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 Viking BurialFrom: The Ants Pants About ten years ago my father in law Fred invited me out fishing at corner inlet in his 13-foot runabout with an old Tohatsu motor. After a few hours of great fishing it started to get a bit windy so we decided to head in but the accelerator cable broke so Fred took the cover off the motor and did it manually via the carby. Then the steering cable broke and the motor stalled so I suggested we drop anchor while we sorted out the problems. The boat seemed to be still drifting towards Bass Strait so I pulled up the rope to find the anchor was nowhere to be seen. We tried the radio, it didn't work... time to try the way out of date flares but they were a real fizzer. So we did what any tough Aussie males would do under the circumstances, we panicked. After the battery went flat trying to start the motor we took turns pull starting with the anchorless rope. Finally we got it started and running at just over walking pace in what was now a huge swell and with Fred operating the carby and steering by straddling the motor and physically moving it in bear like hug facing in the opposite direction while I yelled out directions from the front as the waves tried to turn us sideways and roll us. After about an hour we reached the calmer water sheltered by the shoreline and caravan park. We made a pact upon reaching shore we would set the boat alight and push it out to sea, nothing could stop us. Finally we made the shore to be greeted by our wives, we told them what happened and what we were about to do. My mother in law said how about trading it in on a new boat... it was on the trailer in a flash and traded in the next day on a brand new Haines Signature half cab... So to any one who bought that boat we are both deeply sorry! (1 December 2003) |
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