TG
Senior Member
Tera Grace - 1979 Californian 42 LRC - On Travel Lift going to the yard for bottom paint.
https://youtu.be/pyyUISlBwFQ
https://youtu.be/pyyUISlBwFQ
Lookin' good!!
(I always get nervous when I see my boat hanging on fabric straps in the air.)
New Travel lifts have huge capacities, 300 ton plus. The main worry would be to get the strap placement correct.
I know you're right...but it's still a little fabric strap! And it's MY BOAT that's hanging on it just inches from the (sometimes uneven) ground while it moves along the ground. What could possibly go wrong?
Lookin' good!!
(I always get nervous when I see my boat hanging on fabric straps in the air.)
See also post 11, serious personal injury occurred when a damaged poorly repaired sling broke with the boat owner onboard.Re post 12. Never, never, never allow persons to ride a boat during a hoist. I have seen too many failures for this to be considered a safe practice.
Re post 12. Never, never, never allow persons to ride a boat during a hoist. I have seen too many failures for this to be considered a safe practice.
I'm glad our local boat lift doesn't doesn't rely on those fabric straps.
They use a rail mounted trolley. The boat sits with the keel on the wooden base and adjustable side braces keeping it steady. The trolley is winched up the sloping rails and out of the water without the boat left hanging at any time.
This is much less stressful.