"Dave" wrote in message
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On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 19:57:06 GMT, "John Cairns"
wrote:

If a hull develops "humps" from sitting in a cradle, the keel isn't being
properly supported.

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...01593556HoPljK

The boat is being supported as well as it would be while sitting in a
cradle, the cradle pads are only there to keep the boat from tipping over.

Err...John, I think that's what he was saying. If the weight of the
boat is resting on the cradle pads instead of the keel, the boat isn't
properly supported, and will develop "hums" (indentations if viewed
from the outside) where the pads were bearing on the hull.

"while northern boats develope hull humps from sitting in a
cradle half the time"

What he said. I don't try to read between the lines, he didn't qualify the
statement.

John Cairns