DSK wrote in message . ..
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.

I agree but the fellow owed him a favor, he felt obligated.




... 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.


First big boat, he had a little cabin crusier. I think he cashed in
his retirement and bought the boat. Hope he has it insured but I doubt
it.

... 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.


We thought of that but his winch is weak when it comes to pulling. And
he is on a sandy bottom. No anchor is going to hold kedging that much
weight unless it came off a really big ship. A 35,000 pounder might do
the job, but if you had a boat that could set that size an anchor most
likely they could snatch her off the beach. Thats what Ive been tryin
to say, he sould bight the bullet and get a proper salver on site
before its to late. I got a proper one lined up but is a 13K job. Most
of the cost is insurance related they tell me.

... 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.

Somewhat. If he had an emergency stern anchor ready to go perhaps he
would not be in the mess he is in. And his only crew is a girl who has
never been on a boat and most likely not capable of dropping the hook,
which left him with one arm trying to stop a train. Simple mistake,
dont think so.

And now we are concerned about a fuel spill. His hull is part of his
fuel tanks, so if he gets punchard he has 1700 gallon of fuel onboard.
The area is all sand with big sharp rocks here and there.


The fun around here never ceases.

Makes the time go by quicker, too.

It's funny how when your young time flows like a glacier, as you age
it flows like a ragein river.


Joe






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