When I negotiated the purchase of the boat, there was a large inventory of gear that came with it. The previous owner had removed essentially every stick of removable teak that was on board. Every door, drawer, piece of trim etc was taken off the boat and I needed to get it. One of the problems was that the gear was located in storage about 200 miles from the boat.
This presented a couple of logistical challenges. Firstly I would have rent a truck big enough to get it all in one trip, and secondly I needed to store it all untill I could either install it on the boat, find space to stow it on board or determine that I didn't need or want it and get rid of it somehow. Oh and one more thing, one of the items was the new engine and transmission to be installed, they only weighed a combined 1500lbs.
The solution was to rent a mobile storage unit, basically a modified shipping container that could be dropped off at my site. This unit would ultimately become indispensable and one of the best investments I could have made. It became my storage/garage/workshop/closet.
The day went pretty smoothly, albeit long and lots of slugging. I had a hand loading the engine with a portable engine hoist at the pickup location, but got back so late, the only way to get it off was to convince a forklift driver at the local fish packing plant, to come over and take the engine off the truck that evening, so I could return the truck early the next morning.
It worked, now that the equipment is safely at hand and secured, I can get on with the prep work to rebuild the vessels systems.
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