Ron, yes the boat is tilted, but not nearly so far as last winter. I have it leaning against the riverbank this time. The crane can't get any closer than 20 feet from the bank, then there's a 10 foot wide platform and there the dock begins its 40 foot run. So the crane needs more than a 70 foot reach distance. And it can't reach straight out, needs to be maybe 45 degrees, so already we're over 100-120 feet. Besides, this way, if the neighbor parks in my yard again, I can simply yank it right off the ground and park it on their roof. Fred ---------------------------------------- From: "Ron Rogers" <rcrogers6@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 3:18 PM To: fred@tug44.org Subject: Re: GL: Dock Project Fred, is your boat tilted? And, why such a BFC?