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Turning the hull |
So... Today was the big day... the turn. I started by pushing the boat out of the garage,
and lifting it slightly on to four jack stands. Then I crawled under and disassembled the movable
building form.
(26-MAY-2007)
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I pulled the rolling base out from under the boat. My plan was to re-use the maple lumber
for the new "upright" dolly.
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Here's the "upright" dolly I constructed. I bought serious casters with pneumatic tires. I got very
tired of the smaller casters I had used on the previous version. Also, I needed to allow enough
height for the shop crane wheels to get underneath.
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Bottom has four coats of Interlux "Racing Bronze" anti-fouling paint. Sides are papered,
because I haven't yet put any UV protection on the epoxy. That's my building companion,
Odin. He's a three year old Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever.
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Lifted the dolly onto the hull ... Next step was to install the temporary "roll cage".
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Here is a good view of the temporary "roll cage". The horizontal 2x8s along the bottom
were sistered to the ends of the dolly. The vertical 2x8s were scribed and cut to the
shape of the hull. The 2x3s were notched in to provide further rigidity. I later
put some 2x4 cleats under the sheer to support the one side of the hull prior to the roll.
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Jack stands have been removed, and the boat is resting solely on the "roll cage". Six people on
one side of the boat, one on the other.
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Just getting to the first "resting point".
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Five on the left, two on the right. (I'm in the red cap).
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I gave all the helpers a set of work gloves, because there were some rough and
sharp edges along the sheer.
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This and the previous photo provide another good overview of the temporary "roll cage". In
these views, you can see the 2x4 cleats under the sheer to support the hull while it was upside down.
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The "roll cage" is removed, and she is back in the garage, ready for the next phase of work. Thanks
to the "turning crew"... Anthony, Tanya, Bruce, Marilyn, Greg, Steve, Stephen, Art, and Bill.
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Installing the engine |
We brought the engine down from up north strapped to a boat
trailer. Here we go.... I had a mechanic up near
the cottage check the engine out. It runs! I've
been dragging it around on an old boat trailer. The
engine and transmission weigh 1000 pounds !
(14-JUL-2007)
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I had purchased a cheap "widowmaker" engine crane. It
worked fine but is very difficult to manoever when
loaded. Because the boat is on a movable dolly, it was
easier to move the boat under the engine, that to try to
move the engine around.
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It looks like we have her lined up !
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I had shortened the design, so there was not much room between
my frames. We had to twist and rock the engine a bit, and
still had to flex one of the frames to get it in. I'll need
to move these frames around in order to have a hatch big enough
to lift the motor (which I hope I will never have to do).
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