Eisboch wrote:
wrote in message
ups.com...
On Feb 3, 8:37 pm, "boatlifter" wrote:
I've found a way to quickly and safely get your boat off your trailer,
anywhere!www.portableboatlift.com
No offense, but I wouldn't trust my boat with that thing. It looks
inherently unstable.


Not only unstable, but the entire weight of the boat is supported at only
three points ... the bow and two points on the stern. I don't think I'd
leave a boat out of the water for long like that. Most boats that I see on
the hard have blocks spaced along the keel to support the boat weight.

Eisboch



It would be very easy to place the keel blocks under the boat once the
trailer has been removed, but I would question if many boats would be
strong enough at the bow eye to hold the weight of the boat. It is not
only more weight that the bow eye was designed to hold, but it is taking
the stress at a completely different angle then the engineers designed.
I would think a strap would spread the weight out much safer,
without putting the stress on the bow eye.

I am curious about how people use a tree or a dock to hold the boat. I
have always (and will probably continue to) use used a professional boat
lift and had them place the boat on blocks. If the boat is going to
fall off the blocks, I want the boat yard to be responsible.