can someone tell me how many stands should it take to safely support a 34' sailboat that has an estimated weight of 12,000lbs?.. thanks
can someone tell me how many stands should it take to safely support a 34' sailboat that has an estimated weight of 12,000lbs?.. thanks
The yard where the Endeavour (20,000+ lbs.) is uses 3 per side on about everything I've seen and I don't really remember any bow ones but maybe some hull shapes need that. Notice also the blocking under the keel.
They also put the boats about 10 inches apart now and feel that might stop the domino effect in a hurricane. That is yet to be tested and hope it isn't ever tested. The yard was hit by the hurricane of 2004 that went over the yard and did damage a few of the boats but no major damage,
Sumner
==================================================
1300 miles to The Bahamas and Back in the Mac
Endeavour 37 Mods...
MacGregor 26-S Mods...
Mac Trips to Utah, Idaho, Canada, Florida, Bahamas
The keel supports the boat, the stands simply keep it from tipping over. The bare minimum with mast down would be one bow v-stand and two stands per side for a total of five (this is with very, very good wind protection). Ideally three per side plus one bow for a total of six.... With mast up at least 4 per side plus bow but more is better with mast up...
Gene, you'll see in my build thread that I used 4 stands on my C-22. Most of the time the keel was off, so it was only estimated 1300 pounds or so. The front two stands are fine on with pads directly on the hull, the fiberglass is thick enough and support from the interior liner keeps that area stiff enough. The rear two stands require a 'cradle' that bows with hull shape that I made out of two layers and 3 wide cheap 1" x 3" furring strip, just laminated with wood glue and some tack strips with wood screws. From mid-ships back to about 24 inches from the transom the glass is thin and flexible. When I had the hull inverted for the bottom job my knees could flex and depress the area when point loaded. If you were to put the pads of stands directly on the C22 hull, especially with keel on and other weight of gear in the boat I'm sure it would crack badly. Pictures are in my resto thread, the stand pads just go right under the cradle.What about a swing keel boat? You can't really put the weight of the boat on the keel in that case ... can you?