NOT CATCHIN ST. MARKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: December 30th, 2004, 10:42 pm
HI FELLA'S , THE TWO OLD MEN OF THE SEA FINALLY GOT TO GO FISHING AGAIN. WE SHOULD HAVE STAYED HOME. WE LAUNCHED THE BOAT AT THE LANDING AT ST. MARKS RIVER AND RD. 98. THE WATER WAS VERY LOW BUT WE LAUNCHED O.K. WE FISHED FROM THE BRIDGE ALL THE WAY TO THE POWER PLANT AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE DID NOT GET THE FIRST STRIKE. WE DECIDED TO HEAD BACK TO THE LANDING AND GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. WHEN WE GOT TO THE RAMP THERE WAS NO WATER, THE END OF THE RAMP WAS OUT OF THE WATER. WE CHECKED AND THERE IS A DROP OFF ABOUT 2' AT THE END OF THE RAMP. WE DECIDED TO BACK THE TRAILER DOWN TO THE END OF THE RAMP WITH THE WHEELS STILL ON THE CONCRETE. WE LIFTED THE BOW OF THE BOAT UP ON THE LAST ROLLER AND STARTED TO WINCH IT FORWARD, WE GOT IT ABOUT 1/3 THE WAY ON THE TRAILER AND THE WINCH GEARS STRIPPED. WE TOOK ANOTHER LINE AND PULLED THE BOW OF THE BOAT DOWN TOWARD THE TONGUE OF THE TRAILER AND TIED IT OFF WHERE THE REAR OF THE BOAT WOULD NOT DRAG AS WE WENT UP THE RAMP. WE STRUGGLED AND STRUGGLED BUT COULD NOT BUDGE THAT BOAT. A VERY NICE YOUNG MAN ABOUT 6'3" TALL CAME TO OUR RESCUE, HE GRABBED THE BACK OF THAT BOAT AND JUST SHOVED IT ALL THE WAY TO THE BOW MOUNT, USE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT ABOUT 5 YRS. AGO BUT WHEN BOTH OF US OLD COOTS ARE 85 IT WAS NOT ABOUT TO HAPPEN. WE DECIDED TO HEAD BACK TO THE HOUSE, ON THE WAY BACK TO TALLY I DISCOVERED THAT MY BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WE STOPPED AND CHECKED AND SURE NUFF, THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS BY PASSING. WE EASED ON TO THE HOUSE AND DROPPED THE BOAT. I GUESS IF WE DID NOT HAVE BAD LUCK TODAY WE WOULDN'T HAVE HAD ANY LUCK AT ALL. WE HAVE STARTED THE REPAIRS AND HOPE TO BE ABLE TO TRY AGAIN NEXT TUES. 
CARL AND PA
CARL AND PA
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