"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
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wrote

Last year they haul out a 35 feet sailboat using a square steel
frame, long
slings and a heavy duty boom truck.

Pretty much standard procedure to use a spreader bar and a couple of
slings for bulky stuff like sail boats.

The boat listed about 10 degrees but once in its cradle or water it
was
fine.

NBD

Never the less it does not give a warm feeling I would much prefer
using a travel lift.

Once boat is in cradle, how do they move it to winter storage
location?

Lew


The cradle is pick up by an hydraulic trailer build like a U. The trailer
backs up with one steel channel on each side of the cradle. Once in the
proper position cross channels are pushed under the cradle and secured in
place. Then the hydraulic cylinders raise the cradle upward. When the
correct height is reached the cradle is secure with chain and pins to the
trailer. The truck and trailer then go to the haul out area and waits for
the boat to be placed on its cradle.
When the sailboat is well secured on the trailer it is haul away to
destination. To unload the cradle and sailboat the reverse process is used.
Once on the hard the cradle is levelled and blocked for the winter.
Over here most sailboat owners live close to the Yacht club. About 35 % of
the sailboats are store in their owners backyard or beside their house. My
27 feet sailboat was stored in my backyard during the winter for 25 years.