Punched a hole in my hull

[mnm99]

Any pictures of the damage?

 

[Jus the two of us]

I don't think floating debris would have punched through the hull. There would be some flexibility in the force. By this tree still rooted in the bottom of the lake 24 feet down there was only the upward movement of my hull. Through the decades of boating on rivers and lakes I have hit several things in the water. Once we hit a floating crosstie from a railroad track which was just floating along. There was no damage to my hull which at that time I was running an aluminum boat. The thud was severe but no damage.

I'm still upset over two contributing factors in this event. The Ky Dept of Forestry which has the responsibility for placing buoys in dangerous areas does nothing. All the original markers have disappeared through the years. Also the two girls ridding the jet ski which were coming right in my direction and not paying attention forced me to run a little further into the cove before making my turn. My insurance agent told me my claim was the second one this year they have gotten from clients using Cave Run Lake! On the other claim she mentioned the boat actually sank and it was totaled !!

The problem I'm having now is I cannot find anyone to repair the hull at a local level. Looks like I'm headed to Cincinnati or Columbus to get a proper repair. Anyone have a recommendation?

Washington Marine in Cinn. would be my choice. Great guys and they do good work.

 

[northern]

Northern, you piqued my interest with your comments. Was that 450 mile river trip up the Columbia and Snake Rivers, and was that grounding on Strawberry Island on the Snake River?

Fort McMurray to Fort Chipewyan in Alberta and trip across Lake Athabasca. In WWII the US Army moved pipe and equipment from Fort McMurray to Norman Wells and built a 4" pipe line to White Horse to supply fuel from the refinery at Norman Well to Alaska by truck. The McKenzie is 1,000 miles long and is as big as the Mississippi. The Snake connects the Lake Athabasca to Great Slave Lake that connects to the McKenzie.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canol...Whitehorse, Yukon, where a refinery was built.

We saw what was left of the pipeline and some pump station in the early 90ies. It was some neat construction project.

 

[Gofirstclass]

That must have been a great trip. Not one without its dangers but an accomplishment to say you did it.

In the 70's I was stationed in Anchorage at Elmendorf AFB. I had a short TDY to fly from Elmendorf via Whitehorse to Sondestrom, Greenland. I worked on airborne electronics so I was picked to go. I packed up several boxes of electronics equipment on the plane, got to Whitehorse to refuel then back in the air to Sondestrom.

I spent about 3 days on the ground at Sonde, fixed the plane then back in the air to return to Whitehorse then to Elmendorf. The northern lights from 25,000 feet on the return trip were spectacular!

 

[fr8dog]

That must have been a great trip. Not one without its dangers but an accomplishment to say you did it.

In the 70's I was stationed in Anchorage at Elmendorf AFB. I had a short TDY to fly from Elmendorf via Whitehorse to Sondestrom, Greenland. I worked on airborne electronics so I was picked to go. I packed up several boxes of electronics equipment on the plane, got to Whitehorse to refuel then back in the air to Sondestrom.

I spent about 3 days on the ground at Sonde, fixed the plane then back in the air to return to Whitehorse then to Elmendorf. The northern lights from 25,000 feet on the return trip were spectacular!

 

[fr8dog]

Good old Elmendorf! Best golf course in Anchorage. Spent 8 years in Anchorage, flew helicopters for the guard at Fort Richardson. Elmendorfs' neighbor. Also flew C-130's on the pipeline for years

 

[northern]

That must have been a great trip. Not one without its dangers but an accomplishment to say you did it.

In the 70's I was stationed in Anchorage at Elmendorf AFB. I had a short TDY to fly from Elmendorf via Whitehorse to Sondestrom, Greenland. I worked on airborne electronics so I was picked to go. I packed up several boxes of electronics equipment on the plane, got to Whitehorse to refuel then back in the air to Sondestrom.

I spent about 3 days on the ground at Sonde, fixed the plane then back in the air to return to Whitehorse then to Elmendorf. The northern lights from 25,000 feet on the return trip were spectacular!

It is a different world.
They got hotels in the communities now and cell phone service. But still wild. If one is not prepared you become dinner for wild creature.
Cold in the winter but July can be hot.
Glad you got to see it, few do.