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Transporting an A-frame Searunner

Photos of the construction of a cradle and road transport of my Searunner 31, "Pineapple Express" from Napa to Olympia

Cradle held her admirably, thanks to strength and padding.

...then we unloaded the vaka and cradle at the local yard until we could find a truck to take her the rest of the way.

The street we were on was too narrow for the truck to turn into the driveway at the shop, so a forklift was used to lift the amas off in turn...

Stern on trailer

Port bow on trailer

Here's the port ama for comparison.

This is the inner side of the starboard ama, inverted and strapped into the cradle cutout.

As delivered on the truck. Cradle and boat were lifted by a large forklift at the yard and placed on a low flatbed. Total height as delivered was...

... rotate and place in the cutouts.

... support and unbolt, then ...

When the amas were ready for removal, a crane was called. Took about 30 minutes of crane time to ...

So: beams on patterns, with cut-out for ama. Also note the rope netting is gone - a surprisingly time-consuming chore, being careful not to chafe the...

Next: patterns in plywood. We intended to build a plywood cradle, but beams wound up being simpler due to the hard chines and straight sections.

First: a strong stiff grid of rails assembled under the minikeel. 4x6 and 4x4 stock.

In the yard at Napa, Port Bow

In the Yard at Napa, Starboard Quarter

In the yard at Napa, Starboard Bow

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