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05-15-2005, 10:23 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Quincy
Posts: 4,145
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Avoided disaster, but the boat is in
Finished up a couple of things on the boat yesterday morning. Buddy of came by and offered to help get her in. Great...We planned the way to do it and hooked her up to my pickup. Then, he noticed something strange, seems like the draw bar is loose he said...
Oh yea? Thats strange, I just put it in a week ago. Pushed and pulled and I also noticed some movement. Draw bar is OK, so I crawled underneath and I found the brackets that attach to the frame for the hitch had rotted all the way through. Both sides looked like freakin swiss cheese!!!!!!!
Holy crap, if I had towed there was a good chance I could have lost the entire rig. Safety chains would not have helped because they attach to the hitch anyway...
So obviously I disconnected and we used his truck, (after checking the hitch condition) So with the streak of bad luck I've had lately, I was REALLY happy I avoided a HUGE problem.
On the bright side, the boat is in and i'm going fishing this week.....
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~..~..~.. ><((((º>
Things done at the last possible minute are done with the greatest possible information. Procrastination is, therefore, the most efficient means of doing things.
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05-15-2005, 10:58 AM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
Posts: 23,392
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I think I will wait a little while to fish with you Van...until that run of "bad luck" passes anyway!  |
Almost time to get our fish on!!! 
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05-15-2005, 11:13 AM
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Boston Anglah
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Sitting on top of the world with my legs hangin free
Posts: 3,322
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Ya know, I think the glass is half full.... When I read in your "bad luck" snippets, I usually think that you end up with a bit of good luck with your stories of tragedies narrowly averted...  
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Have you been out there w/ the fly guyz, drove by and seen em out there every tide for the last 4 days? |
Used hard and put away dirty....
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05-15-2005, 07:01 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: weymouth
Posts: 1,360
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Thank god you double checked. Hang in there Van. There is always someone else somewhere you has it worse.
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thats why they call it fishing not catching
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05-15-2005, 07:28 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: On my boat
Posts: 9,703
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Van.
Did you renue Sea tow?
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The way you're luck is going, make sure you put on a life jacket when you leave you're house!!!  |
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05-15-2005, 08:42 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Quincy
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by reelecstasy
Have you been out there w/ the fly guyz, drove by and seen em out there every tide for the last 4 days?
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6 fish friday, did not go Saturday, got 4 tonight but I left cause my hands went numb. |
~..~..~.. ><((((º>
Things done at the last possible minute are done with the greatest possible information. Procrastination is, therefore, the most efficient means of doing things.
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05-16-2005, 07:22 AM
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Boston Anglah
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Sitting on top of the world with my legs hangin free
Posts: 3,322
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Van
6 fish friday, did not go Saturday, got 4 tonight but I left cause my hands went numb.
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 Nice.....Few more days to get the tide right and I will be there before work for a few hours.....  |
Used hard and put away dirty....
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05-16-2005, 07:50 AM
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DDG-51
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 3,550
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That's a good reminder Van, I'll pass this on. If you were unlucky this story would of been a lot wor$e.
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