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had ‘persuaded’ Firestone that their American led
management methods would just not do in Lincolnshire.
My sales of the ex USAF wing tip fuel tanks were
progressing well and we had received an enquiry to move a
boat from Spalding just south of Boston to Dundee on the east
coast of Scotland.
Our second ECYB trailer, now mainly in use for moving
fuel tanks had been built to transport standard type boats. It
had a centre set of rollers with split cantilever load deck and
could pick up a boat from the flat ground if necessary.
The transport enquiry also included the chance to sell this
specialised trailer to the boat’s new owner in Dundee. By now
the Land Rover had gone and I intended travelling to Scotland
towing the smallish 19 ft sailing boat with my stalwart Rover
90 saloon.
Once again I must explain as there is now a more modern
range of Rover cars. They are not the same.
The original 1950’s and 1960’s Rovers were large, elegant,
statuesque, luxury saloon cars with solid chassis and strong
bodywork with leather and solid wood interior trim. They had
strong though thirsty six cylinder engines and were excellent
towing vehicles.

LOADING
My trailer client from Dundee had purchased this sailing
boat from a local owner who moored it on a tidal berth at
Surfleet not far out of Spalding and about 16 miles south of
Boston.
The boat needed a crane lift from the river and we arrange
for this to take place at Fossdyke Bridge on the A17 road to
Norfolk. It was here that the boat owner could bring his boat
downriver and get alongside a quay. The crane was booked
from Belton’s of Boston the only local crane hire company,
for 5pm to make the best of the tide at Fossdyke and would

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