[Public-List] More rescue of Touch Wood

[Gordon Laco]

Hi there - 

I think I have permission from you folks to send short updates on my rescue
of my old girl...

Just learned a few moments ago that she was safely loaded onto the
truck/trailer combo and will shortly be heading for Maryland.

My great thanks to Les Foust of Ichabod Crane (yes, that's what he calls his
company) in Marathon Florida who dropped everything (pun intended) when I
called him out of the blue two hours ago to take over the lift when the
first crane had mechanical trouble.  I was in danger of losing the very
inexpensive truck transport...

Les says that her cabin is in bad shape but the hull and topsides look
great.  She was dry inside - and that after two months afloat with no pumps
(she was never that tight when I had her...)

I wish to give special thanks to John at Cheasapeake Beach Marine who is
driving her up - great guy.

She will sit at John's yard for a while until he can fit the hop from his
yard in Davidsonville to New Bedford into his schedule.  Anybody know his
business?  I have not seen TOUCH WOOD since she got taken away in 1999... I
am both excited and apprehensive.

Gord 
#426 Surprise


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