The Long Roll...

We finally rolled the boat 400' up the new roadway and into the restoration building. Although we waited for the ground to freeze up a bit the biggest issue was still the mud. The rolling platform worked nicely but the original 8x10 beam under the bow cracked - which was retrofitted easily with a 10x10. The key to keeping the 32,000lb load from crashing through the cradle was the center skid. Basically, the majority of the weight was in compression through the center skid so deflection of the cross members played very little roll. Thirty rollers were used, ten under each skid, making a distributed load of 1,000lbs (+) / roller when evenly weighted.

Now to get the roofing tin on and then, finally, the restoration begins!

- Thanksgiving at the Whitehairs -
Julian rocks in his PJ's at 25 degrees! - nice job patching the neighbors driveway Julian! Thanks!

Ebben pulling with the logging skid system - lots of slow control @ 14,000lb pull strength which was nice.
The dozer is pushing from behind and holding the works between resetting the tractor.
The incline here was a challenge as it was quite steep.

We made it though the mud!
Erling, Jamey, Jeremy, Jeff, Jullian, Price, Ebben & Bria  - Thanks for the help!

32,000 lbs over a road of phone poll rollers, on a phone pole platform.
300' up the hill and around three corners. Nothing broke. Amazing.

View of Bluesette from the breakfast table.
Motivation at it's finest...
Time for some roofing tin!