"Innocent' shot of "Chip's Ahoy" on a lift
Problem is that the lift is not where she's suppose to be.
This was after (very late in the season) launch.
Started taking on too much water, got her to the Marina "On the Narrows" where she settled in about 2ft of water.
Much horsing and straining, I got her bow on the lift.
With help from Tom, we pumped enough out to manage to get her fully on the lift.
This was on Sept 6th
Combination of taking on water and leak from the "reverser" box (transmission) led to the emulsification of the oil, later, with the oil filler spout underwater, we got this "grey goo"... filling the bilges.
Drained the water, "bailed" the goo with a puddy knife ... not fun, but avoided getting the mix into the lake.
Floated again, we got her cleaned up and to the shop
Got bottom plank of the transom off for inspection
Structuraly still pretty good (she's all of 58 yrs old), most timbers appear to be OK, but it's obvious that there had been some prior repairs and modifications.
Plan is to be pro-active and both add some reinforcements and a new "bottom" (modern materials and techniques).
Make a hole in the water, line it with wood, throw money at it...
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