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Premature Launch!
Glenns post about his launch gave me flash backs to a premature launch I had
on a 30 footer years ago.. I built a 30 version of Star Drift (a Clark Craft sloop).. Multi chine, keel with with centerboard, about 3ft draft with board up. The building site was at my beach house and only about 2 blocks from a river bank.. I moved her to the river bank on her cradle, planks and rollers. Used my 2 ton station wagon for a 'dead man' for my chainfall.. Once we reached the river bank, I set the largest anchor I could borrow across the river and hauled the cradle the edge of the river bank. Before starting down the river bank slope I rigged a preventor to the station wagon.. Proceeded to haul the boat and cradle over the edge of the moderate slop of the embankment.... Once it started the decent, it gathered speed and the preventor came up taunt, stopped the progress of the cradle but the boat kept on going.. Skidded out of the cradle stern first through the soft mud and into the water.. No lines had been rigged. But that wasn't my biggest problem.. I wasn't planning on the actual launch until high tide the next day and the propeller shaft was still in the machine shop.. I waded out, reached under and stuffed a rag into the stern tube. Then climbed on board and tossed a line to shore. ThenI had to figure out what to tell the invited guests when the showed up the next day expecting to see the launch.. In retrospect, I shouldn't make fun of the stuff that goes on at the launch ramps. Steve s/v Good Intentions |
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