So I glance in my mirror for the 10,000th. time as I crawled out the terrible San Nicolas road with my boat trailer in tow.
Hmmmmm, says I. There is no way the boat can be moving that way unless something is (how you say) not right.
Moments later I had two trailers. The tongue part, and the rest part.
The hand saw, the pile of misc. pieces of chain, the nuts, bolts and washers, the tow strap, the climbing rope, were all in their places just waiting
for an opportunity like this.
I could have probably have driven it home...but I didn't.
bajadogs - 1-18-2009 at 10:00 PM
That is beautiful! We must be related.Barry A. - 1-18-2009 at 10:19 PM
(sighhhh) Well done, I must say----------makes my heart ache to see what a magnificent job you have done under the most dreaded (and loudly
anticipated) situation that us "remoters" can think of.
Now did I ever tell you about the time coming north from Gonzaga in ' 86------------------
Well, maybe another time.
I am soooooo proud of you, it hurts!
BarryBajaGringo - 1-18-2009 at 10:29 PM
Classic!!!Gaucho - 1-18-2009 at 10:55 PM
Now I know who to call if I break my leg in the middle of nowhere
Seriously though, it's lucky you were towing a tinny and not something heavier...Sharksbaja - 1-18-2009 at 11:20 PM
It just couldn't have gone another way bro. Good on you for having "stuff" and an ability to do something about it.Iflyfish - 1-18-2009 at 11:52 PM
Looks normal to me.
IflyfishLOSARIPES - 1-19-2009 at 03:09 AM
on a scale of 1 to 10............ a 7?Hook - 1-19-2009 at 06:40 AM
Perry, did you end up finding your boat after the flood after all? Or is this from another time?
Or am I just clueless? What's the latest on the condition of the property and your belongings?woody with a view - 1-19-2009 at 07:21 AM
i prefer NOT to have to deal with stuff like this, if given the choice.
nice work MacGyver...DENNIS - 1-19-2009 at 09:15 AM
All methods of survival are AAA approved. Good fix with the splint.vandenberg - 1-19-2009 at 09:30 AM
That's the "Mexican Way".
Reminds me of a tourbus trip out of Mazatlan, where the driver fixed a rear wheel, threatening to come off, with bailing wire.
Another Mexican thrill.oxxo - 1-19-2009 at 09:31 AM
Put that on display at the Museum of Modern Art. Destined for the Smithsonian.The Sculpin - 1-19-2009 at 09:38 AM
I remember that one!! It was on the midterm in my "Surviving Baja 101" class. You deserve an "A+"! That class was a bear! I aced the final by putting
the abalonies in a 5 gal paint bucket full of sea water and sea grass on the roof racks with everything else and sailed through all the checkpoints!Taco de Baja - 1-19-2009 at 09:38 AM
I don't get it. What's wrong?
The rest of the story.
vgabndo - 1-19-2009 at 12:04 PM
The simple splint didn't work effectively.
When I got to the pavement, Roberto gave me some help.
vgabndo - 1-19-2009 at 12:08 PM
I had a chunk of very tough 4 x 6 PT Doug Fir in the boat, with hatchet and machete it was "milled" to the right size to fit inside the tongue.
BajaGringo - 1-19-2009 at 12:09 PM
Necessity is the mother of invention...
But who is the father I wonder???
[Edited on 1-19-2009 by BajaGringo]
Ready for the road
vgabndo - 1-19-2009 at 12:15 PM
The side to side was completely fixed by the wooden "implant". The winch was perfect for taking vertical load out of the equation.
Like I suggested. There are those of us, I judge, who live for the opportunity to prove that we can build an airplane out of trash bags, duct tape,
and McGyver juice.
You probably didn't pack that backup satellite phone, neither.
Bad Nomad.
Lucky for me happened going in to San Nic
pangamadness - 1-19-2009 at 12:20 PM
I had the same problem going in a few years ago. Got it all fixed up in San Nicolas. Hope I never have to pull it out that road. Sorry for your
miss fortune Vagabundo, Will you rebuild?
[Edited on 1-19-2009 by pangamadness]
vgabndo - 1-19-2009 at 12:31 PM
That looks like Culberto gassing the generator? No we won't rebuild. (Nothing to do with 'berto!)
After fourteen years of never losing ANYTHING off the property it was amazing how a natural disaster brought out the "looter" in people. I gave away
much of what was left, and cut a deal with Chuy for my own personal fishing guide for who knows how long in exchange for the doors, windows and
anything else of value.
(I am not saying that it was my Mexican neighbors who took things from the wreckage. From what I could learn, it was pretty clear that that was NOT
the case.)DianaT - 1-19-2009 at 03:03 PM
That is one fantastic repair job on that trailer, and it looks like it was all done without duct tape!
Really sorry about the looting---that is rotten.
DianeKen Bondy - 1-19-2009 at 03:51 PM
Fabulous!! But where's the duct tape?vgabndo - 1-19-2009 at 04:09 PM
My duck was completely under control...it was the boat trailer I was worried about.
Gaucho - 1-19-2009 at 04:17 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by Iflyfish
Looks normal to me.
Iflyfish
Parts missing
pangamadness - 1-20-2009 at 01:01 PM
Sorry to hear that. I experienced some of the same. My partner picked up the engine after the flood and brought it home for repairs. The mechanic
hear called and told me that the coils and a few other parts were gone. Those parts were there in July! Before that I received three calls from
friends reporting my boat was being used by the locals. The 3rd caller reported it being towed in with at least 5 people on board. That was the
reason to bring it home for repairs. I guess they needed those parts more than me! Going to bring the motor back and forth in the future. I pay
them to take me most of the time anyway.
We got lucky in the storm that was for sure.
vgabndo - 1-20-2009 at 03:50 PM
Interesting that you should say that your boat had been used. I had reason to believe that that may have been the case with me too. I had a repaired
prop on the engine, and I'd swear I couldn't find any evidence of repair on the one I found on the engine. Might be just my general feeling of
mis-trust right now. I could only get information in Spanish, or from my closest neighbor, and as you probably know, his lights are on, but there is a
bit of a reality disconnect.
