KERSPLASH!!!!

Welp, after months “on the hard” Wendy Michelle was more than ready to get back in the water. Thursday, May 1 was the day. The yard crew at Harbor North where we store the boat are really amazing. The following pics will give you an idea of how a launch is done, but you really need to see it in person someday…pretty cool stuff.

First, they back a trailer under the boat that has built-in support pads for the haul. Hydraulic lifts raise the pads under the boat and take the pressure off the jack stands. They then remove the jack stands.

Here’s Mark, one of the crew guys, showing off his superior strength as he holds the boat up with one hand. (yeah, right)

The boat is lifted up and SLOWLY moved down to the water.

Lifting straps are placed around the boat and a huge crane lifts it into the air.

Then they maneuver the boat over the water and lower her in.

Kersplash!

You could almost hear her say “ahhhhhh.”