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steephen
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Initially Posted - 07/16/2006 :  21:55:00  Show Profile
Anyone know the true situation about resting any boat weight on a retracted swing keel boat (25 ft) for the winter? I usually put about seven jack stands under the boat, and don't rest any weight on the keel itself. My new yard thinks this is a poor idea because of possible jack stand migration over the winter. They say some of the weight can be set down on the retracted (up) keel. Does anyone know how well the trunk is built, and what's proper here? I went to the Catalina site but swingers weren't listed any more.
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Stephen on "Little Wing"
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 07/16/2006 :  22:27:31  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
NO WEIGHT ON THE KEEL WHILE FULLY RETRACTED EVER!! The weight is reduced on the stands by having the keel down a little resting its own weight on big blocks. If these idiots can't figure out how to keep your stands in place you should show them.
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 07/17/2006 :  07:07:37  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
Hey Stephen,

When the boat is on the cradle built by the Catalina, it puts a little (not much) weight on the keel in the retracted position. We use 6 jack stands (used to be 5. The stands should have a notch in the neck for chain to go through. The matching sets of stands on starboard and port need to be chained together at a minimum. We chain (in a rectangle) the four stands holding the boat. Then using a hasp and Clevis pin we chain the bow stand (triangle) to the forward most set and the aft stand which rests just forward of the rudder to the aft Set. The Keel is then lowered and a 6x6 (or any other big block) block of wood is put under it. It is lowered until the cable is completely slacked.

If you are on the hard and not on a paved surface, you will want to put some thick 8x8 plywood squares down under the stands lets to distribute the load so they don’t dig into the grass, gravel or dirt over the winter or in a good storm as the ground softens. Hope this helps
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