Stealing Horses from the Barn and Back Again

After a year upside down in the barn while we were overseas, Stealing Horses was ready to be flipped. We slipped birch logs under the strongback, and pulled her out with the tractor. A bit of washing was in order!

Then, a few days later, a bunch of people came over early one morning for the flipping. The sheep were interested!

We bolted 2x4s across the boat at the transom and various bulkheads and molds, and connected most of these with a longitudinal 2x6 that was some 8” beyond the topside. This was the pivot for turning over on gravel. Then the boat was lowered down on to old tires.

We had set carpeted seats for each of the mold/bulkhead locations and we then walked the boat back on the strongback. With not much effort we then nudged Stealing Horses back in the barn with the tractor, careful to not tip her too much. Will we make progress next season? Hope so!