HIT BY CAR!!!!!!

Stuart · **Posted:** Tue Aug 07, 2012 3:25 pm

Working on the cockpit seats in the back yard on my Glen 25 and bang, I nearly go over the transom. I thought the building form had collapsed. So I jump down the ladder and rush around the front....Whaaaat... a car has driven into the front of the boat. I looked around and the car was dinted up fairly badly but the boat....well I did not see much of a scratch if any. The mast...which was already scratched by the shipper, well its now got a ding in the end of it too.

The driver was an elderly lady....I said what are you doing? Well you know how confused they get.

I will have to reset the setup level again but it seems not too bad. Nowhere is safe! :shock:

Stuart

Bill Edmundson · **Posted:** Tue Aug 07, 2012 3:30 pm

Was that you're neighbor?

Bill

Stuart · **Posted:** Tue Aug 07, 2012 3:32 pm

Geee. I never thought. You don't think they put her up to it?

Stuart :lol:

fergal butler · **Posted:** Tue Aug 07, 2012 3:51 pm

What do you expect having a sander going at 9 o'clock on a sunday morning :lol:

Could have been a lot worse,................... could have been a BMW

Glad all is ok.

kens · **Posted:** Tue Aug 07, 2012 5:02 pm

is that the neighbor giving you a hard time??

vupilot · **Posted:** Tue Aug 07, 2012 7:12 pm

You build a strong boat. You got your first scratch and it wasnt even from a dock! Even if its small what a bummer. Glad you werent working on the bow at the time :shock:

Mark Chadwick · **Posted:** Wed Aug 08, 2012 10:15 am

Wow Stuart!

Glad to hear you are OK!

Agree it is a bummer to have the problem with the mast compounded. It looks like your building form stock did most of the damage to her hood and tore one support off the end so if something had to take the hit I guess it was the best one. It seems it could have been much worse for both you and the boat!

Cheers

Mark C

Stuart · **Posted:** Wed Aug 08, 2012 9:20 pm

No harm done to the boat....that dint down the centre of the cars hood was done by the keel of the boat...which I may add showed nothing but a little dirt....three cheers for mahogany..hip hip...etc.

Stuart

Iggy · **Posted:** Thu Aug 09, 2012 9:13 am

Boat 1
Car 0

From the looks of it, the boat won that encounter. If you're going to take a hit, thats a good spot to take it.

I remember seeing my neighbor pulling behind my brand new car too fast in the winter and sliding into my rear bumper. He had to do the 'walk of shame' to my door and explain what happened. No real damage, and I was happy the guy fessed up right away.

Worse things could happen. Things like this are good for providing us with much needed perspective from time to time.

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HIT BY CAR!!!!!!

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