Trucking a boat

[dhill]

We discovered a serious issue and truck the boat to a new boatyard who can make the repair so we can use the boat this summer.

The following blog provided great advice, even though my trip was much shorter. I only did a fraction of the things mentioned in the blog, but my trip was only 50 miles instead of thousands of miles.

https://ericsonyachts.org/ie/ubs/fr...uck-in-three-days-part-1-of-5-looooooong.348/ https://ericsonyachts.org/ie/ubs/from-new-keys-to-boat-on-a-truck-in-three-days-part-2-of-5.350/
https://ericsonyachts.org/ie/ubs/from-new-keys-to-boat-on-a-truck-in-three-days-part-3-of-5.351/

E32-3 - From new keys to boat-on-a-truck, in three days (part 4 of 5?)

Day three – “cockpit, interior and everything else”: Home stretch! All the big jobs are done, now all that’s left is… everything else. Goals for Thursday were -- electronics and cockpit gear -- systems -- protecting interior woodwork and --...

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https://ericsonyachts.org/ie/ubs/fr...ruck-in-three-days-part-5-the-end-really.353/

Many thanks to bgary at https://ericsonyachts.org for the great blog posts on how to truck a boat!

Enjoy!
Dave

 

[Loren Beach]

Thanks much for a great video!
(Since I have a few shares of 3M, thanks also for maintaining our regular dividend! )
I wish I had a video of our (re) launch day trip- albeit a much shorter distance than yours.

O34 - Launch Day

After a delay due to a record-setting February ice storm, and another lost week in April when the trucking company changed their schedule, we were ready to move out and launch on April 14. It was a Sunny day, literally and figuratively. :) The...

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And the haul out and transport: https://ericsonyachts.org/ie/ubs/more-pix-of-the-haulout.785/