[Rhodes22-list] A story of a boat

[Bud]

If Elton had let me known he needed help, I would have come over with my 
pump,
and my camera to get pictures of his Rube Goldberg boat-loading machinery.

-Bud


Michel Meltzer wrote:

>Just got a phone call, A boat story just came up :-)
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>Some one we all known just arrived in FA today.
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>Get to the boat yard about 3pm.
>They down not have a boat lift.
>They do have a forklift, but the tongs do not say up(some about the oil
>get hot and it lowers on it own).
>This is not a boat yard, more a storage place, people are not use to
>dealing with boats, a "boat" load of insurance damaged boats piled
>their. The seller is in RI and these guys are in FA.
>The are boat on eitherside so the forklift can not get in.
>After some harang the boat next to it was able to be moved. The trailer
>did not fall apart :-)
>The forklift can not get under the rhodes (not sure why).
>Someone we know is think quick :-)
>He looks around the place an finds a long length of rope, 1 1/2 inch
>that look like it from 1900, smells like it from 1900, and is fraded
>like it from 1900, but figures that will do.
>The bow eye is loose, can no do the Standard 3 point GB lift.
>The boat is full of water. Over weight(as in tons), will crush the
>trailer and the "flackly" forklift is not helping with it self lower
>forks,  can not get his knife to cut the lazerret hoose.
>Drill time, Goes to the store to buy a drill, but there is a problem,
>the new drill has an empty battery. Go to customer services and tell the
>girl he has a big problem(look on face time), after a second it plugged
>in and he is killing time.
>Go back to boat, it       .......... and getting dark...........
>Forklift guy bring in some friend, they rig the boat with rope from
>hell, and the get the boat onto the trailer.
>Their no back rail so has to build something to support the mast, and
>tie down the loose stuff.
>Loose bow eye mean he needs to but some straps and strap the boat down, 
>6 hours later he still working on it and hungry.......................
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>Boat in wrought shape but Stan should be able to bring it back to life.
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>All the new that fit to print -mjm
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