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Moving House (West Coast Style)
by Captain Alec Provan 2015
Where’s my house? (Photo from the Alec Provan Collection)
The houses in my neighbourhood, near Victoria BC, were well–built almost a hundred years ago. Rather than tear them down they are moved out for re–location for new owners. If they are in the vicinity of the coast they are often moved to distant locations – in this case to to San Juan Island in Washington State. The ease with which the crew lifts and moves the houses onto the barge is an engineering wonder. On June 23, 2015 a house was moved from a lot owned by one of our neighbours.
Oh - There it is! (Photo from the Alec Provan Collection)
Mobile home. (Photo from the Alec Provan Collection)
Where is it going? (Photo from the Alec Provan Collection)
Quiet night on the television. (Photo from the Alec Provan Collection)
Tug and barge in the distance. (Photo from the Alec Provan Collection)
Getting closer. (Photo from the Alec Provan Collection)
And closer – Trial Island in the background. (Photo from the Alec Provan Collection)
Gently does it. (Photo from the Alec Provan Collection)
Stand by for’ard. (Photo from the Alec Provan Collection)
Nearly there. (Photo from the Alec Provan Collection)
On the beach – McNeill Bay. (Photo from the Alec Provan Collection)
Tug Peggy McKenzie (Photo from the Alec Provan Collection)
Installing the ramp. (Photo from the Alec Provan Collection)
Installing the ramp. (Photo from the Alec Provan Collection)
Installing the ramp. (Photo from the Alec Provan Collection)
Here she comes. (Photo from the Alec Provan Collection)
Careful! (Photo from the Alec Provan Collection)
They didn’t teach me this at truck driving school! (Photo from the Alec Provan Collection)
All aboard. (Photo from the Alec Provan Collection)
Dismantling the ramp. (Photo from the Alec Provan Collection)
Just in time – the tide is starting to ebb. (Photo from the Alec Provan Collection)
Away we go. (Photo from the Alec Provan Collection)
Next stop – San Juan Island. (Photo from the Alec Provan Collection)
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Provan, Captain Alec (2015) Moving House – West Coast Style. Nauticapedia.ca 2015. http://nauticapedia.ca/Articles/Moving_House.php
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