Comments on: What’s all the Commotion? http://www.bostonboatingblog.com/whats-all-the-commotion/ Boating in Boston's Harbor and More! Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:15:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Steve http://www.bostonboatingblog.com/whats-all-the-commotion/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Steve Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:29:53 +0000 http://www.bostonboatingblog.com/?p=236#comment-14 Yeah, can you believe it? But, that is what you get. The boat was only a 2 year old 31' center console Fountain. I'd guess ~$200K. The engines shot, the electrical shot and the electronics shot. Probably over $100K to replace. I am sure he had insurance but my question is what recourse does the insurance company have. I mean, the mistake was on the captain not anyone / thing else. But I guess it's like a car accident...<br><br>Also, 5' swells back to back can swamp a boat. The boat had a full live well, everyone was at the back of the boat it just stated sinking... bizzare. Yeah, can you believe it? But, that is what you get. The boat was only a 2 year old 31' center console Fountain. I'd guess ~$200K. The engines shot, the electrical shot and the electronics shot. Probably over $100K to replace. I am sure he had insurance but my question is what recourse does the insurance company have. I mean, the mistake was on the captain not anyone / thing else. But I guess it's like a car accident…

Also, 5' swells back to back can swamp a boat. The boat had a full live well, everyone was at the back of the boat it just stated sinking… bizzare.

]]> By: eric http://www.bostonboatingblog.com/whats-all-the-commotion/comment-page-1/#comment-13 eric Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:16:53 +0000 http://www.bostonboatingblog.com/?p=236#comment-13 wow, i cant believe they get to keep the boat? do the owners have any recourse? insurance?.. thats awfull!looks like a very nice boat. just a few swells did that? were there bilge pumps working? wow, i cant believe they get to keep the boat? do the owners have any recourse? insurance?.. thats awfull!looks like a very nice boat. just a few swells did that? were there bilge pumps working?

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