Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalianz insurance, that's right
That sucks!!! Better luck next time
Cheers, PP
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalianz insurance, that's right
That sucks!!! Better luck next time
Cheers, PP
bad luck mate . would be interested to see how your insurance goes
That is fairly common at my ramp, at low tide it is just a mass of green slime, and you can barely walk on it, let alone park a car, plenty have done the "old skid the boat off" you zip back, stand on the brakes and the boat comes off right? wrong, at low tide, the wheels just lock, and the whole rig just sails into the water, luckily most cars stop when the trailer hits the sandy stuff at the end of the ramp, but some don't, I warn most visitors if I am there, some thank me, some just carry on! I mentioned this once before, one day (in winter) I saw a husband and wife combo launching a big newish boat, he was in the car, she was holing the "hang on rope" (that was way too short) standing on the mossy ramp, as the boat slid off, the rope tightened up, and she just slid perfectly into the water, still standing, holding the rope as she went! he got out and abused her, I was just coming in and managed to get the boat before it drifted away, and she just crawled back up the ramp!
i had a mate do the same thing years ago and he had no insuance.We stripped his car out ,interior and all,then hosed it out with fresh water and then filled every thing with fish oil.we drilled small holes in the sill panels to get the fish oil in and the same with the doors etc.We also changed diff engine and gearbox oils.The old hilux was still ok last time I saw it 5 years after.
What ramp is that Noelm? If you don't want to say then just ignore this question.... I am only wanting to know what ramp to avoid.
Still haven't heard back from insurance. It was supposed to be getting assessed 2 days ago but hasn't happened yet. It's probably already starting to rust. I tried to explain to them that they should probably get onto it quickly as its been in salt water.
Most on here will never use it, but it is at Shellharbour NSW, great ramp, but you need to be alert at low tide. Not only is it slippery, but it also has a deep side and a shallow side, when the tide is low, the "good side" that is next to the jetty, has bugger all water at low tide, you would be falt out lanching a tinny, but the other side is fine for any size boat (if you don't slide into the drink)Originally Posted by WalrusLike
Salt water emersion for a car is an automatic statutary write off. The insurance company wouldn't bother trying to anything to it.
Heard back from insurance today. They have written the car off. One thing that was strange but, he said it will be sold to a wrecking yard as a repairable write off.
I cant see them fixing it too easily but. He said there was rust stains coming through the seats already. Plus the motor and gearbox will be costly to repair.
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