Damaged Invicta in CT
Damaged Invicta in CT
Last Tuesday heavy winds and rain in our area wrought havoc in Bridgeport's Black Rock Harbor. An Invicta broke free of her mooring and essentially crossed the outer harbor's large mooring field from West to East, coming ashore on the rip-rap which defines the Eastern shoreline. She's in Captain's Cove marina now, but SeaTow reportedly nicked the owner $11K to refloat her!!!
The damage to the hull is extensive, holes 2 to 3 foot around, the keel ground down and centerboard missing. It's really something to see the hull thickness, it may even surpase that of Tim's boat. I'll try to get some photos soon.
It's too early to know if this boat will become available in the future.
This boat was't Thor's Hammer (the Sea Scout boat) or Artemis but a third Invicta which has been in the harbor this summer. She's from Massachusett as I recall but her name is not coming to me,
The storm also sent a Pearson Flyer onto the same rocks, she's still there as of last night, the bottom reportedly being ripped out of her.
Sorry to be the bearer of such sad news.
Thanks for the great forum Tim,
John
The damage to the hull is extensive, holes 2 to 3 foot around, the keel ground down and centerboard missing. It's really something to see the hull thickness, it may even surpase that of Tim's boat. I'll try to get some photos soon.
It's too early to know if this boat will become available in the future.
This boat was't Thor's Hammer (the Sea Scout boat) or Artemis but a third Invicta which has been in the harbor this summer. She's from Massachusett as I recall but her name is not coming to me,
The storm also sent a Pearson Flyer onto the same rocks, she's still there as of last night, the bottom reportedly being ripped out of her.
Sorry to be the bearer of such sad news.
Thanks for the great forum Tim,
John
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Here are a couple pictures of the damaged Invicta in Bridgeport, CT, provided by John, the original poster, though I posted the photos here.
Ouch. This hurts!
Here's a closeup of the damaged area.
No word yet on the fate of this boat. I'm trying to find out more.
Ouch. This hurts!
Here's a closeup of the damaged area.
No word yet on the fate of this boat. I'm trying to find out more.
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Invicta in CT
Has anyone heard what happened to the Invicta? The origanal poster was a guest so we can't send an E-Mail to ask.
Bruce
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Actually, I heard back from him that the boat had been moved already to a repair facility nearby. So I guess the owner has a good insurance company!
Nice to hear that she'll be repaired. Or at least so it seems.
Nice to hear that she'll be repaired. Or at least so it seems.
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Pearsons at Captains Cove Marina
Funny, I saw these boats being towed away by Certified Sales (yacht salvage) Rhode Island.
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This one's been nibbling at me.
The Invicta is a gorgeous boat. Of that there is no doubt. In my opinion, it's right up there with the Bermuda/Block Island 40 design (both Bill Tripp, if memory serves).
The damage done to that boat, however, is enough to make my skin crawl! Those repairs are one mighty task.
Good Old Boat classifieds currently list an Invicta II for $35k. I would guess that the hull repairs alone on this CT boat are going to cost that much. A new engine was mentioned, and doubtless a good deal of interior work will be involved as well, one could easily imagine the total repair bill exceeding $70k.
What's a realistic insurance check in this case? $30k? maybe $40k max?
I guess we really do LOVE our boats, eh?
I think I'll triple-up my mooring lines this year.
The Invicta is a gorgeous boat. Of that there is no doubt. In my opinion, it's right up there with the Bermuda/Block Island 40 design (both Bill Tripp, if memory serves).
The damage done to that boat, however, is enough to make my skin crawl! Those repairs are one mighty task.
Good Old Boat classifieds currently list an Invicta II for $35k. I would guess that the hull repairs alone on this CT boat are going to cost that much. A new engine was mentioned, and doubtless a good deal of interior work will be involved as well, one could easily imagine the total repair bill exceeding $70k.
What's a realistic insurance check in this case? $30k? maybe $40k max?
I guess we really do LOVE our boats, eh?
I think I'll triple-up my mooring lines this year.
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Pearson Invicta
Back in '03 and "04 there were posts concerning a Pearson Invicta that went on the rocks during a hurricane. Does anyone know the name on that Invicta and what eventually happened to her?
