Fwd: Re: [Cal_Boats] To pay or not to pay . . .

> I can understand your anger. Anyone would be mad at the circumstances > you describe. You have already answered the question posed in this email subject line. Now to the question of " how did a line get wrapped around my prop?" It happened by either 1] calculated means 2] happenstance Yes, all the evidence, as you describe, points to the diver as the culprit. However, there is no definitive proof of his complicity. Is it possible that another unknown party deliberately placed the line around your prop? The answer is "Yes". [ I do agree that the possibility is remote, but it does exist ] Therefore, it cannot be positively determined who actually did the deed. Is it possible that the line arrived on your prop via the current, or by some other innocent means? Yes. However remote that possibility is, it does exist. In conclusion, you have no definitive answer to the first question posed above, only suspicion fueled by circumstance. I think the best course of action is to not hire that diver again, and recommend him only to an enemy. *Joe DeMers - owner* Sound Marine Diesel LLC SoundMarineDiesel.com <http://www.soundmarinediesel.com/> *phone & fax (860) 666-2184* > > Last month before the Gov Cup, our 70 mile over night race, I had my > bottom "cleaned" by a professional diver. As I did not know if he > would be able to make it on short notice and we had a Wed night race, > I did what I could with a sponge floor mop on an extendable paint > stick. What I see in this pic are my efforts as you can see where I > missed since I was not underwater using a mask and I see no efforts on > his part ie: no signs of any hand wiping or anything of the sort. My > strokes were more or less perpendicular to the boat and I assume his > would have been more like an arc and narrower than a 10" mop. > http://www.photoboatgallery.net/p614468547/h6b2c8dc8#h6b2c8dc8 > I was so pissed that I didn't pay him and after he called, I sent him > this pic and tried to let him off the hook easy by telling him I > thought he cleaned the wrong boat. He left another message > saying that the day he cleaned the bottom the water was like > chocolate milk which is a lame ass excuse as it like that everyday in > the Chesapeake, this ain't the Keys. > So today I went to clean the bottom myself only to find out he'd just > cleaned the bottom of a boat 1 slip down from me of another club > member. Assuming he used the dock ladder to get in the water he'd > have to swim right by my boat. The reason I mention this is that I > found a piece of 1/4" rope, 30' long wrapped loosely around my prop > shaft. It was relatively easy to remove which makes me think he put > it on there as I've not been anywhere since our last beer can race and > did not notice any issues under power. I would assume had I hit this > under power, even backing in the slip at the end of the race, that > this piece of line would have been wrapped so tight around my shaft > that I'd have to cut it off. > I can't prove that he did it but does anyone see any flaws in my > hypothesis? He had both the motive and the opportunity in my opinion. > Thanks - > Paul > > > > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com> > Version: 2013.0.3392 / Virus Database: 3222/6653 - Release Date: 09/10/13 > -- *Joe DeMers - owner* Sound Marine Diesel LLC SoundMarineDiesel.com <http://www.soundmarinediesel.com/> *phone & fax (860) 666-2184*