Roll Me Over , Again !!

Section 6 is complete , so need to remove it from the shed as a new shipment of timber is due to arrive  for the next piece of the puzzle  . The bow section has been sitting in the front yard  , after its disconnection from section 6  , so its now time to Upturn it into something more akin to a boat . The cradle was round the back yard under one of the earlier sections so dragged it out and round the front yard and positioned it over Section 5 .

 

 



The Cradle is used for all sections of the main hulls so need to brace the hull inside the cradle , don't really want it moving during the rotation . Also need to bolt-on the semi-circular addons that allow for a smooth rotation .

 

 

 

Now we attach the ropes , chains and other bits and start the rotation ( time to panic ! )

 

 

 

Over we go  , nice and slow , try not to screw it up !

 

 

 

Making progress , ropes pulling from one way to make it roll , ropes in the other direction to stop it rolling by its own will ( don't ask , drama when we rolled section 2 still gives me nightmares)

 

 

 

 

This is when it has a mind of its own and all we can do now is to control the descent  , no more pulling  required , its on its way down .

 

 

 

Maximum load on descent chain at this time but its getting closer to its destination , taking it really  slow .

 

 

 

 

Phew !!! , its down  , I can Breathe again !! , Finally , something that actually looks like a boat .

 

Tomorrow I'll move this section into the side yard and we will look at getting section 6 out of the garage , I'll just remove the addons and manoeuvre this piece out of the way ( don't want to upset the neighbours as its taking up the shared driveway at the moment ) .