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Alan White Alan White is offline
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Default 50 footer ashore at Hatteras....


"Gogarty" wrote in message
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of 15 feet. If they're 'barrelling' they'll suck the sand bar
shallow.

I wonder what his insurance status is? Would not surprise me at all if the
boat became a total loss.


It might take a few days, but with constant pressure on the winch, along
with the wave motion, and perhaps a little digging in front of the keel,
like a loose tooth it might wiggle free. The key would be to keep constant
and hard pressure on the line that's being used to pull. And, of course,
the balls hanging from the halyard wouldn't hurt.

Alan


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