Hoist launch a CD 22?

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Greg S

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Along the California coast there’s a 90 mile stretch between Bodega and Albion with no launching facilities for larger boats…except for a hoist launch at the Point Arena pier. You bring your own straps and the crane puts you in the water for about $13. This is how the commercial fleet goes out.

I was wondering if a 22’ Cruiser can be lifted using two I-bolts through the transom? The third lifting point would be the existing bow eye which I assume would be able to handle the weight.

(Almost never see boats out along this stretch of water so I'm salivating at the thought of the fishin' being WAY better than out SF bay or Bodega!) :smilep

Greg
 
Greg, there are some photos somewhere on the site showing the use of slings to launch and move CD-22s past dams, etc. Usually you just have your trailer bunks modified to allow two straps to pass under the hull for safe launching. The use of permanent eyes requires significant internally engineered supports. John
 
Greg, the guys at Pacific Trailers routinely do just what you are contemplating. They use the transom strap down eyes and the towing eye. When they get a shipment of boats in on a truck, that's how they set the boat on the trailer. It also gives them a better look at adjusting.

Don
 
Wow, I am amazed that those little eyes are capable of routinely lifting the entire boat! Why do so many use straps? That is what they use down here. John.
 
Don,
Is that with or without the engines, personal gear, etc.?
Lifting a bare-bones hull from a truck and lifting a loaded boat is two different beasts. IMHO

I routinly use a hoist to launch at the landing where we store the boat. We use slings, one fore and one aft. I have cutouts in the bunks at the stern.
 
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Don,
Is that with or without the engines, personal gear, etc.?
Lifting a bare-bones hull from a truck and lifting a loaded boat is two different beasts. IMHO

I routinly use a hoist to launch at the landing where we store the boat. We use slings, one fore and one aft. I have cutouts in the bunks at the stern.
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I also have cutouts for a strap at the stern but yes, bare bones boats, though the one I was watching was a big 25-26 ft. I/O boat that had to have at least one engine/outdrive.

Don
 
Ok thanks. I also found the previous discussion on this topic and a few things are clear: 1. Bottom slings -- not straps clipped to bolted hardware -- are the way to go. 2. Slings can slip and boats can crash. 3. Slings should have some sort of spreader to minimize compression. Roger, did you make your spreader or buy it? Also, how do you know where on the hull to place your slings...just a careful guess of where the weight is distributed?

Greg
 
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