I say brute strength will do it every time, you just need a big enough brute. Ask Ann-Marie about that.
You can increase the pull by using multiple boats. You could also double the pull by putting a block on the boat, an anchor on one end of the line and the pulling boat on the other end of the line. Norm S/V Bandersnatch Lying Julington Creek 30 07.695N 081 38.484W > [Original Message] > From: Rob Zanussi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 10/30/2008 10:31:18 AM > Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Albin 27 aground > > Oddly enough I have been hired to do the same thing to a 27 ft home made > fibreglass sail boat. It too has a fixed keel with 1100 lbs of lead in it. > In my case, however, it's nose out. Due to the owner and insurance playing > games as to who is going to pay the boat has worked its 5 ft keel into the > 3 ft bottom. We have tried lift bags - not enough depth, brute strength > with a tow strap around the keep (so it will lift the nose as we pull) all > to no avail. > > Our next step is to lift it straight up with a large hoist. Once its free > of the bottom we should be able to get lift bags under it enough to keep > the keel out of the bottom. > BTW, there is no way to get a picker truck near it which would be the > easiest way. > > Good luck > > Rob > > > At 07:48 AM 10/30/2008 -0400, you wrote: > > a timber frame securing the rudder quadrant in the bilge. > >Please reply with advice. Lee Haefele > > > Do you realize that in about 40 years we will have thousands of old ladies > running around with tattoos and pierced navels? > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
