This thread reminded me that I just had to have my powerboat lifted onto a trailer and the boatyard had a new forklift and used straps attached to the forks. One way of doing it I suppose. Perhaps your yard can do something like this.
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipMYcfJir3uOHBS6Ini_IakC_HMUPcZe_AgIZw_w <https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipMYcfJir3uOHBS6Ini_IakC_HMUPcZe_AgIZw_w> Regards, Dave Godwin 1982 C&C 37 - Ronin Reedville - Chesapeake Bay Ronin’s Overdue Refit <http://roninrebuild.blogspot.com/> > On Jul 1, 2020, at 8:48 PM, Rick Brass via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > The (relatively few) marina trucks we built while I was at Hyster Company > usually had forks about 12 to 16 feet long and were rated at a load center > 48” out from the face of the forks. But power boats tend to have all the > heavy stuff like tankage, engine, outdrive, etc in the aft end of the boat. > Picking up a 32 foot power boat from the aft end is a pretty straightforward > thing to do, because the center of gravity of the boat is likely in the aft > 25% of the boat. > > You have several thousand pounds of keel about 17 feet in front of the > transom, and the center of gravity of a sailboat is, by design, pretty near > the center of the boat. The dry sailed boats around here are generally > launched by travel lift the day before race day. > > That said, your marina operator knows his machinery, and he’s liable for any > damage if he drops the boat. YMMV, but be careful. > > Rick Brass > Washington, NC > >
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