[C320-list] Cradle

[Bill Hutt]

Thanks Brian,

My yard has some abandoned cradles left over from Sandy. The welder says he 
can adapt one for a few hundred dollars. I thought it might be helpful if he 
had the specs.
BTW, how much did you pay for the new cradle?
Bill

-----Original Message----- 
From: Amiraults Family
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 5:04 PM
To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Cradle

Bill:



My cradle experience suggests that you need to confirm that the measurements
you get are good for your boat. I ordered from The Cradle Shop in Toronto
before my US sourced boat arrived. I was told that they had the plans and
all would be well. I specifically stated that the quoted 'standard' draft
was 4'4" but that my boat's was 4'10" and so uprights needed to be longer.
Cradle arrived and looked beautiful. When my boat arrived some of the pads
could not be elevated high enough to support the hull. Wooden blocks were
used until launch and then uprights were returned to the maker for
correction. Just sayin'.



Brian Amirault

797 Waltzing Bear, too



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