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On Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 6:45 PM Bill Coleman via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > As Matt mentioned, after a couple boats blew over at our club, they came > out with an edict that any boats with masts up will have to be on a > cradle. That is not to say that a boat can't blow over in a cradle, there > are tons of poorly designed cradles, or poorly maintained cradles around. > I have made several over the years, and just this fall got roped into > revamping a Catalina 36 cradle. He gave me the original drawings for the > cradle, I couldn't believe it was an original design by Catalina - the > whole thing, even the longitudinal stringers were only 4" channel, which, > after being picked up by the ends, which is how they move cradles here, it > sagged down about 6". So it got two new 8" I beams longitudinally and two > crosswise under the keel. I would have made it more than 8 feet wide, but > the dockmaster told me it couldn't be more than that. The point here, I > guess is to get a good cradle. There are a few down at our club that are > an amazing design. They are made by Viking Trailers, in Butler, PA, > Unfortunately , they don't have any pictures on their site of them, if > anyone is interested I can send a picture. There are four uprights per > side, all adjustable in, out, and up, and also have fold down flaps to > stabilize it up to 12' wide. Really well thought out. > > Bill Coleman > Erie PA Entrada > > On Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 10:19 AM Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Re mast up. A friend stored his C&C 33-2 with mast up and it blew over >> in a winter storm. He now has no mast. >> >> >> >> With mast down possibly the reduced windage would have prevented the boat >> from blowing over but certainly would have not resulted in a mast broken in >> three areas. The boat was on a cradle. >> >> >> >> Food for thought >> >> >> >> Mike Hoyt >> >> Persistence >> >> Halifax, NS >> >> >> >> *From:* Bob Mann via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 18, 2023 10:45 AM >> *To:* Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> *Cc:* Bob Mann <sailrm...@comcast.net> >> *Subject:* Stus-List winter storage >> >> >> >> Here in Michigan it's time to winterize our boats until April. For those >> who store their boat with the mast up, do you leave shroud tension alone or >> do you loosen the shrouds for the winter? Bob Mann Mystic >> >> >> Here in Michigan it's time to winterize our boats until April. For those >> who store their boat with the mast up, do you leave shroud tension alone or >> do you loosen the shrouds for the winter? >> >> >> >> Bob Mann >> >> Mystic >> > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and >> help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: >> https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> Thanks for your help. >> Stu >> > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and > help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > Thanks for your help. > Stu
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