stored bow down

[Jim Hardesty]

Guys: You should always keep a picture of that page onboard to show the yard - so they know where to position the lifting straps!!

That works.  Before lift out I put 10 inch long pieces of blue painters tape on the toe-rail where the lift straps should go.  Four places fore aft starboard and port.  It's pretty dummy proof.
Jim

[Ted Pounds]

I've seen boats with small "SLING" decals on the toerails. Never worried about it on mine because I stored it on jack stands.

[anaisdog]

wow!  see, i just got the cradle back from the yard who was illegally keeping it so I didn't even look in that part of the manual!  thank you very much. i will scan that page and include your write up and email them!

[KWKloeber]

Becki
Sorry for the delay, I didn't see the pix. the c34 is not mailing me updated posts correctly and I haven't been able to fix it and webmaster hasn't responded to "help"!

I can't readily see a drastic problem in what the pix show...., but they aren't that "descriptive."

FWIW my front pads (c30) are totally on the bottom paint, not on the gel coat. I don't know about how the 34 sits????
https://groups.io/g/Catalina30/photo/63662/0?p=Created,,,50,1,0,0

Do you recall if the keel had heavier blocking under it in the past?  A 6x6 or RR tie for example?

It looks to me like she might not be positioned correctly fore-aft?  It's really hard to say/see - do u have any old pix that tell a story?

I wouldn't correct anything myself-because it's then your liability. But do put them on written notice, certified mail,  and cc: your insurance. But also do anything you reasonably can do to prevent or minimize damage ( it's your responsibility to do so if you know of a problem.)  document that to your insurance and cc the yard, certified mail.

[anaisdog]

Ken, i never had the cradle.  well, i did but only for one store.  the rest of the time it was illegally held by westport marina in canada.

the yard said they are fixing it and i sent them the drawing of the cradle which i didn't realize i had, again, because i never thought to look for it since i never had the cradle all these years.

what i didn't take a picture of was the over 1 inch thick sheet of ice in the cockpit

[KWKloeber]

Cool, sounds like you're on the mend.

[Jim Hardesty]

Becki,
Sounds like you found your cradle drawing and so I don't need to find mine, may have been in my owners manual.
Hope it all works out for you, you have done everything you could.
Jim

[Ron Hill]

Guys : We have published owners manuals here on line. I don't believe that the cradle design change for the MkI Hulls 1986 thru 1994!!

A thought