More pictures of Festivus at the dock

Here is another possibility for the next build

Looking for plans for the next Wonderdog Boatworks project

We have been searching through books of plans for our next build and this may be the next one

Old Keel helps solve trim

Today we put 305 pounds of lead that was salvaged from an old sailboat keel into the stern well of Festivus to see if it would help correct the trim issue.  It was a partial success but we need about 1 or 2 hundred more pounds of weight to make it truly self bailing.  At least a bit better.

Thursday, July 24, 2008, Launch Day

Festivus is ready to get her feet wet.  Still needs some hardware, touch up of the paint job, some ballast or something to improve trim but the basics are all there.  Motor, a used Honda 25 four stroke runs and starts nicely.

Some of the launch crew

Festivus at its slip at Coates Island Marina

Almost wet

At the boat ramp

Festivus ready to roll

Sunday July 14, 2008

The big day, moving Festivus out of the shop and onto its trailer.  Son James, friend Pete  and I built a ramp to elevate the boat enough to enable us to slide the trailer under it.  We jacked the boat off of its cradle, put 2" pvc rollers under it and rolled it up the gentle incline onto the ramp.  the boat was blocked up, the ramp removed and the trailer pulled under it.  We lowered the boat onto the trailer, adjusted the bunks, had to remove the fenders and moved the whole unit out into the yard, threatened rain, showered a bit but we made it.  I contemplated using a crane to set the boat onto the trailer but the price motivated me to find a better way, we Yankees are thrifty.

The ramp

The moving crew

Festivus on the trailer