Muskrats

[Captain Carl Bish]

Fish Hawk X4 went on the blink.....spent an hour, 4 phone calls to support, swapping out displays on buddies boats. Finally found the issue......a muskrat chewed the transducer wire at the waterline.

[Cheers]

Som****!!!

[Cheers]

Hopefully he doesn't come back

[Xxx]

Well that totally sucks!! If you turn it into your Ins. Company you shouldn't have to pay the deductible because it's an act of nature, kinda like hitting a deer. LOL. But seriously it's not funny!

[slipbob]

Well that totally sucks!! If you turn it into your Ins. Company you shouldn't have to pay the deductible because it's an act of nature, kinda like hitting a deer. LOL. But seriously it's not funny!

 

 

I've heard of  muskrats chewing wires on docked boats.  With a comprehensive claim which covers hitting an animal or animal damage you still will have to pay a deductible whether it be boat or car insurance.  It is often a smaller deductible than collision. 

[L&M]

Unfortunately it's a rather common happening, there also rather fond of rubber bellows on I/O boats at times too.  

[Gill-T]

Call Bill Murray.

[Sk8man]

Yes many different rodents like to chew the wires on boats and cars in barns too over the winter as well. I believe I read somewhere they are attracted to the urine that is used in the manufacture of the plastic coating on a lot of wire.