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dbehling
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Initially Posted - 07/22/2004 : 03:38:43

WARNING: We had to pull our 25 from Folsom Slips way to early this year. Luckily with our trailer we will be able to launch on weekends (for awhile at least) And travel to the bay and delta. Tonight, when we went to visit our boat in her dry storage, we drove around the parking lot trying to get ideas for our bow stop. We noticed several of the Catalina 25's that have not dropped their keels down to a resting position. It is my understanding that this is very bad for the boat in so many ways. I'm hoping that some of the Folsom 25's may see this and check their boats. Luckily one of them we know, and have already emailed her to let her know.

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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 07/22/2004 : 09:55:36

The relative buoyancy of cast iron is nil. Hanging in the water, hanging on a trailer is pretty much the same. You are putting more pressure on the hull by not having it down but most trailers have plenty of support area and it probably does not matter, If you just have four pads it would be a lot of stress. Mine sat for weeks getting its bottom done. However, do not trailer it anywhere unless the keel is down.

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lcharlot
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Response Posted - 07/23/2004 : 01:35:55

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by dbehling
 WARNING: We had to pull our 25 from Folsom Slips way to early this year.
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Debbie Behling is the new owner of my old C-25 swinger, #1205. Debbie, I hope you are enjoying the boat, and I'am so sorry we all got a short season at the marina! And you are right, it is not a good idea to leave the keel up on the trailer, because if you forget to lower it, and then take off down the highway, every pothole you hit is putting a huge extra strain on the whole cable assembly, plus the companionway stairs to which the cable winch is attached.

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JoergK
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Response Posted - 07/23/2004 : 16:37:44

Frank,
this is a strange travellift on the picture. It grews roots, it seems. Seriously, what contraption is this? Also, I see no chains around the stands. That would worry me.

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Lightnup
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Response Posted - 07/23/2004 : 16:59:50

No chains would worry me too, especially with the cradle straps so far forward and aft.

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lcharlot
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Response Posted - 07/23/2004 : 20:38:13

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by JoergK
 Frank,
this is a strange travellift on the picture. It grews roots, it seems. Seriously, what contraption is this? Also, I see no chains around the stands. That would worry me.
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It looks pretty obvious that this is a staionary lifting hoist, not a travel lift, and that boats have to be brought to it on trailers. I would guess it's just used to lift trailerable boats high enough to do bottom jobs, prop repairs, or trailer repairs. I agree that the lack of bracing chains on those stands makes it look like the yard person who set the boat up needs some additional training! If something were to go wrong with the winch, those stands would split in a heartbeat and the boat would take a 5 or 6 foot drop right onto the concrete, which would likely result in the keel smashing the trunk to smithereens...

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oldsalt
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Response Posted - 07/23/2004 : 22:13:39

Scary setup; both the straps and the stands. I've seen a sailboat fall under similar conditions. It's amazing how fast the whole setup lets go.

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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 07/26/2004 : 08:37:40

In Kansas we are farmers and treat everything like farm equipment. My dealer has hung boats with straps like that for 25 years or more. He does it to expose the maximum mount of hull area posible and to leave the strap areas exposed when the boat is put back on the trailer. That way he can finish the bottom job more easily. The stands had no weight on them and are used only to keep the boat from blowing around. I think he might have tied them together before the day was done but most of the time those stnds are not there. The hoist is a manual hoist and he pulls the chains (note chains in bucket) while standig on top of the boat. You people around water really don't know what it is like to have to use Darryl and his other brother Darryl work on your boats.

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