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Old 02-08-2007, 05:25 AM
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thats a big boat. ouch.
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No ouch. It looks like the rigging worked perfectly. High sphincter factor I'm sure tho'.
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*ding* - it went flawlessly, but it is delicate.
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That'll buff right out.
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Funny that everyone thinks there was an accident. This was a purposeful maneuver to turn it over.
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Default lookls like it fell

plus there is the reading of your term "flipped" as "it flipped off the stand" rather than "the owner flipped it over to continue work".

still a scary thing looking at that big boat laying on its side.
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Default Thx I always like to see how things are made....always wondered how they did this as I knew many

boats were built "upside down"...thanks for sharing...out of curiosity what does it weigh? I also am fascinated by the cranes that do this work.
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Default I have no idea what is weighs at this point, but know it is much lighter than a typical fiberglass

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