Tale of two Gulets !

   Gulets are Turkish built yachts made of wood especially for chartering.
 They are replicas of old Turkish trade ships.  There are two here at Marina
Palmira.  Do not know what is going on with them but one is definitely in better

shape that tho other!  A few
weeks ago the less sound one
started to sink and tip. It was sad
but it has been thought that it is
a hazard to all  the other boats
if it ever breaks loose in a
blow. Folks at the Marina
hired some people to attempt
to right it. It was a 3 week
project and it was most
entertaining. They did keep it from
falling over and blocking the
Marina fairway.  There were small
tow trucks and bigger tow trucks
"dead heads" (large blocks of cement with an eye bolt sticking out of the
top). Then there were pangas, divers
and then cisterns.  This was by no means a professional salvage
operation and there was damage to one of her masts but they did it!! I am
truly amazed. They tied those
cisterns to her starboard side, put
pile-ons through her open ports and
pumped the water out while
tugging on her masts with a two truck!

Only in Mexico!!