Hey Bill, I'd like to see pictures of cradles that impressed you. Thanks, Chuck
> On 10/28/2023 6:44 PM EDT 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 mailto: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 > > 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 >
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
