R.I.P
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I appreciate all the puns. They've made me feel a bit better.
Until 5pm, when I have to go back out with a digger, strop it up and try to remove it from the sea!
and no - wasn't insured. I've insured every boat i've owned in 6 years, never had a single accident. With hindsight, I was asking for trouble!!
Until 5pm, when I have to go back out with a digger, strop it up and try to remove it from the sea!
and no - wasn't insured. I've insured every boat i've owned in 6 years, never had a single accident. With hindsight, I was asking for trouble!!
I hereby demand you get someone to film said salvage so we can all have a giggle later, if its anywhere near as comical as this thread it could be epic.
haha, if i can find someone to do it, i shall.
and I thought about the airing cupboard - outboard is too big! Perhaps on top of a radiator...
Ha, replies are fantastic.
Well, we got it to the shore, waited for the tide to go out, 3 of us bailed it out with buckets.
Very surprised the battery still works - trim and tilt on the outboard worked!
Got a big digger, stropped it up, and lifted up into a yard.
Engine looks a bit screwed, possibly time to look for another
Well, we got it to the shore, waited for the tide to go out, 3 of us bailed it out with buckets.
Very surprised the battery still works - trim and tilt on the outboard worked!
Got a big digger, stropped it up, and lifted up into a yard.
Engine looks a bit screwed, possibly time to look for another
Many thanks... she was a tip when I bought her, and spent many hours doing her up!!!
We had a bad storm this morning, she was on her mooring, bounced up and down over waves (North Westerly wind i think), picked up a lot over a particuarly big wave, water got into the stern. Next time it happened, was heavier at the back and more water got in.. a few of those, and she'd then go down like the titanic!
The hull looks sound, can't see any cracks. Engine will probably be screwed or not financially viable to repair, was under a good few hours. Ignition box, throttle, battery, pump, dials, possibly wiring will all be screwed. Hopefully the steering is all ok though, seats should be fine with a good clean and dry out
Oh, and fantastic photoshop Anyone else fancy doing one? Someone's printed a copy of the photo and is in the local island pub on the noticeboard... i'll add the Wilson one to it tomorrow
We had a bad storm this morning, she was on her mooring, bounced up and down over waves (North Westerly wind i think), picked up a lot over a particuarly big wave, water got into the stern. Next time it happened, was heavier at the back and more water got in.. a few of those, and she'd then go down like the titanic!
The hull looks sound, can't see any cracks. Engine will probably be screwed or not financially viable to repair, was under a good few hours. Ignition box, throttle, battery, pump, dials, possibly wiring will all be screwed. Hopefully the steering is all ok though, seats should be fine with a good clean and dry out
Oh, and fantastic photoshop
Anyone else fancy doing one? Someone's printed a copy of the photo and is in the local island pub on the noticeboard... i'll add the Wilson one to it tomorrowStill, only 70 horse on the back? Pffft, you always need at least 100 +
Ha, half the reason she sunk was due to the dirty heavy 2 stroke on the back - 100 would have killed her long before now!!!
Dude... I do!
