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Joined: Jul 2004
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This guy actually got away with launching his boat on US41. It scuffed up the keel of the boat a bit but a little Marine Tex fixed that. The motor was trimmed up and missed hitting the road.
The Lee County Deputies were great about it. They helped us reload the boat and get out of there before the state cops could get there and write a ticket. Fortunately it was near my house so we had a welder to fix the trailer and jacks to get the boat up so we could fix it (and readjust the tongue load so the thing would trail right)
We were back on the road to the Keys in a couple hours and he dunked the boat the next morning. (had to let that epoxy set up overnight)
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My misfortune was on a local street. Some really great neighbors, and strangers all assisted, jacks, timbers, muscle and we got it back on the trailer.
John
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Our savior was a 300 pound deputy who can probably dead lift twice his weight or more. We had the electric winch smoking, 4 guys pushing and pulling while deputy Mongo got his shoulder under the outboard and lifted it up on the trailer.
Lee County Sheriffs department got my unqualified support that morning.
Greg Fretwell
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Jimmy,
Over here in NZ, it is an offence to carry stuff on a vehicle or trailer, untethered.
You can be served an instant fine of NZ$800, for being found to have a load that is insecure.
I've been to I don't know how many fire rescue calls where something has left the vehicle that it was "tied" to and gone through the front windscreen of the car following the carrying vehicle.
You can end up in prison here if it kills someone and rightfully so.
They don't make strops for the fun of it.
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Can't believe you guys use bungees, what do you think romex is for anyway? 33+ works pretty well also I'm always impressed with the use of those $2.00 plenum-rated HVAC Ty-Raps that are about 3 feet long used to tie down a ladder or pipe. That's not too far off from the cost of three feet of Romex these days.
---Ed---
"But the guy at Home Depot said it would work."
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A Porsche with a ladder rack ... now, that I would like to see! OK then John, Mind you, this is a Bentley and the guy is a plumber: ![[Linked Image]](https://www.electrical-contractor.net/mt/PB2.JPG)
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I don't believe it .... 
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How much does the guy in the Bently charge an hour? 
"Live Awesome!" - Kevin Carosa
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How much does the guy in the Bently charge an hour? At least he has "no vehicle charge" on his sign. His hourly rate must make up for the trip charge. 
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