ABYC Standards TY-28 states, in part: "The stands should balance the boat to keep it level athwartships. The boat's weight should be borne by the blocking. Do not use the stands to support the weight of the boat unless the stand is designed for this purpose."
I would find a surveyor who has access to, and will read, the full ABYC spec. Not that it's perfect, but there are more details about what is considered good practice. Janet SV Learning Curve > My understanding (well, since a power-boatyard in Stuart did the same damn > thing to my Kittiwake 23) is that the stands are not supposed to bear > weight - rather maintain the vertical alignment - with the weight on the > keel. > _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
