In our Club (Nepean Sailing Club in Ottawa) we do a Club Haul-out (and launch in spring) for about 100 boats. We only allow cradles, so some of the guess work is eliminated (the pads are in well defined places; we make a mark on the keel and the cradle support, so the fore-aft positioning is consistent). The standard procedure is to rest the boat on the keel and then support it with the pads tightened as much as you can by hand (most pads come with, kind of, wing nuts with about 15 cm (6”) handles). This works well and it worked for several years (decades). We also require all boats to have lift straps stickers under the toe rail (we distribute the stickers during the haul-out for all the new boats). But if you have a toe rail a piece of cord is even better (you can see it much easier from the deck).
We can weigh the boat (cranes have a built-in scale), but I don’t know of anyone who demanded a specific weight distribution. Marek (in Ottawa) _________________________________________________________________________________ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2013 12:46:37 -0800 (PST) From: "Dennis C." <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Stus-List Now hauling and blocking - weight distribution and other items Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Good question, Sam. A REALLY good yard would have a scale????? Maybe they could use the scale on their Travelift???? I may have to ask my yard. I use Pensacola Shipyard and I always thought they were first rate.? No discussion of weight distribution.? Before haulout, they show me a picture of a C&C 35 to ensure they know what the underbody looks like and where the keel and prop shaft are.? Just in case, I keep a picture of Touche' hauled out on my cell phone so I can show them.? I suggest all listers have a pic of your boat hauled out to show to the yard. Also, mark where the slings should go.? I tie a piece of leech cord to the toe rail where I want the slings.? The commonly accepted symbol is a diamond just below the toe rail.? It can be painted or tape. ?I'm always there when the yard blocks Touche'.? I ask them to block it slightly bow down so the cockpit drains.? I need to start bringing a one line diagram to locate the bulkheads.? Now we just whack the hull to find them. Might have to work up a pre-haul out check list and a post-haul out check list.? Like inspecting all the thruhulls for blockage prior to splash.? I had 2 of them clogged after the last haul out.? One was the engine cooling water.? Still don't know why. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA
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