Marc Blondin
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That's kinda what I'm getting at. They probably are the same. There's a lot to rigging that I wouldn't even want to try to explain here. All I can say is thank god for the 5 to 1 design factor.With boats one would hope the riggers are not the person doing the pressure washing
There's not much for decent larger boat indoor storage right in the area I slip the boat, so on top of the actual storage costs I burn 250gal of fuel and add about 12 engine hours each year running back and forth between storage and where I slip the boat.I’m pretty jealous of your indoor storage as well. Around here it would cost me about $5,200 for the winter alone. Maybe I’ll go for it if I win the next Megamillions drawing.
I hear you, I'm nervous every time they handle my boat. They assure me they're good for near 50,000lbs.Woody, I'm not trying to say the marina pulling your boat is doing anything wrong. I am just in the crane business. Was a crane operator for years and now operations manager. I see so many accidents in this field everyday (Facebook groups and in person) that I can't help but try to make sure things are safe. Most of the time it's not because someone is stupid, it's because they weren't trained or educated. Maybe everything they are using is good. I would just hate if someone or some boat got hurt because they weren't educated. I can't tell very well by the pictures but please ask them. How much weight is their rigging good for? What is the hook that is hooked to the D ring on top good for? What is the single cable above the hook, that is attached to the top of the hook rated for? This cable alone needs to hold the weight of the whole boat and the weight of the rigging attached to it. You can get different capacity cables depending on the type of steel used but, the ones i buy are rated like this and their the good ones 3/4" diameter =9600 lbs., 1" diameter =19,600 lbs., 1-1/4" diameter = 30,000 lbs., 1-1/2" diameter =42,000 lbs. So hopefully its at least 1-1/4 diameter. Like I said earlier, everything could be just fine. I just don't want any people or boats hurt because I didn't say something. I'll have my pictures up sometime after the 29th.....
It is convenient and saves wear and tear because we are not getting a lot bilge work performed by people with varying degrees of interest in being careful and clean. Also nice to get the boat ready for launch in controlled temperature conditions. Cost is about 2600 for our boat, so somewhat reasonable. My main issue is how close together boats are stored. Makes some of the work unnecessarily difficult.I’m pretty jealous of your indoor storage as well. Around here it would cost me about $5,200 for the winter alone. Maybe I’ll go for it if I win the next Megamillions drawing.
Took it to the underground mine last Saturday.