Joe wrote:
He took his 48 foot trawler outside the south jettie in Galveston Sat
night.

Somehow he managed to get washed up in the surf. ....
.... A 35 foot twin engine searay
just took off to go try to get him, but I feel they are wasting there
time.

Probably so. Those boats are set up for speed, not slow pulling. All
those props are going to do is slip a lot and stir up the sand.


... The guy who owns the trawler has only had it 3 months.

That's a shame. Is it his first boat? Sounds like he made a pretty
simple mistake.

... It a
Bruce roberts Steel hull. Going to listen on the VHF as soon as my
friend gets on site. Somehow I have the feeling he going to lose his
boat without the efforts of a really big supply boat and a quarter
mile long BA Hauser.

Why not set a kedge and use a really really big winch? There are
diagrams in the U.S. Navy Salvage Manual of how to connect a running
block on a tow boat to a well set kedge and gain huge purchase advantage.

... Some people including this guy are
just thick as a brick.

You said a while ago you are a Tull fan... have you ever paid attention
to the words of this album? Calling somebody thick as a brick is
somewhat of a compliment, in it's terms.


The fun around here never ceases.

Makes the time go by quicker, too.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King