Hiab Lifting a Derelict Yacht out of Garden [Video]
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Our Hiab truck was in Portchester to collect a derelict yacht from a garden. The boat had been in the garden for a number of years and had fallen into disrepair. Her trailer was shot and the boat was well beyond economic repair. The issue we had was getting the yacht out into a place we could lift her. Our lorry was too big to get into the driveway so we had pull the boat along the drive on what little air we could get into the tyres. It’s always a risk as the trailer could have collapsed on us at any moment. As you can see from the video we eventually got her away.
Written By: Luke Edney
Luke completed a journalism degree in Brighton University and fortunately for us uses this in his communications, Facebook posts, Tweets and emails to tell all our enquirers and followers what we are up to. Without Luke we would be lost, he runs the office, keeps us organised and is like a terrier and never lets a tricky boat disposal job go un-photographed or Tweeted about.
He also manages all of our enquiries passing them to whoever in the team is the best suited to deal with it. We are teaching Luke how to drive a motorboat or sail a yacht so while he’s learning we suggest you keep out of the Solent!
When he’s not at work he’s a massive football fan (his Dad used to play for Portsmouth FC years ago) and seems to know everything there is to know about any player, anywhere. Next time you ring and he answers, think of a tricky football trivia question and ask him
Date Published: July 6, 2023
Last Modified: July 6, 2023
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