Hi,
Picked up the Swanson from Yamba. Its was a 3 am start from Gympie. The unofficial capital of Queensland! (just kidding) Set of in pea soup fog and headed south of the boarder. As mention in earlier posts bought the boat sight unseen. Seeing it in person I was quite relieved as I know boats always look much better in photos than in real life. It wasn't long before I was off the swing mooring and tied up to a jetty for the dismasting.Then had to wait our turn to use the crane lift so we went for some well deserved lunch. Finally our turn and we reversed the truck onto the dock and lifted the Swanson out. Cleaned the hull and started to lift her onto the deck of the truck. At first we thought the truck was too high and the lift was not going to set her on.The crane driver had to put her back in the water and adjust the cables and seating of the straps and try again. She just snuck on with a couple of centimetres to spare.Phew! Strapped her up and headed back north. Returned at about 9:30 pm. Tired and a bit sunburnt. Now building a cradle for her to sit in so we can take her off the truck and start some resto work on her. More posts to come if anyone interested.