cool story mark! glad you made it back in one piece... sounds like an awesome trip.. chris In a message dated 3/18/07 11:13:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, mdrillock@COX.NET writes:
> We lifted the nose of the boat up into the back hatch and sure enough > the largest part of the boat was a couple feet too wide to go in. We let > air out of the boat until the sides were soft enough and then shoved it > the rest of the way right in. The deflated ends of the pontoons folded > in and I closed the hatch. We jumped in and started to pick our way back > to the dirt road, 400+ pounds heavier than when I drove in. A little > dicey in spots but we made it back to the road and headed back to camp. > > Sandwiches, a few beers, SIESTA TIME!!! > > Mark > 87 Syncro, stock motor and trans > 215/75/15 Mich AT tires > aggressive VC >
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