Re: Stus-List Marine Fork Lift vs Travel Lift - C 34+ ?

[Dave Godwin via CnC-List]

This thread reminded me that I just had to have my powerboat lifted onto a 
trailer and the boatyard had a new forklift and used straps attached to the 
forks. One way of doing it I suppose. Perhaps your yard can do something like 
this.

https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipMYcfJir3uOHBS6Ini_IakC_HMUPcZe_AgIZw_w 


Regards,
Dave Godwin
1982 C 37 - Ronin
Reedville - Chesapeake Bay
Ronin’s Overdue Refit 

> On Jul 1, 2020, at 8:48 PM, Rick Brass via CnC-List  
> wrote:
> 
> The (relatively few) marina trucks we built while I was at Hyster Company 
> usually had forks about 12 to 16 feet long and were rated at a load center 
> 48” out from the face of the forks. But power boats tend to have all the 
> heavy stuff like tankage, engine, outdrive, etc in the aft end of the boat. 
> Picking up a 32 foot power boat from the aft end is a pretty straightforward 
> thing to do, because the center of gravity of the boat is likely in the aft 
> 25% of the boat.
>  
> You have several thousand pounds of keel about 17 feet in front of the 
> transom, and the center of gravity of a sailboat is, by design, pretty near 
> the center of the boat. The dry sailed boats around here are generally 
> launched by travel lift the day before race day.
>  
> That said, your marina operator knows his machinery, and he’s liable for any 
> damage if he drops the boat. YMMV, but be careful.
>  
> Rick Brass
> Washington, NC
>  
>  

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Re: Stus-List Marine Fork Lift vs Travel Lift - C 34+ ?

[Rick Brass via CnC-List]

The (relatively few) marina trucks we built while I was at Hyster Company 
usually had forks about 12 to 16 feet long and were rated at a load center 48” 
out from the face of the forks. But power boats tend to have all the heavy 
stuff like tankage, engine, outdrive, etc in the aft end of the boat. Picking 
up a 32 foot power boat from the aft end is a pretty straightforward thing to 
do, because the center of gravity of the boat is likely in the aft 25% of the 
boat.

 

You have several thousand pounds of keel about 17 feet in front of the transom, 
and the center of gravity of a sailboat is, by design, pretty near the center 
of the boat. The dry sailed boats around here are generally launched by travel 
lift the day before race day.

 

That said, your marina operator knows his machinery, and he’s liable for any 
damage if he drops the boat. YMMV, but be careful.

 

Rick Brass

Washington, NC

 

 

 

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Thorne via CnC-List
Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 10:26 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Stephen Thorne 
Subject: Stus-List Marine Fork Lift vs Travel Lift - C 34+ ?

 

Folks,

 

A Marina has offered to try and use their boat fork lift (80,000 lb) to lift 
Deja Vu’ off the custom trailer we have - splash her for whatever period of 
time we sail and then lift and put back on the trailer.  So it’s a “dry 
sailing” option if this could work?  The Marina operator reports they can lift 
up to 25,000 lb boats with this system.

 

The fork lift would have unobstructed access to the transom of Deja Vu and with 
the engine and fuel tank behind the keel I was wondering if the weight/balance 
etc this idea would work or not?  

 

Any thoughts or experience from other people who have tried this or had 
experience with other boats?

 

Appreciate your thoughts

 

Stephen Thorne

C 34+ Deja Vu’

770.722.2848

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Re: Stus-List Marine Fork Lift vs Travel Lift - C 34+ ?

[Bill Coleman via CnC-List]

I saw them flying around Bert Jabins with those big Taylors, with around a 30 
footer -  there was carpeting on the forks, but I was wondering - .

Because of the rocker in the hull, it is kind of point loading  on the corners 
of the inside of the forks(Picking up, back to front).  I thought it seemed a 
little brutal to the fiberglass skin.  If they have some kind or air cushion it 
seem like it would work out well.

 

Bill Coleman

 

From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Stephen 
Thorne via CnC-List
Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2020 10:26 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Stephen Thorne
Subject: Stus-List Marine Fork Lift vs Travel Lift - C 34+ ?

 

Folks,

 

A Marina has offered to try and use their boat fork lift (80,000 lb) to lift 
Deja Vu’ off the custom trailer we have - splash her for whatever period of 
time we sail and then lift and put back on the trailer.  So it’s a “dry 
sailing” option if this could work?  The Marina operator reports they can lift 
up to 25,000 lb boats with this system.

 

The fork lift would have unobstructed access to the transom of Deja Vu and with 
the engine and fuel tank behind the keel I was wondering if the weight/balance 
etc this idea would work or not?  

 

Any thoughts or experience from other people who have tried this or had 
experience with other boats?

 

Appreciate your thoughts

 

Stephen Thorne

C 34+ Deja Vu’

770.722.2848

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Stus-List Marine Fork Lift vs Travel Lift - C 34+ ?

[Stephen Thorne via CnC-List]

Folks,

A Marina has offered to try and use their boat fork lift (80,000 lb) to
lift Deja Vu’ off the custom trailer we have - splash her for whatever
period of time we sail and then lift and put back on the trailer.  So it’s
a “dry sailing” option if this could work?  The Marina operator reports
they can lift up to 25,000 lb boats with this system.

The fork lift would have unobstructed access to the transom of Deja Vu and
with the engine and fuel tank behind the keel I was wondering if the
weight/balance etc this idea would work or not?

Any thoughts or experience from other people who have tried this or had
experience with other boats?

Appreciate your thoughts

Stephen Thorne
C 34+ Deja Vu’
770.722.2848
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