The surveyor is mistaken (to put it politely). My steel boat weighs 32,000 lbs. No jackstand or set of jackstands could hold that much weitht. You are correct. The weight is largely on the keel with the jackstands keeping the boat vertical.
BTW I had a similar problem with a fiberglass O'Day 25. A portion of its trailer pushed against the hull and caused a concave area. I removed the defective trailer piece. I then took lead pigs (obtained from a friend who gets radioactive medicine at the hospital in lead pigs) and stacked them up on the inside of the hull over the bump. I placed a 100+ watt light on the outside of the hull under the dent. I wanted a gentle, consistent heat to make it easier for the fiberglass to regain its shape. When the hull eventually flattened out, I removed the light and let the fiberglass cool. I then took out the weight and the fiberglass has retained its flat shape ever since. Lee Huddleston s/v Truelove _______________________________________________ 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
