Hi Stephen, This is the first time seeing your request. Fork Lifts are fine for flat bottom boats. I'd be skeptical about letting them pick up a round hull sailboat. I'd be afraid of point loading somewhere on the hull. The forktruck has to remain clear of your transom so the tips of the forks will probably not reach as far as the mast. They will catch the majority of boat weight; keel, engine, tankage, and the CG of the hull is several feet below where the keel meets the hull and further from where the forks contact but I'm not convinced I'd trust them to handle the boat repeatedly. The other inconvenience to this service is scheduling the service and waiting in cue on good days and working around their schedule and tipping the handlers. I don't like it.
If they are doing this regularly, try to get a video and share. Thanks, Chuck > On 07/21/2020 2:55 PM Stephen Thorne via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > > Folks, > > I asked a question a few weeks ago and not sure if I got an answer back > from the group. So here goes again (and if I missed your reply ... appologies) > > Has anyone had experience with a yard lifting a C&C with one of those > large marine folk lifts? A marina in Florida has a fork lift with 20' long > forks which they say they can use to lift DejaVu' (34+) by attaching foam > blocks on each fork arm to cradle the hull during the lift. This is a 50,000 > lb fork and they lift 25,000 lb power boats routinely. DejaVu' weighs approx > 13,500 lbs with gear & fluids. My plan would be to leave DejaVu' rigged and > dry sail her. > > Thank You > > > Stephen Thorne > C&C 34+ DejaVu' > 770.722.2848 > > > > On Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 2:29 PM David Knecht via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com > wrote: > > > > I am with Joe that I consider my boat broken if the > autopilot is not working. With that in mind, I wanted to pass on a tidbit I > learned about my wheelpilot (EV-100 Raymarine). It worked flawlessly for 4 > years and then last year started having the clutch handle release frequently. > I rebuilt it last winter (cleaned inside, new drive belt) and it was better > for a short time and then started doing the same thing. I found many people > online with the same complaint (most use a bungie cord to hold it in place) > and finally buried deep in a Raymarine forum post, I found a Raymarine tech > suggesting lubricating the drive pulleys where the rubber belts went over > them. I had never heard of this before, but tried it and it immediately > fixed the problem. Not 100%, but much much better. It seems that when the > drive belt rotates the wheel, it is running over the two smaller guide wheels > with rubber belts on top on either side of the motor. One of those is > associated with the clutch mechanism. If those guides and belts do not > rotate freely, it puts tension on the clutch lever causing it to release. So > you use waterproof grease on the inside of the black belt (between it and the > white plastic guide) to make sure they rotate freely. I can post a diagram > if it helps. Dave > > > > S/V Aries > > 1990 C&C 34+ > > New London, CT > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. > > Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list > > - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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