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load on the selector in the top of the gearbox”. We were
eloquently informed.
“I may have the answer to your problem,” he stated firmly.
“Just behind our workshop is a scrap yard for cars and I am
sure there is a Rover just like yours in there!” he continued
calmly.
“First of all though, we have to get rid of this boat as I
cannot tow two vehicles at one time.”

ABANDONED
The boat was unhitched and the mechanic towed it into the
mouth of the new A1 road that was to disappear underground
at the northernmost end of the bridge.
We quickly moved the road works barriers and deposited
the boat with Jane and Colin in the tunnel mouth to await my
return. We were at least 5 hours travelling time from Dundee,
and the traffic was building up rapidly by now in the centre of
the city.
The mechanic was true to his word. There was a Rover in
the scrap yard and it still had its gear selector.
By half past eight the car was fixed and me £10 lighter in
the pocket. The mechanic explained that one reason he came
to us quickly was that his shift ended at 8am, the other thing he
explained was that the gear selector could have broken at
anytime as it had a partial break already. We were lucky it had
happened close to someone who could find the solution!

ONWARDS TO DUNDEE
I picked up Jane, Colin and the boat and by 9am we were on
the way north once more. My turn to rest as Colin took us to
Edinburgh and the Forth Road Bridge.

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