
Cyclone Alfred damage to my hull and now looters stealing
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Hi
my name is Michelle
im 62 and live on my boat
with my 2 dogs Ramsey and Faith
i was facing homelessness before I was able to buy my boat and it’s all I have. The cyclone beached my boat but the hull is now compromised and it won’t float
the options are
pay for salvage which is very expensive
then be able to get it to a marine where I can have it lifted and fixed
I have no idea how much this will cost
my boat weighs over 3 ton. So even moving it from here will require $$$
I am currently staying on the boat because looters are taking advantage of the situation with my tender and 15 go motor already stolen when I was away from it. There are others who are also beached just south of me their boats already damaged. Including a man in his 70s . He was robbed last night and doesn’t know how he can go on living on the water and faces homelessness also. I’m encouraging him also to do a gofundme as he also has no family support.
normally we rally together and help one another but there are so many in similar situations but I’m probably the worst off as far as I can see. The hill is damaged underneath and there is no way of lifting it on the sand to patch it as it’s too heavy.
I’m asking for community support because I have no other way of funding this situation let alone my future.
I am on DSP for major PTSD
Thanks for your kindness in advance
any amount will help me
Organizer
Michelle Amanda Cannon
Organizer
South Stradbroke, QLD