Crane spotting tomorrow.

[Gary Peacock]

More or less got it outside now.

[RobinJ]

More or less got it outside now.

 

Pop, Fizz!

[Gary Peacock]

In and floating!

 

That's it till the next big one in a couple of months time!

[Gary Peacock]

This 57' x 11'6" beasty will be going on the water tomorrow.

 

 

 

 

The crane will be here from about 8am and the web cameras will be running for the owners family to watch and you too if you fancy doing the same.

 

The cameras won't be on until tomorrow am so I will post the link then.

[Gary Peacock]

Well after 2 hours of pushing and pulling we have now got it ready to push out of the door in the morning!

 

 

 

These things to get worse to move evertime!

[SteveE]

Well after 2 hours of pushing and pulling we have now got it ready to push out of the door in the morning!

 

 

I know this is a really silly question but why don't you build them facing the door?

SteveE

[Gary Peacock]

I know this is a really silly question but why don't you build them facing the door?

SteveE

 

Problem is we only have one door which we have already widened to the maximium we can.

 

At least it's better than it used to be-

 

 

We could really need to look at moving again maybe away from the water where a more suitable building might be easier to find.

[Liam]

I'm wondering how many boats get launched straight into the water out of the shed, and how many go onto the back of a low loader heading for Europe?

 

If the majority of the boats you build go straight onto trailers heading for France or somewhere else by road then it'd make sense to be somewhere bigger, cheaper and with a good link to the roads/motorways.

[DHutch]

You'll have to start doing little sailway 6'10"*40ft day boats gary!

[blackrose]

This 57' x 11'6" beasty will be going on the water tomorrow.

 

Is that the galley in the wheelhouse?

 

For a fixed wheelhouse it's a good plan - great use of the space and you don't have to go very far for a cup of tea while you're cruising!

[Gary Peacock]

We will be pushing and pulling the thing out shortly and the lift should take place around 09.30.

 

You can view the cameras HERE!

[Gary Peacock]

Out side now and the crane is rigging up for the lift!

 

A few pics

 

 

 

Edited November 9, 2007 by Gary Peacock

[Gary Peacock]

Nearly in position for the lift now

 

 

Edited November 9, 2007 by Gary Peacock

[Adam]

I cant get the webcams working

 

Hasn't the boat gone yet?

[Supermalc]

All 3 are working on here.

[Gary Peacock]

It's in and not that heavy at 28 tons dry!

 

 

[redfastlad]

Problem is we only have one door which we have already widened to the maximium we can.

 

At least it's better than it used to be-

 

 

We could really need to look at moving again maybe away from the water where a more suitable building might be easier to find.

Good looking boat Gary, glad i wasnt doing the Appointed Person paperwork for that job !

[Gary Peacock]

 

We will be pushing and pulling this thing out shortly and then lifting it onto the water it should take place around 10.00 she is 61' x 13'6" can anybody spot the obvious mistake in doing that?

 

We will also be lifting out a narrowboat first.

 

You can view the cameras HERE!

[Gary Peacock]

Small problem at the moment we can't move it!

 

Obvioulsy need more fork lifts and some more towing points welding on.

 

Oh well it's never easy.

[Gary Peacock]

Well it's more or less outside now-

 

 

 

The plan now is to lift it fully out now with the crane.

[Gary Peacock]

Narrowboat out of water, tea break over and now for the big boat.

 

We are guessing at about 36 ton but we will soon find out!

 

[Gary Peacock]

 

It's stuck again and the forks can't lift it so we going to jack it up and get more rollers under.

 

The crane can't lift it because of the reach which is a pain.

[RLWP]

It's stuck again and the forks can't lift it so we going to jack it up and get more rollers under.

 

The crane can't lift it because of the reach which is a pain.

 

Oh well, if you can't move it perhaps you could let it out as a holiday cottage.

 

Richard

[Gary Peacock]

It's now unstuck but it seems to have gained rather a lot of weight from the estimated one so the crane needs to be re-rigged to allow for this.

[Gary Peacock]

It's in!

 

That wasn't exactly the most straightforward of lifts I have seen though.

 

It was nearly 10 ton heavier than calculated so someone must only have nine fingers!

 

 

 

Now it's on the water it can go for a nice long cruise on the Calder & Hebble.

 

Or can it?

 

After all it is the largest boat ever built on the Calder & Hebble.