A guy I used to work with was the Grandson of a wealthy construction company owner. When the company was bought out he became wealthy. But he wasnt the brightest light on the christmas tree. His life is one catastrophy after another. Some years ago he bought a sloop sailing boat to pull the ladies in, but he had no sailing knowledge. One day whilst at his moorings the outboard stopped working so he undid the nuts which hold it on to have a better look. Unfortunatly he undid all the bolts at once and it fell off and sunk, Luckily for him some divers were nearby and retreived it for him. Another day he arrived at some resort and tied his sloop up to a pier to go off looking for ladies. However he didnt know how to tie the correct slip knots and the tide had gone out meaning that the upper bow of his sloop had snapped off and the rest of it was 6 foot lower in the mud. It needed an expensive rescue and repair. And finally he bought a small rowing boat because of the earlier knott incident so that he could drop anchor and row ashore. The rowing boat was wooden and was a bargain acording to him. Him and a mate put on their best suites to go out on the town on the pull. They lowered the boat into the water, got in and started heading for shore. But becasue the boat had not been in the water for so long it had dried and was no longer watertight and so it got lower and lower and their feet got wetter and wetter until it sank. He sold the lot within one week of that. It may not be mechanical but it is funny.
