Re: Stus-List Blocking w boatstands

2013-12-18 Thread Chuck S
To: w...@wbryant.com, "cnc-list" 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, oth

Re: Stus-List Blocking w boatstands

2013-12-18 Thread Ken Heaton
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, 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, otherwise, str

Re: Stus-List Blocking w boatstands

2013-12-18 Thread Wally Bryant
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: 40% of a boat's weight on stands? ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncpho

Re: Stus-List Blocking w boatstands

2013-12-18 Thread Chuck S
40% of a boat's weight on stands? That might work for center console but sounds too high for a keelboat. I read somewhere that the keel should support 80 to 90% of hull weight and the stands 10 to 20%. That makes sense to me as the lead keel is already half the weight of the whole boat, and you