Moving a Big One

All photos by John Vance

Jethro Gibbs in NCIS builds boats in his basement with no apparent means to get them out - though he does. John Vance at Jim Smith Boats in Stuart, Florida, knows how hard that can be. His shop is some distance inland and his boats are bigger than ever. How does he get them from shop to sea? Here's how he launched the latest Jim Smith 95-footer, Marlena.


PHOTO: Like moving a house, first you must jack the boat up and put wheels under it.