Drunk bros make boat, cant get it out of yard?
A man who built a home-made boat in his back garden over five years was left scratching his head after discovering he'd made it too big for him to get it out.
Trained engineer, John Melling, started building the 30-feet Trimaran yacht at the bottom of his back garden five years ago - but it has now outgrown its home and is proving a problem to move.
Mr Melling, built the yacht so that he and wife, Sue, a primary school teacher, who got married in the same garden, can enjoy sailing.
"We will be taking this boat to Greece eventually, after I have retired, to spend some time in the sunshine," said the keen sailor.
"I may even race it - but right now the challenge is getting it out of the garden."
Mr Melling has even considered having his pride and joy airlifted out of his garden, and said he always knew he was going to face this problem.
"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.
"I knew from the start that once the boat was finished I would face some problems getting it out of the garden.
"It is possible to lift it onto a trailer so if anyone fancies tending a hand to help me move it I would be very grateful," he said.
"I'm going to get some friends round and we can move the boat together - we can make an afternoon of it.
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