Howard need help! (fwd)

Please excuse the cross-posting, but there are a lot of
people who only subscribe to one list, and I wanted to
spread the word quickly.  Please let me know if you can
help out with this.

 - George

> Cheryl F.Hite, MBA said:
> 
> Hi George.
> 
> Howard is on his way home - just went through the locks at the
> lower end of Dismal Swamp. As he entered the locks, he discovered
> that he couldn't change gears, so he coasted through somehow, came
> out the other end and sailed until the wind died. He thought he
> was about a mile from the NC Welcome Center at the NC/VA border,
> so he rigged a harness to Imp and started rowing. Unfortunately,
> the wind picked back up and grabbed her and parked her with her
> nose in the trees on the side of the canal. He's in an absolutely
> desolate area where there are virtually NO marine services. His
> engine doesn't work, most of the electronics are dead, and he
> realized yesterday that the the alternator isn't charging, so he's
> turned off the radio too to preserve what volts he has.
> 
> Can you spread the word and help me locate a good samaritan somewhere
> in that area who can help him get off so he can sail north and get
> up to Norfolk where he can get some work done?
> 
> I've changed service providers and fell off the A-30 list when I
> moved, but maybe somebody on the list knows somebody who knows
> somebody who can help?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Chery Hite
> cfhite at iximd.com

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