Whale vs Blackman

[hijole]

I heard a 26 Blackman hit a whale this weekend here in SD.

[DOGHOUSE26]

The story I got this morning was they were coming back from the 425/371 area, the owner was sleeping in the V berth and his buddy was driving. There were 2 whales, 1 came up right under the boat, the owner gets slammed on the top of the V berth ! The outdrive gets severe damage and they were dead in the water; Sea Tow towed them in. 2006 Billfisher they just acquired.

[Time Out]

Wow

Jeff you didnt report the most important info how did they do?

[Freespool]

Wow

Jeff you didnt report the most important info how did they do?

I can hear it now. You should see the one that got away. It got tangled in the out drive and it broke off. The out drive that is.

[DOGHOUSE26]

They only got about 30 pounds of blubber before the whale sank too deep to cut off any more.

[IRish Wake]

Incredible,We had a whale come within 100ft.moving in the same direction and slighly angling in during a trip in the Sea of Cortez.Sure gets your attention.We gave it right of way.

[DOGHOUSE26]

The force of impact knocked the hydraulic rams off, folded one prop blade over, bent the transom shield, cracked the bell housing, and destroyed the lower unit on a KAD 300; no damage to the hull or transducer. 15K to repair.

[pumphouse]

Expensive day at the 425!

[Nomad]

what boat was it?

[IRish Wake]

Is this a occurrence that the usual boat insurance would cover or would it be denied as an "act of nature".