The boats owner and crew were out fishing. At some point the inspection plate in the splashwell fell off and they did not notice. The boat filled up with water by the time they realized. The owner decided to beach the boat. That's when we were called in. Before we do anything we make sure the owner requested our assistance. And if they are not insured we secure payment first also. After we got it off the beach I took the boat to the marina that the owner requested for repairs. The hull was fine. Its missing a lot of bottom paint now and needs several hundred pounds of sand removed from it. Probably a trim tab or two. But otherwise it's ok. As for the Bronco I'm not sure of the year. It belongs to my boss's son. It has a 4" lift and 35" tires. Its a pretty cool truck. He was connected to my boss's truck,an F350 diesel. And he was connected to me towing the trailer. The train effect is necessary because of the load of the boat on the trailer one truck is never enough to get going. Unloaded my truck pulls the trailer just fine though. We have done it this way for a long time now and it has been very successful. I'm just glad I got them new winches. They worked like a charm.
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