A Hidden Treasure... Where Boats Don't Float

"O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!"

Romans 11:33

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Of course, everyone's heard stories of sunken boats with buried treasure, right? : )

 

Several years ago, "a bad idea" was born that ended up in a sunken boat alongside Mrs. Brown's pier.  Many attempts were made to get someone to pull it out, but all to no avail.

We had some extra time while we waited on the insurance company, so why not try out some North Carolina ingenuity? : )

This wasn't going to require snorkels and fins, but it sure was going to take some creativity!

Hat?  Check.

Crocs?  Check

Adventurous spirit?  You bet!

He'd have to admit, he was a little leery about going into water where he wasn't able to see the bottom.....especially when there's crabs! : )

Yuck!

His feet were sinking down into the muck, and it took a great deal of effort to pull his foot out with each step.

I'm getting there....slowly but surely.

Didn't know he could walk on water, did you? : ) : )

They hooked a strap to an already existing strap, threaded it under the boat, and hooked the other end to the pier.

Hookin' it up

Can't let it get away! : )

Tightening the reins

After tightening it about as much as they could, they surveyed what had been done and made plans for how they would accomplish this feat.

After something is tightened as much as possible, there is always a little more tightening that can be done. : )

Contraptions.... : )

 

Hey, ya'll....I caught a big 'un!

 

While Dad and Ray were working on positioning the strap, Gordon was finding another pole.  When he found one down the road that suited, Dad and Ray went with him to pick it up.

Heave, ho!

Don't drop it yet, Daddy!

 

Now!

When it went in, it almost went too far.  They had to catch it before it slid all the way into the water.

The beams were moved to just the right position to provide a ramp for the boat.

All ready for the big moment...

The chain was hooked to the front of the boat then hooked to the hitch of the truck.

While Ray was waiting, he decided to wash his shoes out.  Ewwww!!

The spectators

Hey!  My boat sank, and I'm stranded.  Do you reckon I can dock here?

Gordon jumped in the truck and eased into it to tighten the tension on the chain.

The boat is coming out just as planned.

The pressure from the boat pushed the beams apart.

Almost, but not quite.  At least it's progress!

They decided this was about as far as it was going for the day.

They gathered up the paraphernalia, and Ray took some of the straps down.

Up and out!

And what are you fishin' for? : )

Left for another day's adventures.

Ray was soaked and nasty from wading in the brackish water.  He was promptly sent out to the garage to change, and his clothing was laid outside to dry.

And stayed there until the next laundry day. : )