Haul out sling on keel forefoot

[jswesterman]

Hi,

During the survey haul out for a Catalina 36 I have an offer in for, the yard hauled the boat with a crane with a single spreader bar with 2 slings. The forward sling was on top of the keep forefoot as shown in the photo. The aft sling was forward and clear from the shaft.

Both my broker and surveyor were not concerned with this arrangement.

As this was my first ever haul, it seemed a little odd. Wondered if this would put undue pressure on the keel bolts.

Thanks.

 

[woodster]

Hi,

During the survey haul out for a Catalina 36 I have an offer in for, the yard hauled the boat with a crane with a single spreader bar with 2 slings. The forward sling was on top of the keep forefoot as shown in the photo. The aft sling was forward and clear from the shaft.

Both my broker and surveyor were not concerned with this arrangement.

As this was my first ever haul, it seemed a little odd. Wondered if this would put undue pressure on the keel bolts.

Thanks.

i don't see how it would hurt like that ....you know they store them on the hard sitting on the keel and that would put a lot more pressure on the keel than what i am seeing here in your pic

 

[tommays]

looks OK to me ?

 

[Lee Hadjiosif]

Hi,

During the survey haul out for a Catalina 36 I have an offer in for, the yard hauled the boat with a crane with a single spreader bar with 2 slings. The forward sling was on top of the keep forefoot as shown in the photo. The aft sling was forward and clear from the shaft.

Both my broker and surveyor were not concerned with this arrangement.

As this was my first ever haul, it seemed a little odd. Wondered if this would put undue pressure on the keel bolts.

Thanks.

I would be more worried about the forward strap popping the paddle speed wheel if not removed prior to haul out.
Lee

 

[Chris Patterson]

That's a good haul.

 

[JerryA]

Never hurts to ask when hauling out

The first time they hauled my P23, half of the front strap was under the front edge of the shoal draft keel. The yard guy operating the lift couldn't see it, and the yard guy at water level was walking away before the boat left the water. Had I not been there to stop them, the boat would have dropped a good foot when the strap surely would have slipped off. Can't imagine this could have been good if it had dropped. It's your boat and if what you see bothers you, it never hurts to ask.

Nice looking boat, by the way.

JerryA

 

[rardiH36]

Looks like a good boat. But of course the devil is in the details.

Let us know if you bought it!

 

[JerryA]

What's under the straps?

looks OK to me ?

Tommays,

What do you use between the straps and your boat? Looks like it would help keep the boat nice.

JerryA

 

[Joe]

Tommays,

What do you use between the straps and your boat? Looks like it would help keep the boat nice.

JerryA

The straps often have bottom paint residue from other jobs and current boat as the crew positions them. It is possible to slip something clean over the straps at the waterline to avoid the smearing. I have seen cardboard, plastic, carpet, lightweight canvas, etc. and also NOTHING. I've had smears from the straps and it comes right off with a little acetone. But, of course, you'd have to reapply wax to those areas... but it's normally a pretty small area... Unless the lift guy is a total idiot. BTW I have always TIPPED the crane operator $10-20 if he paints under the pads and lets dry for a while before splash... and if he drops it clean. The crane operator is often the yardmaster also... and a great asset to have so treat him right.

 

[Crazy Dave Condon]

As a former dealer for small and large sailboats, several things I always did to insure safety:

1. Cushion between straps and side of hull.
2. Regardless of size, strapped the slings together on each side to prevent any occurrence
should they try to slip particularly on a frame style attachment of the slings..
3. On a single attachment point of the slings, I would tie the bow and the stern in the event the boat should try to turn due to wind.
4. The owner was not permitted near the boat during the launch for safety.

These rules were followed religiously even thought a couple of times over the years the owners got mad but safety of the person first and then the boat. I use to launch small and large boats with cranes over bulkheads and even bridging but that takes real experience and I never recommend that to anyone.

Safety is the key as you cannot replace human life and boat comes second as it can be replaced.

 

[DougM]

The only thing that would concern me is that the owner's manual for my boat shows that the slings must be rigged vertically and not tapering into the sides of the hull. That's easy enough with a travel lift. Actually, if handled with a crane, the spreaders should be set up across the beam of the hull.

 

[higgs]

Not my first choice for the strap, but I don't think the boat suffered any harm.

 

[Crazy Dave Condon]

The only problem with a rectangular spreader bar with straps coming down, you better put lines on those straps to secure them so they will not come off due to the curvature of the hulls. Seen too many over my lifetime as a dealer who also owned a travel lift and craned in boats using a crane to include over a bridge or two where those straps were not leashed together come off with boats damaged and some injuries as well.,