"beryl george" wrote in message
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From other members of the news group thoughts and
experience am I missing something or is this something
that can be carried out providing there is care with
a reasonable degree of ease and safety.

The plan is to block of the foot of the keel and
secure ropes from the top of the mast out to the
sides at about 45 degrees to hold the boat upright
so the support pads on the wintering cradle can be
lowered to allow unhindered access to apply the
4 plus coats of epoxy coating to the under sides.

Or has anyone any other suggestions of a better
way to support the boat whilst it is epoxied.

The boat weight is around 10 ton with a 50 foot
plus mast and a moderate keel that is level bottom.

All thoughts very much appreciated I have not seen
or done or attempted any thing like this before.

I don't know what you mean by "epoxy", if you were referring to bottom
paint, what we do in these parts is apply as much as we can while the boat
is in the cradle, then have the yard pick up the boat with the travelift and
leave it in the air overnight so that we can get the spots that we couldn't
do while the boat is in the cradle.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...73258492izAlis Something like
this, actually just like this, if you look you'll notice a square area where
the paint looks lighter. They pick the boat up at the end of the day and put
it in first thing in the morning, more than enough time for the paint to
cure. If something happens to the boat while it's sitting in their
travelift, their insurance has to cover it. If I damage my boat or my
neighbors while attempting to jack it out of the cradle or something along
those lines I'll be in a world of hurt, insurance wise.
John Cairns