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THE BRIDGES
For anyone to be able to play at The Island, there has to be
a bridge in place to cross from the bivouac to the field.
There has been a few of these spans. The first real attempt
to make something that could withstand the rainy season on the
central coast simply washed away with the first heavy rain.
As a matter of fact, until the log bridge, they all washed away
(including the one below) The log bridge still stands today. It
spans the Maverick Creek and is a wonder in itself. The telephone
poles were placed with only a come-along and muscle power. When
we had to move the field across the Parjaro River it was not
going to be easy. To say It was quite a challenge is understatement.
Through history, the simple span was the hardest to build and
keep up. Floods and natural turbulence constantly erode
the base. But Sandman and his crew of Master Marauder Engineers
went to work to save the day. Hundreds of pounds of cement were
carried in; along with everything else the would need. The span
weighs approx. 1000 lbs. and was placed using Havok's truck
winch. They ran a steel cable across the river to a pulley and
then back again. Predator used the Jeep to keep the whole thing
from sliding down the embankment. The steel span was a conveyer
for roofing material. Sandman and his dad welded an extension
on so the length came out to about 50+ feet. Marauder Engineers
took material that were nothing more than a pile of lumber and
a junked conveyer and made one of the 7 wonders of the Paintball
World!! OOORaaah!!!
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