I mentioned to this chap , called Ian , that boats can easily sink in the river as there is a 10 foot tidal range. He seemed to think he would be OK.
The next morning I went out with Ben to pull my crab traps , as mentioned on a previous blog. I happened to glance out at the other boats as we were about to head out to sea. I noticed that Ian's boat looked a little low in the water. We went over to investigate and the boat was half full of water. So I got the 2 gallon bucket and bailed it out. This took about 30 minutes.
Then I phoned the club and the cleaner answered . She said she would get someone to contact the owner. When Ben and I returned two chaps from the club , neither one the owner , were in the boat. I went over and they asked me to tow the boat to the ramp. This I did. I then got my boat on its trailer and after a lot of trouble the other boat was hauled back into the yard. A few days later I found out that there was one bolt missing in the transom ( back of boat ) , about 3/8th inch dia. The water had poured in this hole. If I had not sounded the alarm the boat would have been on the bottom of the river within an hour or so.
So for the past 2 weeks I have wondered if people say thank you in this boat club. Well I have not had a thank you and the last two days I tried to get Ian's phone number , but no-one in the Club will give it to me. One official thought it strange that I would want the thank you. Not looking for a salvage fee , but legally am probably due one. This same official though it more odd that someone might even go to a bit of trouble to get my name and phone number to say thank you.
Next Sunday I am off to the Island of Arran , with my family , all eight of us , for a whole week.
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