“When I turn the jib out over the river it will have to extend to reach the boat. That will be the dangerous bit. As soon as I take the strain, the boat has to come up quickly and allow me to swing the jib over the trailer in one quick movement.”
If anything were to go wrong I thought, the dragline would topple over on its tracks and career crazily downwards into the river and crush the boat beneath.
His instructions were clear and the ex boat owner secured the lifting hook onto the straps. He had to stay aboard for the lift as by now the water was so low he had no chance of gaining access to the bank.
The drag line engine revved and clattered and we began. ..........
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