Boats in the Water - part 2

Our new boat, Dragonfly, went in this past week. She was stored on a cradle all winter but the process for putting her in was a bit different than for Egret. They back a trailer up to the boat. The trailer has hydraulic "arms" that lift the boat up off the cradle.

Then they just pull the trailer out with the boat resting on it.

The boat is pulled down to the water.
It's a bizarre experience to be walking down the road with the boat.

The trailer is backed up to the awaiting crane & from here it's just like Egret went in.

The straps are run underneath the boat and attached to the frame the crane is holding.

She's lifted up off the trailer, turned over the water and lowered down.

She's in!