Wolfeboro Hit and Run

[TiltonBB]

Originally Posted by tis

The boat is regularly in Winter Harbor visiting someone. I didn't know people owned their own cranes. How does that work?

You go into the crane business and buy some cranes. You hire operators and rent them out. People use them, usually on construction sites, and the crane owner hopes to make money.

There you go. No need to thank me.

[tis]

Originally Posted by TiltonBB

You go into the crane business and buy some cranes. You hire operators and rent them out. People use them, usually on construction sites, and the crane owner hopes to make money.

There you go. No need to thank me.

Not sure how to take your post. Are you being funny, sarcastic, or just plain mean? I didn't take the OPs comment to mean that the operator owned a crane business, I thought maybe if you docked at Silver Sands you could have your own crane in your berth and I had never heard of it.

[TiltonBB]

Originally Posted by tis

Not sure how to take your post. Are you being funny, sarcastic, or just plain mean? I didn't take the OPs comment to mean that the operator owned a crane business, I thought maybe if you docked at Silver Sands you could have your own crane in your berth and I had never heard of it.

The crane was rented from Astro Crane a company out of Boxborough, MA. The boat is being taken out of the water this morning at 10 AM. For the present time it will be left on blocks and stands at Silver Sands Marina.

The travel lift at Silver Sands is not big enough to lift the SeaRay. The boat weighs about 20,000 pounds more than the Silver Sands travel lift can pick up.

This location has been the site of several of the launches for the largest boats on the lake. Each time, a large capacity crane has been brought in.

[ApS]

I just realized this morning that I had a front seat to this "accident"!

That explains all the boat traffic while I was having an early lunch. There may have been a second barge docked there at the time.

One excavator barge left this morning at 7:30AM.

The crash took place at a prominent point of shoreline we've always called Camp Keewaydin--after the road that services the area.

The wrecked boat is one I've seen docking a number of times. The operator's handling skills are amazing. He docks that boat as if it had side-thrusters!

The HackerCraft may be totalled, although both new and ancient examples range from $35,000 to $120,000+. These boats have been manufactured--and raced--since the roaring Twenties.

http://www.classicboat.com/antique-b...mmuter-27k.htm
(Notice the removed shoes of all aboard flopped in the center: only bare feet allowed!)

As for the "driver" of the offending boat, I think he tripped on a boat cushion, hit his head on the throttle, crashed, recalled the fatal skiing accident of Liam Neesom's wife (head injury), phoned for help, was rushed to shore nearby, then feeling better, and no worse for wear, later declined further assistance from friends.

Would it be schadenfreude if the Hacker Craft belonged to him?

[ishoot308]

This is where the accident took place....

[ishoot308]

Originally Posted by ApS

The HackerCraft may be totalled, although both new and ancient examples range from $35,000 to $120,000+.

APS;

Don't you think that Hackercraft is worth a heck of a lot more than that?? I see one "original" on boat trader going for $670,000.00!! This one involved in the accident is probably not an early original but still the value has to be much higher...

I personally would much rather have the Hackercraft than the Searay!!

Dan

[Woodsy]

ishoot...

Word on the FB fb pages is that the woody was a replica, not an original. Not that is any consolation given the large amount of damage.

It will be interesting to see this all play out...

Woodsy

[ishoot308]

Originally Posted by Woodsy

ishoot...

Word on the FB fb pages is that the woody was a replica, not an original. Not that is any consolation given the large amount of damage.

It will be interesting to see this all play out...

Woodsy

I figured it was a replica but it is still made by Hackercraft correct?...they are still making boats and I see the Hackercraft sticker and logo on the side...so while it is a replica design of a old woody, it's still a Hackercraft....

https://hackerboat.com/boat_builder/...runabout/front

[Shreddy]

Originally Posted by ishoot308

APS;

Don't you think that Hackercraft is worth a heck of a lot more than that?? I see one "original" on boat trader going for $670,000.00!! This one involved in the accident is probably not an early original but still the value has to be much higher...

I personally would much rather have the Hackercraft than the Searay!!

Dan

If I had to guess that's an early 90's Hacker. Still original and still very costly, probably close to $350-400k value. Wooden boats are still being made by certain manufacturers but often construed to be "antique".