The Sailboat Is Home!

It took some work, but we finally got the sailboat home. For those whom are curious, she is a 1982, nineteen foot ComPac Yacht CP-19.

Following is a photo-diary of the day's events.

First, we loaded the motor on the back of the boat.

Then we started to head out of the channel... (the motor didn't blow up this time, whew!).

At the end of the channel we made a left turn, heading out to the intercoastal waterway.

On our way to the ramp. The intercoastal was a little bit choppy and we actually had some water spraying over the sides.

This view is from the entrance into the channel where the marina is from the intercoastal waterway.

We tied up to the dock and I got the truck with the trailer on it.

The trailer had to be fully submerged in order to get the boat all the way up on top of the rails, or 'bunks'.

Dean and Katrina climbed into the back of the truck and we started motoring up the ramp. Well, sorta. The truck didn't have enough oomph to get it up the ramp, so we had to hook up a tow chain between the Magnum and the truck. It was a bit interesting to see how we pulled the boat out with this tandem arrangement (no pictures though, both photographers were driving the cars).

Next, we started packing up the boat for transport. The venerable evinrude did a good job. Not bad for having only one ring on one of the pistons...

The final part was 'stepping' the mast (taking it down) and tying everything down on deck.

Uhmmmm. When we got the sailboat home, it doesn't look like it'll fit...

Well actually, it just might. Got a shoe-horn?

Taa-Daah!

She looks good sitting there.

And Katrina gives the sailboat her personal welcome home.