Tuesday, 13 March 2012

Phase 1: Transporting the vessel

After going through various options of towing this back to Toronto (since I have no car, we thought of the UHaul, flatbed, etc) - Reached out to CL Boatworks (the manufacturer) and spoke with the president, Dave V.  Dave was super helpful and answered a lot of my questions.  He also took a look at the trailer pics and warned against it. Dave agreed to pick up the boat in Guelph, tow it to his shop, and give it a once over for  [note: he ended up tightening the exit block and halyard cleats for me and throwing in a drain plug & mast safety line]  

From CL I also purchased:
  • Aluminum Dolly
  • Trapeze Kit
  • Forestay (and turnbuckle)
  • Gull Harness (XL - winter weight)
  • Spreaders (for the trap)
At this point, it's March and I can't wait to get this sucker in the water.  

The next step is for Dave to tow the boat up to Ashbridges Bay for me in Toronto.


Leaving Guelph

The CL14 @ the CL Shop




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