Launch Day 2017

[TDunn]

Here in Maine we haul our boats out in the Fall and the relaunch in the Spring. Yesterday was THE DAY for my 1936 wooden cruiser Tortuga. Since Tortuga is a woodie I repaint the boat every year and varnish the mahogany cabin house. The boat is launched with a hydraulic trailer. You can see this year's launch in the video.

 

[Miz Trom]

Thank you for sharing your video; I enjoyed it. That was a brilliant idea to soak the bilge before launch.

 

[Pack Mule]

Thanks for sharing. I've always admired your boat and your work on her , beautiful. Sailboat looks nice also .

 

[FlyWright]

Beautiful vessel! She looks well-loved.

Thanks for posting the video.

 

[Shrew]

Interesting comment about swelling the planks by filling the inside with water. I was going to ask how you launch her from a trailer without swelling, but you ended up addressing it later in the video.

That is a cool idea. Beautiful boat.

 

[ddalme]

Beautiful boat-great job-BUT you have the wrong anchor:lol:

 

[chriscritchett]

Congrats! Great little video snippet of one of my favorite places (not to mention a great one of a kind boat). Can't wait to spend my annual couple weeks there in August. Say hi if you happen to notice a former lobster boat named Pine Knot.

 

[Lou_tribal]

Congratulations, hope you will enjoy her every minutes

L.

 

[cardude01]

Really enjoyed the video. Great looking boat! I can tell you put lots of love and work into her.