Flip It...Flip it Good

The time for the flip finally arrived! To have some music to flip by, listen to Devo "Whip It" and think "Flip It". Here are the lyrics I put together for it:

Crack that flip

Give your boat a slip

Step on a tack

Break your flippin' back

When your project comes along

You must flip it

Before the dream sits out to long

You must flip it

With someone very strong

You must flip it

Now flip it
Into shape

Top side up

Get straight

Go forward

Move ahead

Try to protect it
Its not too late
To flip it

Flip it good

When the right time comes around

You must flip it
You will never live it down

Unless you flip it

No one gets away

Until they flip it

I say flip it

Flip it good

I say flip it

Flip it good

(Repeat from beginning)

The boat was readied for flipping by drilling 1" holes in the box that bow sat on and inserting a pipe clamp with a turnbuckle inserted around the pipe to provide a pivot point. I then rigged that up to a come-along to lift the bow. The plan was to rotate the boat like on a spit. The rear of the boat was place on a salvaged oak bannister rail and jack stands. A rope was also suspended from the ceiling joists as support during the flip.

The forms were removed from underneath the boat, the cradle put in place and with Ted and Roger doing the heavy lifting, we began the flip.

The oak support was removed and the rope and cradle used to provide a rest at half flip.

The boat now rests on the cradle and a new phase of construction is about to begin!