[Rhodes22-list] Boat lift

[The Rhodes 22 Email List]

Bruce, thanks so much. Your pictures have given me some ideas. 

Cheers,
Ted

Cheers,
Ted

S/V AIRPOWER 
1991/2013 R22
Boston, MA (soon to be Jacksonville, FL)



> On Dec 14, 2014, at 3:10 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
> Ted,
> 
> Attached are pictures of the extensions I had made to modify a Shore 
> Station hoist to hold an '88 Rhodes.
> 
> They are 32" long, and it is 24" from the top of the hoist frame to the 
> bottom of the bunks to give enough clearance for the keel.  They are 
> attached to the frame with the same hardware that came with the hoist, 
> and mimic the same U-shape design and dimensions except they are coated 
> steel rather than galvanized.  You can see there is another set of holes 
> that would allow the extensions to be longer, but it turned out they 
> were not necessary ("measure twice, cut once" proved again.)
> 
> The "off the shelf" items you sent out last looked to be too short and 
> perhaps not sturdy enough to  hold a 3000+ lb. boat, IMO.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Bruce
> s/v Tuxedo
> 
> 
>> On 12/13/2014 2:40 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List wrote:
>> Hope everyone is well. I am in the process of fitting my boat to a newly acquired boat lift. Does anyone have any lessons learned concerning fitting the boat to a lift? I plan to replicate the trailer layout as closely as possible using 2x6 as flexible bunks. I am trying to find a source for some galvanized brackets but I am striking out.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ted
>> 
>> S/V AIRPOWER
>> 1991/2013 R22
>> Jacksonville, FL
>> 
>> 
>> 
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> Bruce Mackey
> Traverse City, MI
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