[Airslot]

Well, I'm home. *Feel like I just been kicked in the 'nads. *Top was beautiful. *Rodney (canvas guy) helped me hook up. *Helped me take down windshield and rear curtains and said to trailer home with just the side curtains up, and to stop and check things along the way. *Can ya tell where this is headed yet >:( *I leave and go about 2 miles from his house and stop to check and all is well. *I turn onto the main road and when I get up to speed, I felt something, wasn't sure what, but I just felt something. *So I pull over, and my top is folded back and the side curtains are gone.... :( :o :(

I called Rodney and said man, you ain't gonna believe this. *He said stay there, I'm on the way. *We found that one side had come off and was trashed. *The other side fell into the boat and suffered nary a scratch. *The front poles had pulled apart. *It's possible he forget to tighten the set screws when he reassembled the frame.

Rewind to picking up the boat. *As I was paying the man he was saying "You know, you can build bridges for 20 years and no one will ever call you a bridge builder. *But suck just one *;), and your known as a *;) sucker for life. *I want to be known as a bridge builder."

Well, when we get the pieces back to his house he told me, don't worry, I'll make it right. *I said "Yep, here's your chance to be called a bridge builder :)" *

Rodney is a good guy and he'll make it right. *Just makes me sick that I had it in my hands. *When I finally do get it home, the pole ends will be 5200'ed. *Bass-turds ain't coming loose again.

So, my top saga continues. *For now, me and Captain Morgan are gonna stew for awhile.

Airslot