Got to the club a little after 7am, they had a 90 ton crane in to put all the docks in, launch the work barge, and shuffle a couple of boats around. At the end of he day, they would hook my boat up to the slings, lift it in the air. We would place the keel in the cradle, and lower the boat onto it.
I was going to paint the keel with POR-15, but the cure time said 3-5 hours. Decided not to paint it because I didn't want a keel wet with paint when the crane was ready.
I worked a couple of hours on the crane crew putting the docks in.
After lunch, I pulled all the studs, and coated them with some anti seize to prevent galling betwen the stainless and cast iron. I fashioned up some stainless backer plates; much easier with the keel in the shop. Also cut some 2" angle iron to clamp to the cradle to support the keel.
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| Barney lifting keel into the back of the hydro truck |
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| Lifting keel off the hydro truck |
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| Crane setup in laneway |
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| 2" angle clamped to the cradle holding the keel up |
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| Lined up perfectly |
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| Boat is not levelled, but looks good |
Rich took some photos during the lift.
This blog is what the Internet is all about, at least the good,productive side. I will attempt this job with just the boats's trailer, a scaffold, and lots of patients.
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