Wow Ken, There it is ". . . at least 60% of the weight of the yacht should be on the keel. The hull supports should not bear more than 30% to 40% of the weight of the yacht."
The owners manual statement sets limits. Note, there is no maximum stated for the keel and no minimum stated for the "hull supports" so all is well to set the boat properly on the keel blocks and hand tighten the stands evenly around the hull. We were over complicating things. Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Heaton" <kenhea...@gmail.com> To: w...@wbryant.com, "cnc-list" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 7:35:13 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Blocking w boatstands A quote from the C&C 37+ Owner's Manual: 14.2 Cradle Support When hauling on a marine railway or placing the yacht in its storage cradle, otherwise, structural damage may result if these weight percentages are not followed. Do not put weight on the keel further aft than the last keel bolt. The extreme aft tip of the keel is tapered to a thin section and will accept little weight without the possibility of bending (see 3.5). It may be necessary to go through the loading process two or three times, checking the keel position relative to the centreline of the cradle, before it is finally positioned. Ken H. On 18 December 2013 19:04, Wally Bryant < w...@wbryant.com > wrote: I dunno, you're probably right. I think he said his owner's manual said that a minimum of 60% of the weight should be on the keel. Chuck S wrote: <blockquote> 40% of a boat's weight on stands? ______________________________ _________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com </blockquote> _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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