I have just three words for you: GET A LAWYER! Where are you located? Find a lawyer who is a sailor and one you would not want on the other side and hire him.
Joe McCary Aeolus II #4795 West River, MD [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] I want to thank all of you for your thoughts regarding my keel problem. The damage to my boat was certainly caused by the hauler, although he claims that once a boat is lashed down on the flatbed, it cannot move, not even the slightest, so therefore he is not responsible for anything that happened. It doesn't seem like he has a good sense of physics. He blames any problems either on those who put the boat on the trailer or on those who removed it. He wants to claim that he has no responsibility or control over loading or unloading, but this makes no sense whatsoever. Is there anyone out there with a sense of how this works? I was able to take some of the pressure off the aft end of the keel today by lifting it some on the stands. The keel is only blocked on the extreme forward end now. As a result the crack is a bit wider.
