Tom, In all cradles I saw, the three (or two, if the boat is smaller) side supports are in line - on the side of the cradle. You adjust for the hull's curvature by lengthening the support.
If you don't have the detail measurements, allow for at least 30-50 cm of adjustment. If you are following what others are using for the supports, a 1.5" threaded bolt would be fine. When you fabricate the vertical supports, go long; it is much easier to cut off the top 5 or 10 cm than to add 1. Keep in mind that the support bolt has to be held by some reasonable length of the vertical support. I bet we have a cradle for your boat in our Club, but finding it and measuring is all but impossible (it would be one of about 500 cradles in the storage). Good luck Marek From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com>> on behalf of T power via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> Sent: Friday, September 15, 2017 6:06 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: T power Subject: Stus-List Cradle measurments Hello, I have a C&C 30 that will require a cradle in a couple of weeks. I have made the base and the keel rest. I'm struggling with the length of the stands and wondering if I could get some insight. My cradle is 14' long by 77" wide, I have a 10" wide "C" channel keel bed that is 62 1/2" long. The keel bed is 69" from the front of the cradle and 37" from the rear of the cradle. I would like to put 8 stands plus a bow roller. Here is what I'm thinking for the stands: front two will be 1' 8" from center line Front aft two will be 2'7" from center line, in line with the front of the keel plate Rear two will be 3'2" from center line, in line with the rear of the keel plate Last two will be 2'4" from center line. I would appreciate any help, this will be a first for me having my boat craned onto a cradle and I'm queasy just thinking about it. Cheers Tom Power Invictus C&C 30 MK1 (Hull 501) Fredericton, NB
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