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Author:  Tom Kirkman [ Sun Oct 28, 2012 2:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: spacing for TI cradles
Agreed. I put the cradles in the spots where they fit the hull/s. For storage, I may well add a foam block on the trailer somewhere just aft of the bow.
Author:  stringy [ Sun Oct 28, 2012 3:53 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: spacing for TI cradles
Puget wrote:
With 2 cradles the problem is not so much where the cradles are, but whether the bow and stern are supported.
Puget


Puget's point is a good one. The longer length of the TI requires bow and stern support. I had always had a bow support but I noticed hull deflection just aft of the rear cradle caused by an unsupported stern. After trialling blocks, rollers etc I found adding a third cradle at the stern to be the most effective. It supports the main hull stern in storage/transport but allows for much easier loading/unloading by supporting all of the TI's underhull when sliding it on/off.

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Author:  Tom Kirkman [ Sun Oct 28, 2012 4:53 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: spacing for TI cradles
Hurricane is on the way. Got to use the new TI today.

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