Storm damage this afternoon..

I hope everyone is safe and dry. We had a lot of large hail and what looks like a micro burst in north Ocala. I have some damage from neighbors oak tree falling..on my boat shed and my old 1998 skiff.. not sure if it's a gonner..could not get to it. I was more concerned about my parents 2 miles away. Drove around a few trees and found them to be fine, but no power. They have 2 generators. Lightning killed a calf at the farm. The skiff is the boat my buddy gave me 5 years ago and I remodeled it from junk yard to brim machine. The tree fell to within 10 ft from where my wife was in the house. Going to snuggle up to her now and tell her how glad I am that she was not in the skiff.

Glad your family is safe. South Brevard county suffered some hail and wind damage also, I heard some areas over your way had some very large hail from those storms.

Sorry to hear of your damage. Glad to hear y'all are okay

Wow, I had read about the storms down that way. Glad y’all are ok as well as your parents. +Cross+

A large amount of rain fell here late yesterday but no hail.
Severe weather warnings for the afternoon today also.
We desperately need the rain here, but for sure without the wind and hail.

Glad you and yours are safe. Hope the damage is not too severe. Thoughts and prayers for all.+Cross+

Glad everyone is safe. Everything else can be repaired or replaced.

Thank for the kind words. We were hit hard but others have lost much more this year in the south from storms. Our house from what I can see only had a 12 inch roof edge damage.. Roof was new oct 2022. But the 198 skiff took a big hit.. it's got a huge oak on it. I can see the tongue is 4 inches from ground and trailer jack drove into ground..big limb on top of the trolling motor.. pretty sure I will lose 10 rods..I think the 1998 Honda ,90 will be ok but not the control box. Tree smashed the back of my 6x10 lawn mower / 4wheeler trailer...all can be replaced. I gonna start looking for another project boat..the skiff sat for 7 years under a tree before my friend gave it to me..took me about a year to get it on the water.

I doubt that there are prettier trees than the large live oaks, but after living with 3 very large ones in the yard ive concluded that they are much prettier when located in somebody else’s yard.

The 2 oaks that have fallen on my barn and boat shed the last year were both from my neighbors property. Our current place is in an old neighborhood. I only have 1 medium sized tree in my yard. My orange trees got greening disease 6 years ago and my shady dog woods also died. I do love big shady of oaks..when I am deer and hog hunting. Not so much next to my house anymore.

I squeezed thru an opening where I could see the boat...not good...tree hit it so hard the frame is on the ground.. tires, axle and jack pushed into the ground.. and my boat shelter is gone. tree service will use crane to get limbs and trunk off of it next week. I am going to find another project boat and start over. with my issues the work will take a while ..have to start with a boat shelter first. The skiff was 19ft semi V style hull.. hope to find something close to that size and more of a V hull style.

Wow. Glad you're ok but that's a lot of damage. We got hit by that with a ton of rain and hail. Yard flooded but no damage. Hope insurance takes good care of you.

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Sorry to hear about the damages Robert. The boat can be replaced as you say, and you may salvage some parts off of it too. I know what it’s like to get one all set up for the way you fish. Slimjim has a trolling motor that may fit your needs. Mostly, I’m glad you and Mom are all OK. Those trees that cross your property line can be removed, albeit at your expense, to help protect your stuff in the future. I’m with yobuck, the mature oaks look nice on someone else’s property and away from mine.

Thanks for sharing your concerns for others. Also, for sharing your damaged AND, most importantly, undamaged valuables! Please check your pm's.

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Last year I had a tree crew trim back some overhanging oak branches. The tree that fell onto the boat was further back into the neighbors property. It was really tall and all branches were 60 ft? above the ground... I am in the planning stages of building a new home and barn on another property, I will be selling this place in the next year if everything goes well. Building new home in middle of field away from the large oaks. My parents live 2 miles away and had no damage at their place, I am thankful for that..Father just turned 87. Many people were affected by the storm and what likely was a tornado?

