adla Posted September 20, 2004 Posted September 20, 2004 in case anyone wondered what all the lumber laying across the rubrails is all about from my recent wheel picture.....i had a small issue with gravity and went to work on the boat ...it kerplunked. so, i weazled around the forum and found a dolly pic that Dave had posted and have started my own boat dolly...with any luck it will be finished tonight and perhaps I will bribe my neighbors with beer to help me get the boat on it...i have gone from speedy to slow poke and back to speedy.... :twisted: a. [attachment over 4 years old deleted by admin] Quote
capt jake Posted September 20, 2004 Posted September 20, 2004 Ah yes! I recall the gravity equation! ;) I dropped mine more than once. Ohh the frustation and dents created! You are smarter now, grasshopper! Crouching Tiger no worky with the building of little boats. Levition only work in movies! ;) I feel your pain, been there done that, hope not to repeat that. ;) Lookin' great! Quote
Yellowtail Posted September 20, 2004 Posted September 20, 2004 Gravity eh? Old Isaac Newton's got a lot to answer for for inventing gravity. Can you imagine what it must have been like in those days? Overnight, boat design would have had to have been revolutionised to cater for this new phenonoma - gravity. I mean, if there's no gravity, there's no weight, so things would float without any problems. Then this great git, no doubt drunk on cider at the time, dreams up gravity and all of a sudden you've got boats sinking all over the place, not to mention falling off trailers and stuff like that. I makes one wonder doesn't it. So many questions ... like, would I write something different if I had a second cup of coffee this morning. Richard Quote
Tim Diebert Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 hahahahahahaha, that Richard guy cracks me up. Quote
adla Posted September 21, 2004 Author Posted September 21, 2004 voila...fini...done why give my beer to neighbors....don't i drive a truck, i thought.....and then i went and grabbed the jack...with a series of jack stand moves, cinderblock arrnagement and a great deal of patience...i managed the task alone.... a. [attachment over 4 years old deleted by admin] Quote
adla Posted September 21, 2004 Author Posted September 21, 2004 hehehe [attachment over 4 years old deleted by admin] Quote
Guest Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 Why give your beer to the neighbors? The beer and the neighbors serve one vital role in these boats, and projects, Because if the boat falls on you or any part of your body, your success may be set back a few months or year, and you may not be able to get out from under the boat. NIce job on the cradle and the original thinking, though, Quote
adla Posted September 21, 2004 Author Posted September 21, 2004 fall on me??? not an option...ima girl...a small one...not about to get crushed by her own boat...really careful jack stand placement and cinderblocks...the boat was steadier during the lift than it is on the new dolly...it needs some stabilizers...really...my neighbors are sweet but i felt safer without them...they helped one other time and almost dropped the boat on my head. i do appreciate the concern... a. Quote
Guest Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 Tommorrow I will take a shot of my cradle braces, that makes the hulls pretty steady for me, even up in the air 24" on a strongback . Nighty night. Quote
Dave R1 Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 Good going Adla. That's a first rate dolly you made there. I couldn't see in the pictures with the boat on it but did you add supports on the sides of the dolly? If not, you should. They will take the load instead of your uprights on either side of the keel. I thought I over engineered my dolly but I think I've been out over engineered. And good on you for getting the boat up there by your little ol' self. Save the neighbors (and beer) for the real hard work. :wink: With a long enough lever you could move the world. Quote
Jan Williamson Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 That dolly willl be around long after the boat is dead and buried Quote
adla Posted September 21, 2004 Author Posted September 21, 2004 dead and buried Jan???? i hardly have the thing 2/3rds done...no early funerals...the dolly is pretty groovy....i will add side supports today...later. i just got word that a book store is throwing away solid oak fixtures and bases....i'll be in the trash.... a. Quote
Jan Williamson Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 no.... I meant you built that dolly so solid, that it'll be around long after the boat isn't. You know years and years Quote
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