Agree,our yards always use plywood pads, but 1/2" plywood seems too thin, too weak and I always find pads with the leg penetrating several wood layers, or through and many pads are reused while the show cracks through several layers. I'd rather supply solid 3/4" pads for my stands and end the worry and avoid any drama. C
> On 10/19/2023 12:44 PM EDT wolf...@erie.net wrote: > > > > Placement of jackstand legs on plywood pieces is mandatory at my Club. > > > > From: CHARLES SCHEAFFER <cscheaf...@comcast.net> > Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2023 12:31 PM > To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: wolf...@erie.net > Subject: Re: Stus-List Re:winter storage, boatstands > > > > One problem with jackstands is settling. The legs dig a hole in the ground. > > Many boatyards don't check their stands after they block the boat. > > > > When my boat is on the hard, I make it a point to visit the boat regularly > and tighten up the jackscrews, before climbing aboard. I usually find that > one or two need tighening, but it is important to not overdo it. The keel is > supposed to support 90% of the boat weight and the jackstands carry only 10%. > Brownell has a few videos that explain how their jackstands should be > placed and how the chain is tensioned. https://boatstands.com/proper-use/ > https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fboatstands.com%2fproper-use%2f&c=E,1,fRaOFpS31u_-NGuJYMC2SSmgXI3zUxO5oAgkFoVRM6wTHXFYm3zvWLhAjYr6R2-E_X_W8vLpa5xpGtJY20fL0veGM5mzL2bMgJjq_v-9GcYPDQ,,&typo=1&ancr_add=1 > > > > I occasionally check the boats around me to be assured they are safe. If I > find they need adjusting, I ask the yard workers to check them. They usually > thank me, and if the manager is decent, he will have his guys check all the > stands across the yard. > > > > In my area, the boatyards are mostly gravel or loose stone and the legs of > the typical jackstand are placed onto 4" plywood squares cut from 1/2" > plywood. I made a set of pads for my boat's stands from 3/4" plywood and cut > them 6" square to spread the load better. > > > > Boatyards don't allow owners to move stands, so any stand work has to be done > discreetly, and quietly. > > > > C > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 10/19/2023 11:00 AM EDT Matt Wolford via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > FWIW, cradles are usually better than jack stands. My club in Erie > > considered eliminating cradles a number of years ago (to save space), then > > reversed course because cradles are typically more stable than jack stands. > > > > > > > > A related consideration is how the cradle is constructed. I modified my > > cradle by having two pieces of steel beam welded to the cradle on each side > > of the keel. The steel pieces were modified to hold pads which push > > against the sides of the keel to prevent keel movement. I did this because > > – according to yard personnel -- when a sailboat is pushed off a cradle due > > to high winds, the movement usually starts at the base of the keel. > > > > > > > > From: Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 10:19 AM > > To: 'Stus-List' <cnc-list@cnc-list.com mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > > Cc: Hoyt, Mike <mike.h...@impgroup.com mailto:mike.h...@impgroup.com> > > Subject: Stus-List Re: winter storage > > > > > > > > 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 > > mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 10:45 AM > > To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > > Cc: Bob Mann <sailrm...@comcast.net mailto: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
