May thru October was about the same as Michigan, and Mid-April to mid-October was the norm in Philly.
I much prefer it down here when you only haul for maintenance or when you need a bottom job - about every 3 or 4 years with good bottom paint. The club I belonged to in Philly had an old travel lift trailer pulled by an even older Oshkosh or Owatonna spotter truck. Most folks owned their own jack stands, I purchased a cradle because a used shipping cradle was less expensive than new stands - but it was a PITA to move around. By "cradle lift" I presume you mean a big forklift capable of picking up cradle and boat from the side? I am only familiar with the term as a type of boat lift used to lift a boat out of the water at a dock or in a boat house. In so far as a perception that a cradle is superior to stands, I can only say that my 38 has weathered direct impacts from Hurricanes Isobel and Irene ( and a couple of nor'easters when it was out for refit for well over a year) on 6 stands - though I personally made sure the stands were chained together and sitting on largeish squares of 1/2" plywood intended to keep the gravel under the stands from getting washed away by high water. Rick Brass Washington, NC -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Graham Collins Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 7:45 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Another boat At Mark's club (and mine) we do not have a travel lift. So the options are either: 1) use jackstands and go in/out with the big crane 2) buy a cradle, and be able to move with the cradle lift and launch with the club crane You have to remember also that where we are a bit further north than you we end up having our boats out of the water about half the year normally. Launch in early May, haul in October. So a solid cradle is an asset. Graham Collins Secret Plans C&C 35-III #11 On 2013-08-02 8:11 PM, Rick Brass wrote: > I wouldn't factor the cost of a cradle into the deal. As a matter of > practicality, why do you need one? > > Does the yard where you would lay up the boat for the winter give you > a substantial discount for not using their cradle or stands? Do you > belong to a club that requires you to provide a cradle or stands (my > club in Philly did require this)? > > If you need them, 6 new stands will be less than half the cost of a > new cradle - plus they are a lot easier to move and to store than a > cradle. And you can frequently find used ones for even less. > > When I needed stands or a cradle to store my 25 (at the club I joined > in > Philly) I bought a used shipping cradle from a large boat dealer. It > was half the cost of new stands, and worked just fine. If I ever do > sell my 25, the cradle will be included with the boat - it hasn't been > used in over a decade and there is no market to sell one here in the south. > > Now a trailer does make some sense if you plan to store the boat at > home over the winter to save yard fees - and you have a truck big > enough to pull a 10,000 pound boat and trailer. But do a little > research before you plan on doing that. In one city where I lived, it > was OK to store a boat or RV (or empty trailer) in your drive, but it > had to be behind a line extended out from the front wall of the house > (and I did not have a suitable concrete pad next to the house on which > to put the boat I had, so it ended up in a yard anyway). > > Rick Brass > Washington, NC > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of > Hoyt, Mike > Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 8:49 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Another boat > > Cradle alone is 1500. > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
