[Rhodes22-list] boat lift

[Jesse Shumaker]

Wow, that is impressive!  Seems like a helpful and safe setup.  I can see
why your neighbors named it.  Without a boat, it would look a bit ominous.

On Sat, Dec 14, 2019, 9:45 AM Graham Stewart <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> wrote:

> Jesse:
> I built a large boat lift to enable me to work on the bottom as I knew it
> would be a big job and I wanted to be able to get under the boat while
> sitting. I also had to do some major reconstruction of the keel that
> required that I get right under the bottom of the keel. I further justified
> the lift by virtue of the fact that I have two other boats and I can use it
> to clean and bottom paint them as well. Otherwise, the lift would be
> overkill.
>
> I simply back the boat into the lift on its trailer, lift the boat (I use
> two 2-ton chain hoists) and remove the trailer. I then place a cross member
> under the hull with a vertical support for insurance should the boat drop
> on
> my head while I am under the keel as that would likely ruin my whole day.
> The cross piece also stabilizes the boat and avoids having it rock back and
> forth as I work on the hull. It is surprising how much the boat will swing
> just with a sanding or scrubbing action if the cross piece is not in place.
> It is like a pendulum and each swing gets bidder as the momentum increases.
>
>
> The rig has removable wheels so I can store it in my neighbors' field.
>
> I have attached a better picture of the lift. The vertical legs are 6x6"
> 12'
> long. I made the space between the verticals 9'. It works but 10' or
> greater
> would have been better. The diagonal bracing was placed on the exterior in
> order to be able to lift the boat higher. For regular bottom work where the
> lift does not need to be so high the bracing could be left inside the main
> frame saving space and material.
>
> My neighbors call the lift the "gallows" and wonder what I use it for. I
> like to keep them guessing.
>
>
> Graham Stewart
> Agile 1976 Rhodes 22
> Kingston Ontario
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf
> Of
> Jesse Shumaker
> Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2019 9:56 AM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] A Special Full Moon
>
> Graham, thanks for the detailed explanation and photos.  It sounds like the
> strip and repair was a major project!  I'll have to see how the bottom of
> my
> boat looks after the first season in a slip and determine next steps from
> there.
>
> I see from the photos that you built a frame in your driveway to support
> your boat while you worked on the bottom.  How did you get your boat up
> onto
> that?
>
>
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