Re: boat is turned

at the turnover point, 200 - 250 lbs.

--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, Bill Howard <billh39@...> wrote:

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> Great pix. What does she weigh a the turnover point?
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Bill -

I figure that she weighs about twice as much as my sailing dinghy. So I guess around 500 lbs. My big toe, which I ran over with the boat later, (rolled off the bumpers as I was sliding it around) also concurs.

D. jost

That is precisly why I decided to just go for it. With proper cushioning from the bumpers, I knew the 1" bottom would handle it. I was more concerned with the initial 90 degrees to the side as the rails are not in place as of yet. That is why I clamped the 2X4 to that area. It wasn't necessary. The actual drop was about 1 foot past where I could not control it anymore.

d.jost

Great pix.  What does she weigh a the turnover point?

Looking good. I've always thought that the Work Skiff would be a nice boat to have.

I'm not so sure the 'chance' you took was was reall that risky. If the boat would be damaged from that little drop, would you really want to take her on the water? LOL.

--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "dnjost" <davidjost@...> wrote:
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> Today, I took a chance a flipped the Work Skiff. Working alone, it was not that difficult. The boat will stay stable on the side due to the square shape. From there, it was a controlled drop onto a set of boat bumpers that absorbed the fall.
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> New photos athttp://picasaweb.google.com/dnjost/WorkSkiff#
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> Enjoy.
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> David Jost
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Today, I took a chance a flipped the Work Skiff. Working alone, it was not that difficult. The boat will stay stable on the side due to the square shape. From there, it was a controlled drop onto a set of boat bumpers that absorbed the fall.

New photos athttp://picasaweb.google.com/dnjost/WorkSkiff#

Enjoy.

David Jost