in message , beryl george
') wrote:

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.

I have to say I wouldn't. The chances are, of course, that you would get
away with it, but if you didn't the consequences would be disasterous - not
only would you lose the boat but you'd have a fair chance of killing the
painting crew. Could you attach legs to the chain plates at deck level if
you need to get the props out from underneath? That should be strong enough
and used to be a common enough technique.

But please, get advice from someone experienced locally who can look at the
problem. Theorising on Usenet about a boat and yard we haven't seen is
probably less than useful.

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