The Oaks are considered sacred here in Vero Beach.
Fortunately our house isnt within the official city limits.
My son is a state licensed building contractor, and has a 4000 sq ft cabinet shop here which isnt in the city limits either.
The block building is/was bordered by about a dozen oaks within about 10’ of the building.
He bought the building 4 years ago, and there are now only 2 of those oaks left.
But they are huge, and they are on the side of the building facing the county jail.
In fact the entire Indian River Sheriffs Dept. is on that side of the building. lol

Attachment 457568Tree crew removed the huge oak off of boat shed today. I started removing the shed off of the boat. The tree pushed the trailer tires and swivel jack down into the ground. Trolling motor is destroyed. steps up to front deck also broken. Trailer is bent, one tire blown..but from what I can see the hull looks like it could be repaired. I hope to get a better look at the hull once I finish removing the shed off it. I need to crawl under it and see if the bunks cracked the hull. The tree pushed the boat sideways, you can see the 4x4 chock block I normally back up against..

Wow, hope it all turns out for the best for you. Mother nature is something. Hard to believe it pushed that tire into the ground like that. Pretty wild.

that was a heck of a storm. I thought we were gonna get hit by a tornado any minute. we are on the ne side of ocala..we got golf ball size hail and larger and lots of wind, rain. neighbors down the road had several trees down...we escaped major damage at the house though. our church in Anthony didnt fair so well, lost several windows, and all siding facing south was shredded...
we were letting a friend of ours use my honda crv while hers in the shop, she was in the heavier area too, it got dinged up pretty good too

Due to safety reasons..I have not been able to get under the boat to inspect it for cracks.. From what I see I can repair the splintered gunnel on port side. I can also replace the steps up to the front deck. The trailer is bent and I think the 3500lb axle is also bent along with both tire rims. If hull is not too bad I will be looking for a galvanized trailer. i have looked some but it looks like most manufactures are only making Aluminum trailers.

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that was a heck of a storm. I thought we were gonna get hit by a tornado any minute. we are on the ne side of ocala..we got golf ball size hail and larger and lots of wind, rain. neighbors down the road had several trees down...we escaped major damage at the house though. our church in Anthony didnt fair so well, lost several windows, and all siding facing south was shredded...
we were letting a friend of ours use my honda crv while hers in the shop, she was in the heavier area too, it got dinged up pretty good too

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I'm up in the NE area too.

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Due to safety reasons..I have not been able to get under the boat to inspect it for cracks.. From what I see I can repair the splintered gunnel on port side. I can also replace the steps up to the front deck. The trailer is bent and I think the 3500lb axle is also bent along with both tire rims. If hull is not too bad I will be looking for a galvanized trailer. i have looked some but it looks like most manufactures are only making Aluminum trailers.

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Tarpon boat trailers are made in Ocala, over the years i have bought 3 of them, they are very good trailers.
But i called them when i wanted one for my new jon boat 4 years ago and was told they didnt make one that small.
I bought one made by E Z Loader, they are made in Fort Pierce but sold through dealers. Mine is rated for 800 lbs, has 12” wheels, came with a winch and jack and a spare, and has torsion axels, no springs. Cost thru a dealer in Fort Pierce was about $900.
I would call E Z Loader and ask for a dealer near you. 772 465 7778

Thanks, I usually use B&S Trailers up by Mcintosh for mods and repairs but they only make Aluminum trailers now. They recommended BG trailers to me over in Astor. I will check out Tarpon and EZ Loader. My boat is a 1997 1980V Carolina Skiff, it's a wide boat 19ft long. I need to grab a couple trailer measurements, and boat width measurements for a proper trailer search.

I have a B&G trailers north of me in Deland, maybe the same folks with a different location. They’ve always done me right over the years and given me good prices too.

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I have a B&G trailers north of me in Deland, maybe the same folks with a different location. They’ve always done me right over the years and given me good prices too.

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Yes your are right, I looked on internet.. Deland, I thought the guy said Astor. Current galvanized trailer is 80" wide frame to frame and 22ft long hitch to back of trailer. Boat is a semi V 19ft long and width is 92" at top of gunnels. I had 4 bunk boards on it and 6 or 7 ft long carpeted side boards for easy loading..