CAPT. Dick -- S/V "Seabird" Pearson Invicta #15
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I have a hazy memory of seeing her for sale after the hull repairs were done (or mostly done), but I can't provide any specifics. This would have been two or three years ago. Maybe she was on eBay? (There was another Invicta on eBay in Florida but I'm not thinking of that one.)
I hope someone else remembers more than I do. There might have been a different discussion here when it was for sale?
R.
I hope someone else remembers more than I do. There might have been a different discussion here when it was for sale?
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That boat was Gazelle, when we bought Scout, Gazelle was also for sale. She had a lot of damage and was partially repaired. We ended up buying her for parts (the price made sense), we sold the new Atomic, kept the windlass, roller furling and other stuff and gave away the hull to a guy in VA. A year later he sold her. Don't know where she is any more or what condition she is in but I could find out. I do know that the incomplete fiberglass repair that was done in CT turned out to be sub par, or so the VA gentlemen came to find out.
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Thanks, N,
I must be remembering her advertised for sale at the same time as you were looking at her (i.e. I know it wasn't when you were selling her). I don't remember why, exactly, but I do remember little mental flags going up when I read/saw about the repairs, and thinking "that's probably not the end of that repair job."
It's probably a good thing the Invictas are out of my price range. Cause boy, could I just imagine rowing away from one of those at anchor, and looking back to swoon.
No wait, what am I thinking? Why is that a good thing? LOL
Rachel
I must be remembering her advertised for sale at the same time as you were looking at her (i.e. I know it wasn't when you were selling her). I don't remember why, exactly, but I do remember little mental flags going up when I read/saw about the repairs, and thinking "that's probably not the end of that repair job."
It's probably a good thing the Invictas are out of my price range. Cause boy, could I just imagine rowing away from one of those at anchor, and looking back to swoon.
No wait, what am I thinking? Why is that a good thing? LOL
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Thanks for the info. I suspected that She might have been Gazzelle and had been chasing that info. Appears that she was sold again recently in Lake Lanier, Ga. Have not been able to find out if she stayed there or was taken somewhere else. CG Documentation records show her as 1961 but the latest "for sale" ad lists as 1964. Also it appears that her name has been changed to "Prodigialis" and she is not currently documented. The ad shows her interior as that of a 1965 with the stbd upper berth replaced by cabinets. Wonder if that was done as a modification or if I am looking at two different hulls with the name of gazzelle?? Would be nice to have the hull or sail number.
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Seafarer Polaris
O'day Tempest
Uniflite 31' "Fishing machine"
Seafarer 36C Bahama deckhouse motorsailer
Seafarer Polaris
O'day Tempest
Uniflite 31' "Fishing machine"
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It's the same boat. The guy (Seth) who took the hull renamed her Prodigailas. He had her for maybe 2 years tops. He was in Lake Lanier. Sounds like whoever he sold it to is selling it again?
She was built in 1964 let's see if I can get this right (assuming she has changed hands twice since me). Two owners prior to us did alot of customization and had her for many many years. He's the one who took out the starboard pilot berth. He even had a groovy little pop up, one man table coming off the bulkhead between the galley and the port settee. When we saw her and took possession she was in pretty bad shape. She'd been holed on her port side, but good. All the cabinetry was rebuilt on the port side but not installed. Seth got her with all the uninstalled stuff that needed to be replaced.
Feel free to PM me with any more questions, I'll try to help. Is she, in fact, for sale again?
She was built in 1964 let's see if I can get this right (assuming she has changed hands twice since me). Two owners prior to us did alot of customization and had her for many many years. He's the one who took out the starboard pilot berth. He even had a groovy little pop up, one man table coming off the bulkhead between the galley and the port settee. When we saw her and took possession she was in pretty bad shape. She'd been holed on her port side, but good. All the cabinetry was rebuilt on the port side but not installed. Seth got her with all the uninstalled stuff that needed to be replaced.
Feel free to PM me with any more questions, I'll try to help. Is she, in fact, for sale again?
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Re: Damaged Invicta in CT
Several years ago I knew a fellow who owned Burgoo, the Invicta that won the Newport-Bermuda race. As I recall, Leo said that she was different below than the others, but she was very nice. She was all wood w/ a raised panel bulkhead. That was an early inkling that I could be seen on a plastic boat. He married a woman with a larger, newer boat and sold Burgoo. I'd have sold the wife.
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