The dock attached to the finger was still too narrow to add the second balancing leg to the engine lift, so we continued to roll it with James L sitting on the "unused" leg. Here they are going up the short ramp from the dock to the headwalk.
Once on the headwalk, it was wide enough that we were able to attache the second leg, making the engine lift properly balanced
At the foot of the ramp leading to the parking lot. The winter rainy season was a good time to do this project, since the river level on the Columbia was high due to all the rain and snow melt.
We rigged a climbing rope from the top of the ramp, through a turning block and then tied it to the engine lift as a back-up. The guys got the engine up the ramp so quickly that Jessica and I had trouble keeping up with them and keeping the rope taunt.
Celebration at the top when all went well
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