Skip Ahoy

In the UK there has been serious and protracted flooding for the past few years. This is a consequence of global warming, so it's bound to get worse. During times of flooding one the few ways of getting around has been to take to boats and canoes, but there simply have not been enough of these.

There are however plenty of skips of every size and shape. (known as dumpsters in some of the colonies). These skips make perfect boats, but for the fact that they lack the provision of anywhere to attach a simple outboard engine.

Skip Ahoy is a refit service for all skips which brings them up to basic boat-worthy standard. It involves welding a bracket unto one end of the skip to which any outboard engine can be attached, and providing a few other fittings such as: some holes along the upper edge which would accommodate a set of rowlocks (for oars); a fixture on the floor into which a sail might be fitted if needed.

None of the extra fittings interfere in any way with the skip's normal operation, but the next time there is a flood, those who have such fitted out skips will be ready for action.