"It's not as though I'm some idiot who got the measurements wrong and is now stuck with a boat he can't move," he said.

Oh.

Trained engineer, John Melling, started building...

Ah, there's your problem.

I am going to have to take the fence down to get the boat out now."

FTFHimself.

Kyosuke: Trained engineer, John Melling, started building...

Ah, there's your problem.

I had the exact same thought! It made perfect sense to him at the time.

Forrest Whittaker looks up from his copy of "Rashamon" in approval.

Obscure?

Noah problem.

Yacht to have known better...

I worked with a guy who built a kit plane indoors knowing he would have to disassemble part of the house to get the fuselage out. He was renting so it was OK...
There was a whole wing assembly in his bedroom and the tail bits and pieces in the lounge room. The fuselage was in the sleep-out mounted on a jig that was concreted to the floor.

I don't see anything wrong with this. He knew he'd have trouble getting it out. But by building it close to home, he could get more work done in a shorter amount of time. Probably kept him motivated as well, since it was in his backyard and not miles away in a garage or whatever.

Anaxphone: Forrest Whittaker looks up from his copy of "Rashamon" in approval.

Obscure?

Ghostdog, great flick. Highly under-rated, as is Whitaker.

We'll pick your boat up and put it down like a baby, right where you want it. This is First of the Ninth, Air Cav,son- airmobile.

/charlie don't surf

He can't tip it on it's side? Maybe charter a helicopter or rent a small crane?

tomWright: Ghostdog, great flick.

You are correct, sir. Definitely one of those movies that where you pick up more little touches in a second viewing.

An English engineer........

that's how socialists roll....

CougarJeff: I am going to have to take the fence down to get the boat out now."

FTFHimself.

move a fence temporarily? how mundane.

maybe he can just flood his whole town and the boat will float out.
that would be news.

That's pretty cool looking. Doesn't look like much of a view once inside though.

Approves, and understands the futility & beauty behind it.

/Is jealous
//Wants a ride
///Does the gnome know how to drive it?

Sique: That's pretty cool looking. Doesn't look like much of a view once inside though.


I'd like to see some interior shots. I bet its more roomy than you think.

Gibbs?

jdmac: /Is jealous
//Wants a ride
///Does the gnome know how to drive it?

Opps, meant to include this pic

bud jones:
move a fence temporarily? how mundane.

maybe he can just flood his whole town and the boat will float out.
that would be news. how an engineer thinks

ftfy

/construction worker

DarkSoulNoHope: Gibbs?

Came here to make sure someone posted that. Well done, sir.

How about "All aboard the failboat"? That way, it would make sense.

Subby sounds bitter his hobby projects aren't as cool.

Such fail! He's going to have to take the fence down and put it on a trailer. Meh.

He can just wait for the flood.

It sounds like he just has to take the fence down. Not sure what the story is here?

Do you all think he should have built it small enough to fit through the gate?

If only there were something that could be used to reduce the amount of force needed to lift an object? Perhaps some simple machine that could elevate the boat over small barriers without the use of a helicopter?





/ol'skool
//hung with Archimedes

What's the big deal? He just has to remove the fence, get a semi with a flatbed, and boom, his boat is in the water.


/cool boat.

I came here for "FAIL" pictures and FARK has FAILED me.

Big deal. Last week I replaced a fuel line on a pickup truck.

It shouldn't be that difficult to lift it out.

Bob Down: I worked with a guy who built a kit plane indoors knowing he would have to disassemble part of the house to get the fuselage out. He was renting so it was OK...

There was talk at my high school (many years ago) that one of the science teachers had done something like that. Apparently he hadn't really considered just how he was going to get the plane out of his basement...

The comments on the site are saying that the main problem will be getting the wide thing down the narrow roads. Also, that he should call William to bring the helicopter to get it.

Get me some of those, and a favorable wind.

CanadaDave: Bob Down: I worked with a guy who built a kit plane indoors knowing he would have to disassemble part of the house to get the fuselage out. He was renting so it was OK...

There was talk at my high school (many years ago) that one of the science teachers had done something like that. Apparently he hadn't really considered just how he was going to get the plane out of his basement...

And he wonders why he never taught at the college level...

Anaxphone: Forrest Whittaker looks up from his copy of "Rashamon" in approval.

Obscure?

Completely. Want an Ice Cream?

You're gonna need a smaller boat.

Oznog: You're gonna need a smaller boat.

Win! hehe.

They refused Noah too,
but he ain't him

Problem solved.

He's just waiting for the flood to come. You'll see.

Let's have another beer, drive up and fark with Noah...

Why didn't he just design it so that the pontoon thingys were detachable or at least could be attached after he had taken it down to where ever he plans on sailing?

The right tool makes any job easier.
Get the Skycrane.

Judging by the fact that he did something so amazing as handmake a kick-ass yacht in his backyard, and also so dumb that he has no good, well thought-out exit strategy, I wonder if his financial advising goes something like this:

-Puts your money into creatively designed investment instrument
-Value grows at an impressively high rate
-Client asks to liquidate
-He tells client that actually you can't liquidate without losing all gains due early-liquidation penalties, but hey, I told you we could make the investment grow!

Simple solution. Raise the ocean levels to submerge England entirely.

DeadZone: Want an Ice Cream?

Oui.

FreeCrime: Sique: That's pretty cool looking. Doesn't look like much of a view once inside though.

I'd like to see some interior shots. I bet its more roomy than you think.

Oh, I meant to see things outside of the boat. I'd go for bigger windows.