[Public-List] Sorry about that but starting to plan haul out!

[Don Campbell via Public-List]

I have had experience with both crane slings and travel lifts. I much prefer 
travel lifts because the straps remain perpendicular to the hull rather than 
slung back from the bow,  and forward from the aft,  to the transverse 
lifting beam in the middle. With a crane lift,  it is necessary to have an 
extension on the after sling to account for the full keel. It is necessary 
to tie the straps on both sides with a line as taut as possible for both 
lifts. I have the aft strap at the forward winch pockets and this is just 
ahead of the rudder shoe. Where the front strap is depends a bit on where 
you might have depth sounders and knotmeter propellers.  I have had no 
trouble lifting either way , but from Gord's little house of horrors, you 
can see there are pitfalls aplenty. If the front strap is too far aft, it 
will carry the full load and the boat is very unstable when in that sling 
set up.
    I also have had correspondence from one owner who inherited the boat 
from her father, and he had had a yard lift the boat from under the 
lazarette and on that hull there were stress cracks on both after hips of 
the boat where the lifting stress started to buckle the hull with that 
arrangement. For that reason, I would suggest avoiding that area as a lift 
spot. While this list usually deals with only 30's, things are much 
different with the  AL 22 and there is more support in the lazarette than 
the keel. That boat needs to be lifted aft of the rudder,  since there is no 
strength in the aft keel.
Don

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Subject: [Public-List] Sorry about that but starting to plan haul out!

Hello all,

It is a first season with our Alberg and we have very much enjoyed the boat 
and the lifestyle and got to adopt the old girl (Avoca 322) as ours! 
Amazing the amount of compliments an Alberg gets over a summer!  But all 
good things come to an end and I have started planning the haul out (another 
first for me)!  On the boat there are stickers and black dots affixed to the 
sheer that appear to identify lift points (as the stickers say lift) for 
travel lift or crane.  One point is aft of the rudder, basically under the 
lazarette portion of the keel starting at the rear of the cockpit.  The 
other is at the front close to forward shroud area, none for under the keel 
which seems to be the preferred lift point based on searching the archives. 
I had issues with the keel splitting at the forefoot last winter (fixed 
hopefully) so would really prefer to support the keel if at all possible.

My question is basically, where do you set the straps to lift the boat with 
minimum stresses to the hull.

Our marina is hiring our a crane for the haul out and I’m really clueless on 
adjustment to spreaders and harness to lift out the boat but there is also a 
travel lift at an another marina close by.

So again I turn to you accumulated knowledge and wisdom for input on how you 
go about your haul out!

Thank you very much.

Cheers,

Maurice

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