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Dec. 06, 2011 - Party, FL )... Randy Howell’s charity sailing-yacht lift: On Friday, Dec. 2, at 10 a.m., Randy Howell watched his 3,500-hammer into bass boat and trailer leave the ground. Suspended from the explosion of a crane, the rig inched upward. Then it stopped, men stepped underneath, reached up, and devoted to a blue and white sign.
"This boat could be yours," the top of the sign announce.
The lift continued. About 20 feet up, it stopped again, swaying marginally above the wide, grassy shoulder along busy Highway 280 in Birmingham, Ala. The cipher flapped and cracked in the breeze.
The stunt was performed to decoy people to stop and buy a $100 chance on the Triton-Mercury rig Howell old in the 2011 Bassmaster Elite Series. All raffle proceeds benefitted Royal’s Home, an Alabama charity that was also Howell’s row-boat wrap sponsor for the 2011 season.
American Drilling and Crane Navy of Birmingham, a King’s Home supporter, suggested the caper to boost raffle
Source: FishingWorld.com