Raising the boat

Sorry for the bad lighting.  It was getting late and I knew I had to get the boat off the trailer and tarped before some bad weather moved in.  The boat was mostly dry and I want to keep it that way from here on out. 

Here you can see that I used recovery tow straps attached to a chain hoist on each gantry.  It was quite easy to lift the boat off the trailer.  Even at 10' tall, the gantry was nearly not tall enough.  The fin keel didn't clear the very back end of the trailer.  I ended up having to slide the trailer sideways before pulling it out.  It made me think about how am I going to get the boat on/off the trailer at launch sites.  As it currently sits I would need to have a boat hoist at the docks to load and unload the boat.  I want to have the ability to launch the boat anywhere I travel.  I am now talking to some welding shops about altering the back of the trailer so the boat will easily launch off the trailer without getting hung up on the keel. 

There are a few more pics I will post showing how I got it on the ground.