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Default question heavy boat on tires

Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:34:39 -0800, Eddie
wrote:

think there's a floor jack out there that will lift 10k pounds?


It doesn't have to. Each wheel is supporting about 1600 lbs.


I think a bottle jack would do just fine for his application. They are
pretty cheap and they don't take up much space. You just need to make
sure the base is stable before lifting anything.