crane-like things at the yacht club but they didn't look big enough to hoist a big boat Any body know of a site where I can see pics of a big boat being hoisted or transported?
The answer is sand and gravel, but it's been over four years since this last comment has been made, so who really cares!
That crane looking thing at the yacht club is a lot more formidable than you thinkIt has 2 large slings on 4 points, that are positioned at lifting points under the boat's hullThen, though a series of electric and hydraulic winches, the slings and the boat are slowly lifted from the waterWhen the boat's keel is a foot or two off the ground, the lift just drives the boat to it's resting place, where it's blocked to keep it verticalAbout 50% of the boat's weight will be resting on it's keelOnce it's stabilized, and the lift moves away, the boat is considered, on the hard, and is ready to be serviced.
The answer is sand and gravel, but it's been over four years since this last comment has been made, so who really cares!
That crane looking thing at the yacht club is a lot more formidable than you thinkIt has 2 large slings on 4 points, that are positioned at lifting points under the boat's hullThen, though a series of electric and hydraulic winches, the slings and the boat are slowly lifted from the waterWhen the boat's keel is a foot or two off the ground, the lift just drives the boat to it's resting place, where it's blocked to keep it verticalAbout 50% of the boat's weight will be resting on it's keelOnce it's stabilized, and the lift moves away, the boat is considered, on the hard, and is ready to be serviced.
