catch the bastards and also Club Marine comes up trumps. But in the meantime you are down one boat. If you were SOR I would say give me a yell and come out in my smaller Haines.
Gav475
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maggots
and they scream when they get wailed on . People have had enough of this type of behavior as clearly law enforcement can no longer protect the community adequately. Mate I hope you find those responsible and deal with them the only way they will understand. If you need a hand give me a shout.
z00m
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Flare
Sad to see and hear your story about losing the boat. Club Marine I'm sure will get it sorted.
Could the flare have been coming from the boat rather than landing on the boat? Not sure how you store your stuff as I know many people store their safety gear off the boat to discourage theives but thought I would ask. Could the flare have been set off by the fire?
Krusty
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That's f*&ken unbelievable
That's f*&ken unbelievable and f*&ken unlucky. I hope those responsible are caught, see the damage they have done and pay for their stupidity....wankers.!!
Could be worth putting on bookface and getting the message out and about if you haven't already done that.
Hope the insurance goes smoothly for you.... I recon this would be the first claim they have ever had with those circumstances.
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avatinni
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That really sucks but iam
That really sucks but iam glad no one was hurt and good luck with getting your boat sorted out and get back on the water soon.
chris raff
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Sorry to see , I presume the
Sorry to see , I presume the cover must’ve been a plastic type then it travelled to the clears etc who knows but it certainly went up struth . Not good mate , hopefully the insurance mob gets it sorted quick smart without dramas . Keep us updated
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wez0062
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bloody flares
So sorry to see that your pride & joy has been demolished by some WAN#ERS stupidity. I hope all is resolved quickly for you and the Insurance company work with you, not against you.
I guess you / someone is lucky that the flare did not land on an aircon unit on the roof, as that could have been a very nasty outcome
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kirky79
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Was thinking April fool joke
Until I scrolled down. That is fucked. Hope it gets sorted quickly bud.
quest
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Sorry to hear
WTF, how shit is that? Sorry to hear mate. I'm sure club marine will sort you out they are pretty good.
Stevo81
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F$#k me! That's unbelievable
F$#k me! That's unbelievable mate. Hope Club Marine come to the party quickly and make you whole again.
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spinksy
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Flares
When them mentioned flares I raced inside and checked and mine were in a spare room where I store them. The cover was a custom canvas cost 3.5 k. The Bimini and clears were new just redid the upholstery it was finished and and never got the chance to take her out completed was going to tomorrow. I put a lot of money and time into her and one mindless act of an idiot has destroyed her. Devestating
Walfootrot
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That's just Fuked,
That's just Fuked,
More drum lines, kill the bloody sharks!
Rob H
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what a bummer mate, feel for
what a bummer mate, feel for ya.
It'll be interesting to hear how it pans out, both insurance and cause.
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soupster51
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Unlucky
Mate sorry to hear. Unlucky. That's just unlucky. A metre either way and you'd've been good. Lets just hope karma is a bitch.
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grantarctic1
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Sorry
Sorry to see your boat like that mate, glad it didn't spread to the house and you are all safe.
crasny1
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WTF
How unlucky can you be. That is unbelievable, but great that its insured.
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The_Wanderer
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Spinsky hope clube marine do
Spinsky hope clube marine do the right thing and give you a decent pay out. Sorry for your loss but least no one was hurt and your house wasnt lost
D_d_001
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Oh buddy that is just a
Oh buddy that is just a horror story. feel for you
hope all the insurance comes through.
and what were the "witnesses" doing at 3am?
must have been something happening for everyone to be up and awake.
meglodon
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Bloody bastard/s
Very sorry to see this happen to you. glad to see the house is ok.
I'm insured with the same company and will be very interested in how they handle your claim, please keep all of us F/W members updated on how things pan out with them.
Insurance may cover the boat but it can never replace the good memories that are part and parcel of our pride and joy.
Memories of the great ones that got away etc.
I really feel for you and hope that the piece/s of human excrement that did this really suffer for it.
Dale
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That is a horror story for sure, hope you get some justice and the insurance people look after you.
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rob90
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That is shit! My wife works
That is shit! My wife works with your neighbor, and she told me. I couldn't belive the story, but sorry to hear. Hope the oxygen theives get caught!
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Adam Gallash
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wow
As others have said, just shit.
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catchalittle
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man thats pretty bad hope
man thats pretty bad hope insurance sorts it for you quickly
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spinksy
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Thanks Guys
Still can't believe this has happened. I will keep you guys informed with the insurance process. At least there were witnesses.
Da pirate
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Bloody terrible !!
Geez mate that's shocking !! Hope it
all pans out !! Some real scum bags
out there !!
Paul_86
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Aw dude! That's gotta be
Aw dude! That's gotta be heart breaking! That was a bloody nice boat man. I hope insurance serves its purpose and the perpetrators get bit by karma hard!!!
rigpig
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unbelievable
of all the places for the bloody thing to land.. really sorry to hear this, I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't of read the post.. hopefully you are not out of pocket and you are out on the water soon. good luck..
spinksy
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Some good news
Got the call about a week ago from club marine that my claim had been accepted and it was down to valuation. So sent photos and list of extras etc and get a call yesterday that they will cover me for the sum insured. Massive relief !! Puts an end to an unbelievable event and while I am still gutted about my boat I am glad I had it insured by the right insurance company. Club Marine will be getting my business in the future as they were excellent through this whole traumatic event and if any of you guys are looking to jump ship you couldn't go wrong with them. Also a big thank you to Rod at Joondalup boat shack who I went and saw a few days after the event because the boat is stored there and he sat me down and explained the process to me which I found comforting in the situation. Top bloke. So I went back there today and said my goodbyes to her as I had some great times on her. Still hard to see she went out like that! SO the hunt for a new rig begins
Krusty
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Well after the almost
Well after the almost unbelievable story of your boats final day, it is great to hear that you have been looked after and happy with the response and result of your insurer.
I am not insured with Club but will definitely look into them when my current insurance is due for renewal.
Good luck hunting for your next pride and joy and look forward to seeing what you pick
My fishing spots are so secret........... even the fish don't know where they are !!
meglodon
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Glad to see club looked after you
After a trormatic experience like you have been throught the last thing you need or want is to be subject to a bit of hassle with an insurance company.
For sure insurance companies have to get all the facts together to sort it out and thankfully club have made the passage painless for you. Good on Club Marine for their good service.
Now for the get even time, sadly the police are run off their feet dealing with all levels of crime at the moment (just look at the stats in the paper) so to be realistic the chances of catching these waste of space types is not to good. Sorry for the negative.
However,if you have any kids going to the local school one of the things they can do is to keep their ears to the ground so as to speak for anyone bragging about the flare/s they set off.
Dale
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great.
Great outcome. So sick of insurance companies giving people the run around, about time we heard something good about them.
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spinksy
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How I would love
to get my hands on the vermin that did this.. Put the feelers out but got nothing back. But at the end of the day I would be the one who would end up in trouble as the system we live by gives them all the rights.. Would love to spend some quality time with him all the same