[Public-list] Boat stands and wind

[Tom Sutherland]

John, I believe Stephen's advice regarding 3/4" plywood beneath the
stands is good. Also be sure to chain the stands together (as I am sure
you do) Also May I suggest that you place guy lines from the fore and
aft cleats (or from the winches) to adequate stakes if you have the
room. These lines if, properly installed, will give great stability to
the boat.

Tom S

John Irving wrote:
> 
> I have my A30 stored on blocks supported by Brownell stands. It sits
> on a hard packed gravel driveway. Over the past couple of days we've
> have had gale force winds with severe gusts. We get these storms on
> and off throughout the winter. (The worst wind gusts we can expect in
> my location are probably 50-60K.) During the last gale, the boat
> loosened up a bit on the stands and I've tightened them about three
> quarters of a turn.
> 
> I have a couple of questions for the list.
> 
> 1) Does anyone know what strength of wind will blow an A30 off her stands?
> 
> 2) I'm building a winter cover with a similar profile to Chris Sousa's
> at this URL:
> 
> http://www.geocities.com/jsss54/
> 
> Is the added profile/windage of the cover something to be concerned about?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> John
> A30 Blue Teal
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