Sorry Graham, but you're talking total b#####s, it's obvious even to a village idiot like me that grumpy needs a floating crane, this has all sorts of advantages like when it's a bit misty he can climb the gib and see what's in front of him, can also take his handheld up there to transmit, will get a much better range.
can also be used as a giant passarelle so he can moor outside the harbour but still walk ashore to his favourite restaurant. when not using it he can hire it out to others, always a demand for cranes. Can also fly his flag and burgee much higher than anyone else, real one up manship!
He can do bungee jumping, will impress all his neighbours, awhole host of different uses!
Ah well if he's getting in to bungy jumping maybe some of our raggie friends can let him have a length of that wire stuff they use to hold up the long sticky up bit
Then just need a short length of shock cord and Roberts your Aunties husband.
No thats a silly idea John. Fork lift much better. I once white washed a huge building all on my own with a fork lift. Tied two pieces of string to the control leavers, then stud on a pallet and lifted my self up to the top. THEN the string fell off and I was marooned up there for hours!!!