Late October in Montauk

[ProfessorM]

thanks for sharing

[RickBomba]

Nice. Photos are very, very nice. Hope you and yours have power now.

[puppet]

Originally Posted by chefchris401

sorry about the tree on your house man.

pics are always great man, too bad the fishing was epicly slow.

for those that dont know Puppet is a long time poster on the edge forum, all around nice guy, that fishes hard, and stays quiet, always does a few trips a year to the "better spots" and takes some amazing photos to go along with his posts. glad you ventured over here

Thanks for the kind words Chef.

The tree falling was more of a nuisance than anything. I just have a
couple of holes in my roof and some cosmetic damage. It is
understandably a low priority for the insurance company and
we are waiting to get an appointment with the adjuster. They
said 3 weeks. Looks like my temporary roof patch might have to
weather the winter.

The good news...is a dangerous tree is down and I have some
nice firewood. I might save some of the 25 foot trunk and make
some furniture out of it ....or save it for a day that I have time to
turn some plugs. Someone told me the tree is a variation of a
cherry. Perhaps If I do make some plugs I might make some
needles and finish them natural.

Even though Montauk was slow, I am happy that I still found a
couple fish...even if they were micro. When montauk is wide open...its
hard to pull away from the action to explore. So, the slow periods are
nice to get eyes on some fresh water....perhaps I found
a couple of new retreats for when it gets crazy up there.

Originally Posted by RickBomba

Nice. Photos are very, very nice. Hope you and yours have power now.

Thanks!
We were lucky to only be out for 6 days....but I have
friends just over the border in NY that are still out.

[JeffH]

Since tree did damage to the house the cost to remove the tree would have been covered by insurance. My parents had the same situation happen last October and I spent 5 days cutting up trees for them. They told the insurance agent I did the work but they paid for tree removal anyway to the tune of $4000. You might mention this to the agent you might at least get a new saw out of the deal.

[puppet]

Originally Posted by JeffH

Since tree did damage to the house the cost to remove the tree would have been covered by insurance. My parents had the same situation happen last October and I spent 5 days cutting up trees for them. They told the insurance agent I did the work but they paid for tree removal anyway to the tune of $4000. You might mention this to the agent you might at least get a new saw out of the deal.

That would be sweet...a new saw and perhaps a new fishing rod!
I actually spent 4 days myself on this one and still have 25 feet
of the trunk left. It doesn't look like a ton of work but it is...especially
cutting it up for firewood. I hope they do not short change me on the
damage...I do not have any experience with claims.

[JeffH]

Originally Posted by puppet

That would be sweet...a new saw and perhaps a new fishing rod!
I actually spent 4 days myself on this one and still have 25 feet
of the trunk left. It doesn't look like a ton of work but it is...especially
cutting it up for firewood. I hope they do not short change me on the
damage...I do not have any experience with claims.

4 days for that tree...you are going to need a bigger saw...please visit your friendly Stihl dealer. My parents were honest with the adjustor, I think the pay based on the diameter of the tree. I had five trees up to that size but had two saws and an energetic nephew.......

[puppet]

Originally Posted by JeffH

4 days for that tree...you are going to need a bigger saw...please visit your friendly Stihl dealer. My parents were honest with the adjustor, I think the pay based on the diameter of the tree. I had five trees up to that size but had two saws and an energetic nephew.......

hahaha....yeah...well you got me there....I am not skilled with
a chainsaw. Never used one before a couple years ago, and taught
myself how to use it. I might have about a total of 40 hours under
my belt...so I am slow and cautious. Can't stand on a rock in the surf with one leg.