A precarious moment

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We were lifted back into the water today at 0830. The interesting part is the travel hoist on route to the splash came to a car parked on the side of the road. He very slowly raised us up inch by inch- just as the for stay touched the hoist. Then very slowly crept forward and we missed the roof of the car by about two inches-PHEW.

Any one had a similar experience?

Peter
 
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In the same marina I've often seen cars still using the road as the hoist is trundling down it, they zoom under one side or the other without slowing down, missing the yacht by inches it seems. I've even seen the port police 4x4 do it.
 
Going to my daughters primary school this week I saw a lorry delivering a full palette of breeze blocks OVER a parked car and dropping them slowly into a garden... The lorry had stabilisers out on that side but even so, I wouldn't have wanted that to be my car. I assume it wasn't the purchaser of the blocks.
 
rivonia said:
We were lifted back into the water today at 0830. The interesting part is the travel hoist on route to the splash came to a car parked on the side of the road. He very slowly raised us up inch by inch- just as the for stay touched the hoist. Then very slowly crept forward and we missed the roof of the car by about two inches-PHEW.

Any one had a similar experience?
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Not quite the same! Last summer, in the same marina, I returned to my car, which was in a designated parking area, to find the boot caved in and the back window smashed. The travel hoist operator appeared and apologised profusely for putting the outdrive of a power boat into the back of my car.

macd said:
Now that would have been an interesting insurance claim for the car owner.
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I made no claim. The hoist operator took care of everything and picked up the bill. I don’t even know what the repairs cost. A true gentleman!

John
 
Carmel2 said:
I am a bit dubious about these travel lifts that are remote controlled from the ground, when the guy is sitting up aloft on one he must have a better view of what's going on.
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I've watched the remote-controlled hoist here a great deal over the years and being able to walk around the hoist as it's moving slowly allows the operator to get boats in and out with literally inches to spare, something that would require spotters and good communication with a fixed position on the hoist.
 
Tony Cross said:
I've watched the remote-controlled hoist here a great deal over the years and being able to walk around the hoist as it's moving slowly allows the operator to get boats in and out with literally inches to spare, something that would require spotters and good communication with a fixed position on the hoist.
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That is my view as well, if the operator could not have been able to walk around I doubt very much that he would have been as successful as he was.

Peter
 
Tony Cross said:
I've watched the remote-controlled hoist here a great deal over the years and being able to walk around the hoist as it's moving slowly allows the operator to get boats in and out with literally inches to spare, something that would require spotters and good communication with a fixed position on the hoist.
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Both systems must have their merits by their very existence. I have seen both pack them in within a hair's breadth. With the remote system we have both witnessed, it still requires the operator's son to give directions. I have however noticed that the remote system does encourage some of his mates having a laugh and chat along the way, which is unnerving, so I would have thought an overhead view with no interruptions would give an advantage.

But at the end of the day none of us are travel hoist operators ..................so what the feck do we know;)
 
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