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went away for the weekend on the boat , great weather , but a seal at the back was letting in more water than the bilge pumps could handle next thing i knew i was shouting "women and children first " me being the captain i went down with the ship
the firebrigade managed to pull the water out in time and fast enough to compensate the water comming in to get her afloat minuts before it sank , whole was bunged and £500 pound lighter in the wallet to pay for the firemen and £150 to get towed back to our berth , ill let the insurand deal with the rest , heres the pics

i can see the problem you've got water in the carbs
i hope there was'nt much damage.

Shouldve took the falco, not a game bird.

or took a game bird on the falco

or summat

Sympathies Joe !

When I was younger (much younger) I was in the Sea Scouts. Some kind soul donated us a 72' narrow boat - in need of a bit of refurbishment. I don't think we ever managed to move it - despite spending huge amounts of time on it. It sank several times - fire brigade pump outs and on at least one occasion we had to have the water level of the canal reduced so that we could re-float the thing .... eventually got shot of it.



Anyway .... I do have a bit of an idea what you went through !

I daren't comment until I finish laffing.

thers alot of damage , cost so far , new engine £2500 ,new central heating £1500 new fridge £550 , also new carpets , genarator , life jackets, batteries, internal seats ,beading it all mount up ETC
not a cheap weekend , not to worry ill get it sorted ,

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hahahaha like it
filling out the claim form now still adding to the damage
we had alot of help from friends fellow boaters d - rider who said they would help putting her back together , mecanics , electritions , and im a joiner so its not to bad if the insurance pays out , just like bikers they are all willing to help


firebrigade £500
tow home and additional pump out £est 150
dehumidifyer and electricity ?
engine £2500 +
central heating £1500
fridge £550
carpets , linnen , wiring , lesure batteries , genarator ,life jackets , etc
im fully comp so hope ill get it fixed without being to much out of pocket

cheers