19 ft. Sailboat - turning over hull photos

[donald branscom]

Well today was the big day. I had a good plan and a good assistant.
My lovely wife. But i had to remember to treat her nice. she doesn't take any ....

It went pretty much as I had planned. Had to roll on uneven ground with rocks.
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[donald branscom]

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[donald branscom]

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The hydraulic jack table came in very handy.
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[JimD]

Congrats!

[donald branscom]

Congrats!

Thanks Jim.

It was harder getting it out of the garage than putting it back in, even though it was a downhill slope. No big scrapes or gouges.
My wife said it was scary. She is a school teacher.
I don't know what she would have thought about my 18,000 pound sloop that i built.

The keel on this one was 127 pounds. the 36 foot sloop was 5,700 lbs. the method of moving them was the same,prybars and pipe rollers.

[JimD]

School teachers don't scare easily! ...So what's the story on this 36 footer?

[donald branscom]

School teachers don't scare easily! ...So what's the story on this 36 footer?

The first boat i built was a sharpie design 30 ft. with a wide beam 3:1 ratio. that was "WAYBEYOND"
The architect was Tracy O'brian.
I built it out of steel. Ketch rig.

The second boat was the 36 ft. sloop, a Brent Swain design that was like origami paper folding but with steel. 10 ft. 6 inch beam. Deep keel traditional hull. NACA foil keel that contained lead, fuel fresh water, and bilge tank. It had a 37% displacement ratio.
3/16 thick hull. Made from two sheets of steel.
That was "LUCKY STAR". Sloop rig.

[WX]

I remember when I turned my hull over...what a great day it was.
Congrats.

[Don Victore]

Heres how i went about to flip. no other hands on hand. Don't think this would be practical for larger boats. Smart looking method you have

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[donald branscom]

Heres how i went about to flip. no other hands on hand. Don't think this would be practical for larger boats. Smart looking method you have

Nice turning over fixture Don Victore.
Now I KNOW that one will work for sure.
It was a great day and everything went well.
I WAS tired of seeing the boat upside down and now I will begin to adjust to seeing right side up.