Catalina 270 on a lift-can't contact Catalina

[suznhenz]

Hi - I am preparing to purchase a 1993 Catalina 270 and am planning on storing it on our 8000 pound lift. Right now we have a 22' deck boat on it, sitting on two carpeted beams. The current owner has it on a lift, with one wide beam and tall pads supporting the hull and keeping it balanced. The person who installed out boat said that we have to verify that the hull is rated to hold at least 75% of the total weight of the boat. I asked about the possibility of using two beams with pads holding the weight on the hull, rather than having most of the weight on the keel (wing keel, by the way), and he said that I would have to call Catalina to see the specifications and requirements. Any suggestions??

OK- just talked to a very nice man in the Largo offices- and it appears that the keel will support the load on the lift.

Thanks,
Sue

 

[sabailao]

I'm considering to purchase a 270 and keep it on a sunlift (10,000 lbs rating) which I have already. My present boat, bayliner 285, is on this lift. Can the boat be supported on its hull only?

If I understood your post correctly, the entire weight of the boat is supported via the keel, and not the hull. I'm wondering if I would need to contact sunlift and have a different set up installed which allows for a large amount of weight to be supported via the keel.

 

[Meriachee]

I'm considering to purchase a 270 and keep it on a sunlift (10,000 lbs rating) which I have already. My present boat, bayliner 285, is on this lift. Can the boat be supported on its hull only? If I understood your post correctly, the entire weight of the boat is supported via the keel, and not the hull. I'm wondering if I would need to contact sunlift and have a different set up installed which allows for a large amount of weight to be supported via the keel.

You should support at least most of it by the keel. Consider that the hull supports the keel when it's in the water, but that's a nice even amount of support, distributed by the whole hull. Not the case when its on a lift.

 

[sabailao]

Thanks for your response. Any chance you could send me a photo of the 270 on a lift? It'd be great to show to my boat lift guys so I can get a quote on modification of my lift.

 

[Doug4bass]

Catalinas website has plenty of 270 underbody pics. Or just google c270 images.

 

[Meriachee]

Thanks for your response. Any chance you could send me a photo of the 270 on a lift? It'd be great to show to my boat lift guys so I can get a quote on modification of my lift.

We have a yahoo group caralina270 and there is a whole library of pictures.

 

[Meriachee]

Catalina270. Good thing yahoo doesn't try to be a smarter phone than some of us can type.