First time poster, and new owner of a 26.
Searched around on the site to no avail. If this has previously been discussed, someone please just point me to the thread(s).
The questions would also generally apply to a trailer or a cradle.
I have a boat lift (four pilings, four cables, one motor each side) confiqured for a Precision 18. Built up from two cross beams about 12' apart are a beam in the center where the keel rests and two bunks about two feet off center. (The lift is in Fl, but I'm not there now to give exact dimentions.)
The width (12') or the capacity 16,000 lbs of the lift are more than adequate, so not issues.
What configuration would be best for the 26?
Assume resting the keel on a beam would be best. But, is that required? (Boats seem to be lifted with just two straps underneath.)
The distance between the beams is a given. But they could possibly be converted to straps.
Where are the straps supposed to be placed when the boat is lifted, such as by a traveling lift at a marina?
Would bunks or pads be better? (Mainly to keep the boat balanced, assuming the weight is on the keel.) But, maybe they should bear considerable weight too?
Know the hull shape where the pads would be placed? Particularly the height above the bottom of the keel at various points from the centerline?
If bunks, maybe of fairly thin wood (say a 1" x 6") to bend with the shape of the hull? Although, I would think that a 2" x 4" would bend too. (Have such on the trailer for my Precision, which weights 1,200 lbs. and they have bent.) Although maybe wider, like pads, at the four contact points that would be getting the most weight?
Thanks in advance for thoughts and ideas.
Searched around on the site to no avail. If this has previously been discussed, someone please just point me to the thread(s).
The questions would also generally apply to a trailer or a cradle.
I have a boat lift (four pilings, four cables, one motor each side) confiqured for a Precision 18. Built up from two cross beams about 12' apart are a beam in the center where the keel rests and two bunks about two feet off center. (The lift is in Fl, but I'm not there now to give exact dimentions.)
The width (12') or the capacity 16,000 lbs of the lift are more than adequate, so not issues.
What configuration would be best for the 26?
Assume resting the keel on a beam would be best. But, is that required? (Boats seem to be lifted with just two straps underneath.)
The distance between the beams is a given. But they could possibly be converted to straps.
Where are the straps supposed to be placed when the boat is lifted, such as by a traveling lift at a marina?
Would bunks or pads be better? (Mainly to keep the boat balanced, assuming the weight is on the keel.) But, maybe they should bear considerable weight too?
Know the hull shape where the pads would be placed? Particularly the height above the bottom of the keel at various points from the centerline?
If bunks, maybe of fairly thin wood (say a 1" x 6") to bend with the shape of the hull? Although, I would think that a 2" x 4" would bend too. (Have such on the trailer for my Precision, which weights 1,200 lbs. and they have bent.) Although maybe wider, like pads, at the four contact points that would be getting the most weight?
Thanks in advance for thoughts and ideas.
