While researching option on how to flip my boat hull I stumbled across the Journal of the Molly B. The Molly B is a modified Glen-L Argosy which the builder, Tom Schmidt, built starting way back in 2002. I immediately purchased and downloaded the first…
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Postponed
We’ve got some bad weather headed this way for tomorrow morning so I’m going to postpone the flip. I would need people outside the shed to handle tag lines etc. and I can’t really ask them to do it standing in the rain. Will try again for next weekend….
It’s ready to go over!
That’s it. Boat is rigged ready to be flipped. All I need now is to put together a crew for Saturday. I drove the ground stakes into my neighbors backyard this morning and rigged up the straps that’ll hold the Gin Pole back. Worked like a charm!The anc…
Carnage in the Boat Shed
Oh don’t worry. I didn’t hurt the boat. 
Just wanted to get your attention.Before I got started this morning I put together a 5 min video of the current state of the boat. It’s been awhile since I’ve had a chance to do any videos…
Dismantling the forms
Today I continued dismantling the forms. There were five left. One will stay as part of the rolling frame. It’s a little eerie being under the boat with only two frames holding it up in the air. 😉 No creaking or cracking or moaning or groaning….
Last iteration of my Friggin’ Riggin’
I hope this is the last iteration of my Friggin’ with the Riggin’! :-)With the help of my ‘Guardian Angel’ friend out there on the Interwebs I was able to better understand exactly what all this hardware will do when I lift and turn the hull over. What…
Done Friggin’ with Riggin’
This mornings session I finished friggin’ with the riggin’ and final cross member on the rolling frames.First order of business was the pulley blocks at the top of the Gin Pole. I bought a 1′ length of 5/16″ chain to wrap around the u-bolt. Removed the…
Friggin’ with the Riggin’ Again
I’m friggin’ with the riggin’ again. Sounds like a title to a Country & Western song! Sorry, no offense you C&W lovers out there. The new pulley blocks are “BEAFY”. Way overkill but they should get the job done. After I switched the c…
37 C or 99 F
Just got back from my run to Princess Auto. Opened the shed and it’s 37 C (99F) in there. It’s usually another 5-10 degs warmer up on top of the boat which is where I’d need to be today so I’m gonna call it quits and have a nice cooling beverage.Upsize…
Should have paid better attention
Should have paid better attention in those engineering classes. Doh! The more I work on this whole ‘rolling the boat over’ challenge the more I realize I know absolutely nothing about what I’m doing. Trying to wrap my head around the forces that’ll be …
