Moving the Masts

After moving Mahdee to the SDBM yard, we also had to move the two masts. The other spars came over in another load. In this pic, you can see David in the middle standing on the mast bench next to another fellow working to move the main mast out away from the wall. It took 7 guys, an A frame (see over the truck cab), and an engine hoist to safely move the two masts from the storage area onto the truck. On the other end, because a crane and fork lift could be used, it only required 2 guys on the ground and two guys with the equipment to get the masts onto our home-built mast bench (a bunch of heavy-duty saw horses).

moving masts

Mahdee has moved.

Mahdee made the move to her new boatyard “home” on the 13th and 14th of June. Here’s a picture of her on the truck. This is the first time we’ve actually seen Mahdee’s planking as she has been inside tight quarters in a shed with only about 18″ on each side of her widest beam. We were very excited! to finally see the planking. We could also see the little bumps and warbles in the planking once she was “out in the light”…quickly John and David were talking about how soon would it be that they could “cover her back up!” so people wouldn’t see her hull until they were finished with her planking.

Mahdee on the Road

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