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Sanpoil Construction Photos

The new ferry vessel for the Columbia river Keller route, Sanpoil, is under construction at the Foss Maritime boat yard in Rainier, Oregon.  The photos below show some of the construction work on the new, all-aluminum, vessel.

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Preparing hull plates.


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Placing a hull plate on the Sanpoil.


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Placing a keel support.

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Hull construction is progressing.

Pre-flip
Three vessel hull sections.

Center boat huff flip
The center hull section lifted by two cranes.

Hull flip
Starting to set the hull on the trailer.

above the trailer
Almost on the trailer.

On the trailer
On the trailer.  Ready to go back in the shop for more work.