And now, for something completely different ...

This is the exotic boat lift at the Edmonds harbor.  I think this scene is just as common as can be, but that's what I thought when I posted a picture of the dry storage lot at the marina, too!  (They stack boats three high in huge metal shelving frames.)   This photo shows the mechanism they use to launch boats.  You can back your boat trailer up to the sling, and they slide those straps under the boat.  Then they turn on the motor on the lift, and set your boat down in the water.  Snazzy, huh?  You should see the one they use to put the really big boats in and out of the water!  It handles power boats up to 60 feet long.  It's sort of like this, only ... well ... different.  :) 

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa