Damaged skis ;-(

Tony_H wrote:

Pablo Escobar wrote:IF you wrote off a car and the insurance company paid out would you reasonably expect them to return you the car?

(genuinely not sure but I don't believe you would be entitled to the skis)

Thats totally different, as there are legal implications with having a "written off" car.

Technicaly Pabs is right Tony in that the insurers can demand to retain the skis and if they pay you out there is nothing you can do about keeping them. However household insurers don't really care about the goods so long as they are clearly damaged so don't ask you to send the goods to them for retention or send out their own inspector to review and collect them when the value is so low and not worth their while...

As for thinking twice about getting a second pair surely anyone would do that given it has been mentioned that it is potentially a manufacturing fault with these skis. All becasue you think twice doesn't mean you don't go ahead any buy a pair anyway!

Tony,
I'm sorry you don't see the relevance of my vehicle stories. Here is another one:

We had a tractor which went on fire once - total write off, but we wanted the parts because we had another similar tractor. So I asked the Loss Adjuster (who worked for the insurance company) if we could buy the salvage rights to the tractor. He okayed it, and we got the remains of the tractor for a very minimal sum (I can't remember how much now).

I would say if you accept the money, the insurers own your damaged skis, but you could ask them if they would give/sell them to you. Of course, a pair of skis are only worth a fraction of the cost of a tractor, so as Brimster said, the insurers probably aren't bothered about what happens to them. Our household insurers certainly never asked for our damaged camera back when I claimed on that.

Ally

AllyG wrote:Tony,
I'm sorry you don't see the relevance of my vehicle stories. Here is another one:

We had a tractor which went on fire once - total write off, but we wanted the parts because we had another similar tractor. So I asked the Loss Adjuster (who worked for the insurance company) if we could buy the salvage rights to the tractor. He okayed it, and we got the remains of the tractor for a very minimal sum (I can't remember how much now).

I would say if you accept the money, the insurers own your damaged skis, but you could ask them if they would give/sell them to you. Of course, a pair of skis are only worth a fraction of the cost of a tractor, so as Brimster said, the insurers probably aren't bothered about what happens to them. Our household insurers certainly never asked for our damaged camera back when I claimed on that.

Ally

Ally motor vehicles always have a scrap value & insurers are keen to have it even from the owner,who often gets first refusal.
When it comes to small items with no value when damaged they are usually not interested in taking them from you.

The scrap value wasn't really the point I was making I just couldn't think of a better explanation. If you get to keep them fire some slow cure epoxy in there and keep skiing them. I bet it would have almost no impact (if any) on ski performance.

i'd say keep the bindings but chuck the rest..if you're getting a similar type of replacement then why would you want to keep them ?

live_Ade wrote:i'd say keep the bindings but chuck the rest..if you're getting a similar type of replacement then why would you want to keep them ?

Read my post ^ pretty sure the damage is only a slight delam. I doubt the core of the ski extends all the way in to the tail anyway. Epoxy + clamps. Search TGR for repair advice.

Pablo Escobar wrote:

live_Ade wrote:i'd say keep the bindings but chuck the rest..if you're getting a similar type of replacement then why would you want to keep them ?

Read my post ^ pretty sure the damage is only a slight delam. I doubt the core of the ski extends all the way in to the tail anyway. Epoxy + clamps. Search TGR for repair advice.

Totally agree,there are some very good adhesives in the market today.
As to why you would require 2 pairs of skis,I would think most have more than one pair
judging by posts on here & that includes me.Also Tony does really love these particular skis & I am sure they could be repaired without loss of performance,if not by DIY then a professional.
What have you got to lose?

Additionally Tony could put bindings on them and give them to someone who usually rents (friend, family etc). Are they not around the correct length for your wife? :twisted: