{"id":717,"date":"2012-10-24T21:09:24","date_gmt":"2012-10-24T21:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kudzupatch.com\/blog\/?p=717"},"modified":"2012-10-24T21:09:39","modified_gmt":"2012-10-24T21:09:39","slug":"she-is-grounded-to-the-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kudzupatch.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/24\/she-is-grounded-to-the-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"She is grounded to the ground"},"content":{"rendered":"

They say a picture is worth a thousand words and I don’t have many today. Words that is. Too tired, so I will let the photos do most of the talking.<\/p>\n

Oh, before I forget, I received my info from Mariners Museum on Making Waves. She is as I thought a 1962, 20′ Sportsman. She went to a dealer in Biloxi, Mississippi from the factory. I always suspected it was a Southern Boat but never had the proof. She came with optional canvas top and frame, side curtains and 283 Chris Craft engine. <\/p>\n

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Lifted off the trailer<\/p><\/div>\n

Here she is hanging just a couple inches above the trailer. Kind of scary pulling the trailer out ever though I knew everything was plenty strong.<\/p>\n

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The flying boat<\/p><\/div>\n

Again, nothing to worry about but scary too.<\/p>\n

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Stern stand in place<\/p><\/div>\n

I built a stand for the back of the boat. Spent a lot of time thinking on how to do this. As usual it looks pretty simple but it was a bear to come up with.<\/p>\n

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A ground!<\/p><\/div>\n

Here she is, grounded and ready for the serious work to begin. <\/p>\n

It went smooth and painless. I know it was because I put a lot of effort and thought into getting to this point. But, I am still left with the feeling “Why did it to so long to get to do this.” <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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