Sunday, May 30, 2010
Launch Day
It's here. Launch Day.
I spent this morning doing a little last-minute work, and then loaded it up onto the car.
I'm not nervous about the boat in the water. I'm sure it's watertight. And, if not, we're only going to be in a couple of feet of water.
No, I'm concerned about the attachment to the car. I went through four different attempts, using 50 feet of high-load nylon rope. I'm tied off to the steel undercarriage of the car. And my rope plan loops back against itself, so that strain make it tighter. It's pulling down in three contrary directions, which should keep it from going too far in any one direction.
Um, right?
Yeah, my only real worry is getting the boat to the water.
But, you know, gotta start somewhere, right?
I spent this morning doing a little last-minute work, and then loaded it up onto the car.
I'm not nervous about the boat in the water. I'm sure it's watertight. And, if not, we're only going to be in a couple of feet of water.
No, I'm concerned about the attachment to the car. I went through four different attempts, using 50 feet of high-load nylon rope. I'm tied off to the steel undercarriage of the car. And my rope plan loops back against itself, so that strain make it tighter. It's pulling down in three contrary directions, which should keep it from going too far in any one direction.
Um, right?
Yeah, my only real worry is getting the boat to the water.
But, you know, gotta start somewhere, right?
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