Well, you had me there. I pressed "reply" and then changed my mind a dozen times I swear, I slept fitfully until 4.30am, I'd done the sums, still I was suspicious.
It was too cheap.
I thought the buy price on the scrutineers we have dealt with up to this point was more than reasonable, a bargain no less. But a bottle of Johnny Walker?
I can get three of them for the price of a sticker on the fire extinguishers.

However I do like your description of the winch, I only need to walk past a cable winch and my hands start to bleed, after years of sticking the cut ends of guitar strings into my fingertips you'd think i'd be immune, but no, I can find the one frayed piece of wire in any cable and use it with the precision of a scalpel to open my hand up.

Is the observatory at your house? Do you take a scope to lake is is it too rough on the way in. And, finally, I like arsetronomy, I love looking at heavenly bodies

Don, I dunno if this trailer would fit in a container, or whether it would be practical. I kind of like the idea of visiting a car yard in LA, harassing the Mexican owner and then using his workshop through the night to make a trailer out of scrap metal and some Kelsey Hayes.
Yesterday said trailer was painted, if anyone who sees it at the lake says "it looks like it was painted by a drunk" I will be able to reply..." you have impeccable judgement, it was indeed painted by a drunk", our mate Vaughn dropped over, he'd had a few but no so much that I didn't feel obliged to press him into service with a paint brush.
Graham fitted up the rockers, the motor is ready to start. I spent most of the day on the trailer issues, started on a bearing check, painted the wheels and replaced the safety chain.
We extended the wishbone that we use to tow the car on the lake, now it sits firmly against the radius rod mounts on the axle and is longer so the tyres wont touch the rear bumper of the truck on tight turns.
On the downside the motor on my compressor carked it, that's $200 i wasn't planning on spending right now.
Over and out.