Bill Musselman lives in Kentucky on the Ohio River. When it recently flooded, he certainly wasn't going to let take away his prized 1992 Porsche American Roadster. So he and a friend lashed together three bladders designed to carry 7,500 pounds. It worked!
Built by AirDock, Smokey and Bill used 3 bladders that make up a system for supporting a boat up to 27-feet in length and 7500 lbs in weight. With the turbo bodied cabriolet weighing in at less than half that amount, the bladders worked perfectly. “Two of the three bladders were in the back where the engine weight is. It was very well balanced. It was surprising.” Each bladder has ropes that tie/lash them together and then there is a separate pump going to each section
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It would have been easier to just drive the car to higher ground the day before.
....I'll admit, I didn't read the story on the link, but seems like this obvious question would be addressed in the Neato summary.
No, I didn't expect him to do that. But I don't really get the fascination with this story. So some rich douchebag managed to save his precious Porsche.
Wooptiedoo.
I would be more impressed if he build a raft to safe a family. Like of human beings.
I should feel sorry if some idiot happens to lose his Porsche?
You serious?
(And yes: if you have to mortgage your house, wife and children to get a Porsche; you're an idiot. And if you are so rich that a Porsche means nothing to you: EXCUSE ME for not feeling sorry for you if you lose it. As I said: I would be more impressed if he would have build a raft to save a family, now THAT'S a story.)