Boats are lifted in slings. It would be unwise to
try lifting at hard points unless you have it in writing from the
designer AND your insurance is paid up.

Brian w

On Sat, 06 Sep 2003 16:04:04 -0500, Christopher Hunt
wrote:

Hello all,
I have just purchased my first boat. a 21' Santana fiberglass-hull
sailboat. I want to do a little hull painting this winter and would
like to suspend it. I see there is a "hard-point" or lift-eye about
midships on either side and one aft. Do you think that these three
points would be strong enough to suspend the boat for an extended period
or are they just used for temporary lifting? Any ideas or suggestions
on how to store this thing providing easy access to the hull would be
most helpful. Thanks!

Christopher Hunt
Hoquiam WA