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After jacking her up and removing the ballast keel and any and everything that could be freed, Dave ultimately cut through the last three bronze deadwood bolts. I arrived on the scene late (as usual) only to find yet another section of boat removed. |
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If anyone's worried by those pictures that he just pulled the deadwood out without supporting Sarah properly, there's no cause for concern. Dave says jackstands are like clamps - "you can never have too many." |
Even the ballast keel is put to use in the support system. |
Not only did the bolts have to be cut, but they had to be cut all the way through. I didn't have the camera with me at the time, but he had the deadwood wedged down a good 2" and two out of three bolts cut through. Finally when he was about a millimeter away from cutting through the last one, the 47-year old bolt let go. |
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It's not the best picture, but that last little bit there at the top right was all that was holding the deadwood at the end. |
After the deadwood dropped, he used the come-along to move it out of the way. |
Again, there's no cause for concern. The come-along isn't attached to the fence pole, there's a large palm tree behind it taking the weight. |
