Update on
@swatski's crossing progress...
Thanks guys for all the helpful suggestions, the cargo shipping is complicated and impractical in my situation (read: impossible). And that tower of mine does not fit in my damn boat any other way than mounted up as intended from factory...
Yamaha people, who are handling our case really want
all the parts/pieces to conduct their investigation, and they do not have a mechanism for shipping internationally, and no dealer support in the Bahamas.
We have tried everything....
We tried every possible position/orientation, there is just no way to make it
safely strapped down without a serious risk of doing damage to the cockpit interior and its crew... Mounting it 180deg reversed (rear-swept) is not possible as the front pins/hinges do not fit in reverse.
Well, many thanks to
@Edgar Almonte who has a misfortune of having his boat towed back tomorrow, he offered to ferry my fallen tower back stateside. I am incredibly grateful, this was a truly amazing gesture on Edgar's part. Thank you sir, lets hope it works.
Here is
@Edgar Almonte and a bunch of jetboaters piggybacking my tower to his 242 LS structure:
Thank you
@Edgar Almonte !!!
Also many thanks to
@Jadams0527,
@blacksapphirez,
@Bill D,
@Julian,
@Betik,
@DiverB and others for lending a hand and tools to make it happen! Appreciate everybody's help tremendously!
I sure hope this works...
@tim h has graciously agreed to ferry Kate and Gosia (our youngest, 11), while Sandra (16) and Magda (13) want to cross back with me. So proud of them.
Will be leaving tomorrow around 10.30a. We don't have tracking, just good ol' stationary VHF/DSC, chartplotters etc.
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