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In my time, the only time we lowered boats was in port for a Lloyds survey. There had been too many accidents swinging a boat out when underway, the last being a very nasty incident in a Bay boat.
For us, it was the jeep that we carried on the Barber Priam, many a time up the road for hamburgers until we were sussed in Miami and sent back to the ship.
On one survey in Balboa, I couldn't get the lifeboat engine to start (Barber Memnon). I had Big Tony, who had been goalkeeper for the Sierra Leone national football team cranking her over. Finally dawned on me to drain the fuel system and prime. She started first time!
Best Regards,
Dave
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