In the nearly five years of having a couple of boats in progress, the times to turn it over have occasionally gone smoothly, with a few scary moments. This was the first turn of the smaller boat when the framework was lightest. I just got some heavy duty nylon rope and attached some T-bar 2 x 4s to the rafters to hang it.

The next time had more oops and inefficiency spreading of the lifting power. The ropes did not behave as well as expected and a little floor bump occurred . . .

But apparently all’s well that ends well.

Getting the boat out of the basement was a pretty tight challenge, but finally made it.

And eventually it floated.

The second boat, currently under construction is larger and made the first turn with a bit more muscle and finesse. We just about took out the light at one point.

The next turn got more complicated with a tangle of ropes that were difficult to adjust, and left a few guys holding the proverbial bag. This time we had trouble clearing the heat duct because the front pulley system failed and left it hanging down.

So, in the garden, look for help from someone with green thumbs. In the shop, look the guy in the green gloves, like Andrew Alger NEI above. NEI may not be a Purdue degree, but It stands for Natural Engineering Intelligence, and he has solved more than a few of our “make-something-work” crises.

Andrew came up with a new plan, as the boat needs a few more turns, and is getting heavier all the time. He suggested getting four reversible winches, to hang on support poles, with heavy duty nylon strap. I dutifully followed his plan and voila’ it became quite easy.

Two of us turned the winches to pull up on one side, and the other two released the strap to lower. A few adjustments of height and soon it was sitting right side up on the cradles.

But for the two minute trip of the whole drama, check out the link below.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XqXfoPG8oKQIbxiQyNWPUzMbbIv_okh-/view?usp=drivesdk