Has anyone come up with ways to safely lift the h26 a few inches when on its trailer for bottom cleaning, painting, etc. Or, is the only answer to pay a boatyard to lift her? I've had my '97 h26 since mid-summer and have had great time with it. Now that it's haul-out time, I'm trying to figure out the best means to clean the bottom and have her painted for next season.
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Paul Akers
Roll it back?
Can you roll it back on the trailer a few inches to access the areas where the rollers contact?
Can you roll it back on the trailer a few inches to access the areas where the rollers contact?
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MIke B
bottom accesss
I have heard of people , jacking up the trailer and boat a few inches,then you very carefully block boat in the raised position and then lower trailer, Have not tried it but should work , would ceratinly be best with stands made for this purpose, good luck Mike B
I have heard of people , jacking up the trailer and boat a few inches,then you very carefully block boat in the raised position and then lower trailer, Have not tried it but should work , would ceratinly be best with stands made for this purpose, good luck Mike B
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Sean
Worth the $$
I have an H240, and the yard only charges $50 to haul and put on stands. If you use micron CSC you only need to due this every other year. The $50 is well worth the money. The boat is only in the yard for full day. Hull it and powerwash it in the sling, put on stands, as soon as dry put first coat. next morning move stands and put second coat. drop that night or following morning. I would be concerned jacking the hull of a waterballast boat that you could damage the tank. Not worth it to me.
I have an H240, and the yard only charges $50 to haul and put on stands. If you use micron CSC you only need to due this every other year. The $50 is well worth the money. The boat is only in the yard for full day. Hull it and powerwash it in the sling, put on stands, as soon as dry put first coat. next morning move stands and put second coat. drop that night or following morning. I would be concerned jacking the hull of a waterballast boat that you could damage the tank. Not worth it to me.
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MIke B
bottom access
If it is ok to hang in a sling , why not ok to block it up, not trying to be contenteious, does a water ballast boat have less hull strength,? I thought the water only added weight, Mike B
If it is ok to hang in a sling , why not ok to block it up, not trying to be contenteious, does a water ballast boat have less hull strength,? I thought the water only added weight, Mike B
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Rick Webb
I have seen it done
but also would not recomend it. A while back there was a thread started by some one in Kansas I think who did not have a place close by to haul the boat. There were alot of good recomendations on how to do it along with the words of caution and trepidation for doing it that way. If I remember right he ended up making the trip to a yard some distance away. It just aint worth having the boat falling on your head.
but also would not recomend it. A while back there was a thread started by some one in Kansas I think who did not have a place close by to haul the boat. There were alot of good recomendations on how to do it along with the words of caution and trepidation for doing it that way. If I remember right he ended up making the trip to a yard some distance away. It just aint worth having the boat falling on your head.
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Sean
sling v blocks
In my opinion the sling is better because the weight is distributed in a larger area. remember a water ballast boat does not have a keel to support it when you block it. the weight of the boat is carried in a small area when you block it, and could cause problems. I dont know about your boat, but my H240 isn't the thickest haul I have ever sailed on. I wouldn't consider any other way unless a travel lift was no where to be had. Ultimately its your decesion, just use caution if you are going to get under a boat that has been blocked up.
In my opinion the sling is better because the weight is distributed in a larger area. remember a water ballast boat does not have a keel to support it when you block it. the weight of the boat is carried in a small area when you block it, and could cause problems. I dont know about your boat, but my H240 isn't the thickest haul I have ever sailed on. I wouldn't consider any other way unless a travel lift was no where to be had. Ultimately its your decesion, just use caution if you are going to get under a boat that has been blocked up.
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Ron Mehringer
Lose the ballast
There seems to be some concern about putting the boat up on blocks because w/o a keel, all the weight is carried at the blocks. I would think that since we are talking about a water ballasted boat, you would simply dump your ballast at haul out, reducing by 2000lbs the amount of load that would be placed on the hull. At that point I wouldn't imagine you could do any damage with blocks. Just my 2 cents.
There seems to be some concern about putting the boat up on blocks because w/o a keel, all the weight is carried at the blocks. I would think that since we are talking about a water ballasted boat, you would simply dump your ballast at haul out, reducing by 2000lbs the amount of load that would be placed on the hull. At that point I wouldn't imagine you could do any damage with blocks. Just my 2 cents.
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