On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 11:17:44 -0500, "John Gaquin"
wrote:


"Harry Krause" wrote in message news:bv0kf9

Very few of the large boats winterized where we keep ours are properly
supported, in my opinion.

Most of the large boats are being held off the hard by jacks or by wood
blocks jacked into place and only at four places on the boat, two at the
stern and two forward of amidships.

At the marina where the Queen lives, every boat stored on land rests on
three (sometimes four) keel baulks, with jack stands for stabilization only.
Most have two fore and two aft, but larger vessels -- maybe 38 ft or
larger? - have three pair.

The only boats I've seen here or elsewhere supported on jack stands alone
(with no keel support) have been smallish runabouts, perhaps 20 ft or less,
and even those appeared to be temporary setups. I've never had a
conversation with anyone who advocated storing a boat, particularly a larger
one, that way.

If your marina is storing large vessels in this way, I'd be leery of
trusting their advice on other matters, and I'd suggest that the bulk of the
owners are probably unaware of the circumstances.

I've never really paid much attention to it down at my marina - I'll
take a closer look when I head down this coming week.

I might even give a frienid of mine a call - he's a structural/civil
engineer.

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
----------
The years will bring their Anodyne,
But I shall never quite forget,
The fish that I had counted mine
And lost before they reached the net.

Colin Ellis, "The Devot Angler" quoted
in A. R. Macdougall, Jr's "The Trout
Fisherman's Bedside Book" (1963)