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Old 21-02-2012, 14:25   #1
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Recently when talking about cutting corners to get a job done on a sailboat someone told me "welcome to the real world!" As in: the "real world" is a place where we have to maintain our boats in Bristol fashion and do everything by the book.

I would argue that the world these people live in is the real world. The world where boats aren't the play things for middle class Westerners but rather tools to facilitate people reaching their goals.

All semi political rants aside, I would never in a million years try this and I would even go as far as to call these people crazy!!!!

Toyota pickup loaded onto sailboat for Lagonav - YouTube
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Old 21-02-2012, 14:34   #2
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I love it!!!
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Cool! Shoulda seen me pulling an old house down with a long chain and a heavy duty truck about 30 years ago. Then I set fire to it so I didn't have to have it hauled away to the landfill. The house needed to go, so I could pave some more parking at my business. I still chuckle when I think about it. ps, the fire chief owned the gas station across the street.
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I have been trying to figure out what to do with my Landcruiser when i take delivery of my sailboat, i should have just gone to YouTube in the first place, they have all the answers....

On second thoughts maybe you should have posted it here....

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...ome-77104.html

.....carrying a motorbike would be nothing to guys.....
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If only there were a step by step instruction for getting the truck onto the boat.

1) Have friends hold boat to pier by holding onto ropes tied to the boat (no need to tie the boat off)

2) Pray to Jesus or Allah

3) Depress accelerator.
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We all know or should know who the mother of invention is...Necessity...

Those folks have more necessity
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That is the best video I have ever seen.
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Should have told him that being an ******* isn't "doing it right".
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Jeez, everyone knows you dock stern to and load the truck longitudinally along the sailling axis.

Perpinducular trucks on deck kills vmg...
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That is the best video I have ever seen.
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Jeez, everyone knows you dock stern to and load the truck longitudinally along the sailling axis.

Perpinducular trucks on deck kills vmg...
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