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So close! Strapped up and lifting. Can see about half the keel...
Tipping way back to the stern - does not look balanced. I wouldn't stand so close!
Tipping towards the bow. Its up and dangling - this might work!
Feed frozen. I guess I can get some work done.
Here she goes!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT7xgo8J4aE
Back on. There are guys onboard now, looks like they are re-setting the forward straps to even her out. I would really stand back a lot further - looks like tourists milling about - so much could go wrong at this point.
Holy crap. The rigging just snapped.
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Oh man. Something just snapped and it tipped over violently to the portside. I can't watch.
One of the straps broke. When the released the tension on the other strap(s) she rolled toward the sea. Maybe get that rigging down and out of the way first? Lest it be destroyed along with the decking anchors.Quote:
Originally Posted by Odinson
Its up and free - but listing precariously to the portside. They should probably lower and rebalance.
Omg these guys are so freakin slow....only in Jamaica... no problem
At 17 plus tons they better be slow. Being hasty could end in a very bad day.....
True but pain full to watch
Last evening the boat was successfully lifted out of water and placed on truck/trailer ready to be moved
Saw picture of it on the trailer last evening on my wife's facebook ... don't know if it is still on the beach this morning
looks like they got it out!
Now to move it across the beach. Where is the nearest road access? Might need a tow truck for the tow truck for the flatbed truck...
I'm thinking power lines. The mast will probably need to be removed.
It's such a shame they couldn't have done this a few months ago. Surely this equipment was always available.
Stuck in the sand due to weight
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In hindsight, it might have been better to load it on the flatbed and then have a tug boat tow the flat bed out to see until the boat floats. Cut the straps and get the trailer back to the beach. Pretty much any larger boat could tow the sailboat to safe harbor at that point. This is turning out to be as hard to solve as the COVID.
Disclaimer: Not a salvager or a wrecker, just glad to have something take my mind off the constant doom and gloom.
In hindsight, it probably would have been better to secure the moorings... :concern:
Now that it is out of the water..... Does anyone know what happened to it next ???
In hindhindsight, probably shouldn't have spent all that money on a boat if they weren't prepared to take care of it properly.
It's in the alleyway behind drifters. The owners rented a spot behind Negril adventure divers. They plan on taking several months to do the needed maintenance and repairs and then launching it back into the water from there.
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Thanks for the update !!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Wilky
Nice to see it out and safe. Hopefully damage is minimal.
#223-easy to sit back and be an armchair quarterback and point accusatory fingers of blame, but if we don’t know the whole story then.....
At the end of December she was safely anchored opposite Negril Palms for a long period of time awaiting parts/repairs....unfortunately sometimes weather happens!
Or perhaps the owner is a bull****ter who keeps telling the same story. I'd bet that boat sits there for some time if not ever.Quote:
Originally Posted by Weeboy1
Then why would the boat have been moved in the first place? That was quite a production for a BS artist.... :congratulatory:Quote:
Originally Posted by TuffGong
She is a beautiful boat. Oh man, I wish I could afford something like that. Even better, I wish I had a friend that could afford something like that.
The owners are good people with good intentions who love Jamaica. They just made a mistake. The boat itself has great history and pedigree. That has sailed many oceans with many people safely since 1979. They both deserve another chance.
glad to sea it out....mother nature is a reel ***** sometimes...
If the owners paid to have it moved then I stand corrected, if not, let's see how long it sits there. Regardless, the bills are adding up for the owners...Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob